Trains Editor Carl’s pick: Riding on the City of New Orleans Name of train: Amtrak City of New Orleans The route: Chicago-Memphis-New Orleans Duration: 19 hours The adventure: A rail industry convention in New Orleans in April 2023 provided an opportunity to ride a train I mostly knew about thanks to the country-folk song “City […]
WASHINGTON — DC Metrorail has retired its 2000-series railcars, the oldest equipment in its fleet. The cars’ last day of service was Friday, May 10, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said in a press release. The cars, built by Italy’s Breda with final assembly in Beech Grove, Ind., debuted in 1983, arriving about two […]
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — Metro-North Railroad has completed upgrades to its maintenance facilities at Croton-on-Hudson, opening a new 400,000-square-foot Harmon Shop building to complete a multi-year project. The facility opened on Friday can handle repairs for the entire Metro-North electrified fleet, including 12 carhoists, four pedestal tracks, and multiple door-level and roof-level platforms to aid in […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — A move by Canada’s labor minister is likely to delay the start of a possible strike by operating crews against Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Labor minister Seamus O’Regan Jr. announced Thursday on social media site X that he had asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to “look into maintenance of activities […]
WASHINGTON — Martin J. Oberman retired from the Surface Transportation Board today (May 10), concluding more than five years on the board, three of those as chairman. President Joe Biden intends to designate current board member Robert Primus as the new STB chairman, the board said in a press release saluting Oberman’s service. The 79-year-old […]
On May 10, 1869, the first Transcontinental Railroad was completed during the Golden Spike Ceremony. Yes, every rail enthusiast and elementary school student has this date ingrained in their mind. The rail enthusiast probably remembers the date better than the elementary school student, but nonetheless, it is a significant date in U.S. history. However, for […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On May 6, 2023, Santa Fe No. 2926 made the first movement under steam since restoration from its current site with a 1-mile round trip to Tractor Brewing Wells Park [See “News photos: Santa Fe 2926 takes a short trip,” Trains News Wire, May 8, 2023]. Celebrating the anniversary of that event […]
Canadian Pacific Railway Class H1-b Hudson No. 2816 continued its Final Spike Steam tour on Thursday, May 9, operating over former Milwaukee Road trackage into Iowa following a display day in Franklin Park, Ill., on Wednesday. The 4-6-4 and the CPKC executive train rolled west across the former Milwaukee Road D&I (Dubuque and Illinois) Division […]
PUEBLO, Colo. — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a rail bill including a requirement for wayside detectors and creating a new Office of Rail Safety to consider and enforce further regulations. Polis signed the bill in a ceremony at the Pueblo Union Depot. Pueblo was chosen as the site as the […]
DORVAL, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday released an investigation report into a February 2023 incident on the Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railway that the agency says highlights the importance of proper supervision for newly qualified employees. The Feb. 22 incident occurred about 9:33 p.m. at Mai Station, Quebec, and […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway will relocate its headquarters to a new location in Montreal beginning in 2028, the company and real estate developer Kevric announced Thursday. CN will move to Kevric’s 600 DLG project, located at 600 De La Gauchetière Street West in downtown Montreal, and will cover the first 18 floors of the […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Short line holding company Genesee & Wyoming Industries today celebrated the 125th anniversary of its namesake original short line — the 14-mile salt-hauler Genesee & Wyoming Railroad — with an excursion and the unveiling of two heritage locomotives. The gleaming units, C44-9 No. 1899 and GP38-2 No. 125, sport that same orange […]
