CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s first-quarter financial results reflected the progress the railway has made in the year since the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, executives said today. “One year into our historic combination, I am proud of what our dedicated family of railroaders has accomplished as we deliver on the benefits of […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern executives today outlined steps they will take over the next six months to improve operations and service while wringing out $250 million in costs. NS is under pressure to show improvements amid a proxy battle with activist investor Ancora Holdings, which has been critical of the railroad’s lagging financial and operational […]
TRENT, Texas — About two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed east of Trent on Tuesday, April 23, KTXS-TV reports. The derailment occurred about 8 p.m.; a UP spokesman said there were no injuries and no releases of hazardous materials. Images on the station website show derailed double-stack containers. KTAB/KRBC-TV reports that high […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National’s revenue and profits declined in the first quarter as freight volume was flat and costs rose. “Q1 was a solid quarter. It played out as we expected and it set us up well for the growth that we see ahead of us,” CEO Tracy Robinson told investors and analysts on the […]
LAS VEGAS — One thing Monday’s Brightline West groundbreaking ceremony drove home — probably unintentionally — is that there are jurisdictional reasons it’s difficult to undertake major infrastructure projects in the United States. In this case, however, those factors seem to be lining up in a positive, rather than negative, way. “On a project of […]
DENVER — A Colorado legislative committee has advanced a bill to help fund passenger rail and transportation projects. By an 8-3 vote, the state House Transportation, Housing & Local Government committee passed SB24-184, which will assess a fee on rental cars to help pay for the development of projects including the Front Range (Fort Collins-Pueblo) […]
The days of the five serviceable Budd RDCs (Rail Diesel Cars) remaining on VIA Rail Canada’s roster may be numbered. As Siemens Venture equipment displaces the stainless and LRC coaches (and F40s and P42 locomotives) on the Windsor-Quebec City corridor, the aging RDC fleet assigned to train Nos. 185 and 186 between Sudbury and White […]
BOSTON — The rapid transit Red, Green and Orange lines will see service disruptions in May as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s ongoing effort to address slow orders, while six commuter rail lines will also see service disruptions. These service outages for maintenance have been scheduled: — On the Red Line, a previously […]
ISHPEMING, Mich. — Clint Jones, president of the family-owned Mineral Range Railroad based in Ishpeming, died of health complications at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, Mich., on April 19, 2024. He was 79. Son Chris Jones told Trains News Wire in a phone interview that he and his brother Pete will continue business as usual […]
LAS VEGAS — The name is the same (mostly). The signature color yellow is still very much in evidence. And clearly, most of the same people are deeply involved in both projects. But it’s important to remember that Brightline West, which held its long-awaited groundbreaking on Monday, is not Brightline. Building an electrified, 200-mph passenger […]
The words “Be the Engineer!” drew my attention to a Nevada Northern Railway advertisement in Trains Magazine. I’m a veteran train museum patron. I’ve been to many, from Los Angeles to Scranton, and most are a lot more accessible than Ely, Nev. Ely is 3 hours and 42 minutes north of Las Vegas, a lonely […]
WASHINGTON — An audit report released by Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General on Monday suggests the company can upgrade its communications with patrons “to improve the customer experience,” but possible steps to do so onboard trains were beyond the scope of the inquiry. The report, “Opportunities exist to better use data to improve the customer […]
