As Hurricane Dorian brushes the East Coast, railroads continue to modify operations in anticipation of serious problems if the storm makes landfall. With Florida East Coast Railway shut down since Saturday, Norfolk Southern has embargoed intermodal traffic destined for FEC, along with Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C., where ports are closed. NS officials are advising […]
Railroads and others made preparations last week in the event of a Hurricane Dorian landfall in the southeastern U.S. Suspending service at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Florida East Coast Railway officials report they are continuing to monitor the hurricane’s path and are “taking necessary precautions to protect employees, rail traffic, and infrastructure.” As a result of […]
Clinchfield 800 will be on tour this fall in Ohio. Trains: Jim Wrinn CINCINNATI — Clinchfield F7 No. 800, the famous streamliner that spent an extended vacation in Florida, is about to tour Ohio this fall, organizers of Ohio Rail Experience excursions said Friday. The gray and yellow locomotive, restored to its original appearance in […]
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) speaks to a crowd that came to see an Amtrak inspection train at Gulfport, Miss., in 2016. Wicker has been a key supporter of efforts to restore Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast, which took another step forward Thursday with announcement of a federal grant to fund first-year operating expenses. […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Short line railroad operators like Patriot Rail and Ports are increasingly on global investors’ radar amid rising demand for long-lasting infrastructure that can offer a combination of stability and growth. First State Investments, an Australia-based investment firm, announced on Aug. 27 that it would acquire Jacksonville-based Patriot, which operates short line railroads, […]
Trains editors discuss the rail news that is fit to publish. This week, Jim and Steve talk about Canadian National’s purchase of a CSX line in Upstate New York; Union Pacific’s switching of a water chemical producer in California, new Acela passenger car interiors, and more! […]
Cleveland Commercial at Bedford, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2016. This daily train originates at Falls Junction and goes into Cleveland. Craig Sanders CLEVELAND, Ohio – OmniTrax Inc. will acquire Cleveland Commercial Railroad and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cleveland Harbor Belt Railroad. The acquisition is expected to close in late August, 2019. The price for the […]
NEW YORK — Australian infrastructure investment firm First State Investments will acquire short line operator Patriot Rail and Ports from SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners, the companies announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Jacksonville, Fla., based Patriot Rail operates a dozen short line railroads, has a rail services arm, and is an East […]
Featured on the cover of the October 2019 Model Railroad, Bernard Kempinski’s Civil War-era Aquia Line takes a high-tech approach to old-time railroading. Other stories include a tour of a modern-era CSX layout, kitbashing a 1960s E unit diesel, structure building tips, prototype plans, and much more! Follow Editor Hal Miller as he […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — BNSF Railway has filed suit to block an Oklahoma law which allows fines for railroads blocking grade crossings for more than 10 minutes. The Oklahoman reports the suit filed Thursday in federal court in Oklahoma City seeks to establish that, as interstate commerce, railroad operations are governed by federal agencies. The suit specifically […]
OmniTRAX President and CEO Kevin Shuba OmniTRAX DENVER — OmniTRAX recently announced the Winchester & Western Railroad will be the latest short line railroad to join the OmniTRAX roster, giving the Colorado-based railroad company access to industrial markets in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and throughout the Northeast. Combined, the Winchester & Western adds 100 miles and […]
In late July 2019, the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. moved its leased former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 steam locomotive No. 2716 from its home at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven to its new home at Kentucky Steam’s headquarters in Ravenna. The goal is to restore the locomotive to operation there. Doing the honors […]
