Shut down by Hurricane Dorian since Saturday, Florida East Coast Railway officials say limited operations were to begin today, Sept. 5. Pending the approval from maintenance and signal crews, operations would be underway at the north and south ends of the railroad with full restoration of service expected on Friday. By Wednesday, FEC’s Fort Lauderdale […]
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 […]
Lincoln Service train No. 302 speeds through Odell, Ill., in November 2016. Bob Johnston Lincoln Service train No. 304 creeps at 30 mph on KCS-owned trackage through Granite City, Ill., in May 2014. UP track at right is signaled for 79 mph southbound only. Norfolk Southern’s ex-Wabash route is at left. Speeds had not been […]
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 […]
CSX train B778 works on the Massena Line in Adam’s Center, N.Y., near Watertown, earlier this month. The S on the milepost in the foreground refers to miles to Syracuse, N.Y. CSX is selling the Massena line, connecting Syracuse and Montreal, to CN in a deal announced Thursday. Michael S. Murray MONTREAL – Canadian National will […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that Mark George has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1. George succeeds Cynthia “Cindy” Earhart, who will retire from the company on Nov. 1. “On behalf of the entire board and management team, I thank Cindy for her 34 years of service […]
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 […]
Wisconsin’s grant will cover the cost of new passenger cars, including cab cars to replace the former F40 locomotives currently used on the Hiawatha. TRAINS: David Lassen Eastbound Wolverine No. 350 slips through Marshall, Mich., east of Battle Creek, on Oct. 11, 2013. This area will see tie replacement thanks to a federal grant. Bob […]
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 […]
NJ Transit GPH40-2 No. 4105, a rebuild of a locomotive constructed for the Central of New Jersey in 1968, awaits departure from Hoboken. N.J., in June 2019. Seventeen dual-power locomotives from Bombardier are due to arrive in 2020, replacing NJ Transit’s oldest engines. Ralph Spielman MONTCLAIR, N.J. — New equipment is on the way to […]
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 […]
ALTOONA, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s legislature will hold a hearing on the possibility of increasing train service between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The Aug. 28 hearing by the state house of representatives transportation committee’s subcommittee on railroads will be held at the Altona Railroaders Memorial Museum. It is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review […]
