Clean locomotive Finding a locomotive being washed and cleaned before it went to work left me in awe. As a railroad, one of the ways to give your customers with a good impression is taking care of your locomotives. That was the mantra of the original California Northern Railroad management when it began on cast-off […]
Nova Scotia tourist railroads you must visit include multiple museums relating to the history of the province’s railroad heritage and everything in between. Here’s our list of must-see tourist railroads, museums, and displays — for almost every region in Nova Scotia. Museum of Industry Through artifacts, big and small, the Museum of Industry tells the […]
In the Ask Trains.com compilation for April, Cody is joined by Model Railroader‘s Bryson Sleppy to discuss how trackside detectors transmit defects, which railroad built the CSX line in Chesterton, Indiana, and answer questions such as why some Canadian National cars spell “Canadian” with an E, the fate of Branchline Trains, and why some Electro-Motive […]
Newfoundland tourist railroads you must visit include a restored station to a railroad museum with a preserved collection of narrow-gauge equipment on display and everything in between. Here’s our list of must-see tourist railroads, museums, and displays — for almost every region in Newfoundland. Railway Coastal Museum The Railway Coastal Museum tells the stories of […]
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Caltrain will reduce weekday service for two weeks beginning Monday, April 17, to accommodate construction and testing for its electrification project. Daily service will be reduced from 104 trains to 82 for the weeks of April 17-21 and April 24-28. Monday through Thursday of those weeks, the last northbound train of […]
NEW HAVEN, Ky. — Louisville & Nashville No. 152, the Kentucky Railway Museum 4-6-2 named the official steam locomotive of the Commonwealth of Kentucky by an act of the Kentucky Legislature, is beginning an overhaul to be returned to operation. The museum has awarded a contract to Next Generation Rail Solutions of Irvine, Ky., to […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s Department of Transportation has signed agreements with agencies in Delaware and Virginia to explore expansion of MARC commuter rail service into those states, Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday. The agreements are steps toward potential run-through service sought by MARC to Newark, Del., and Alexandria, Va. Discussions with the Delaware Transit Corp. […]
Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the first railroad to link Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, made its debut today and unveiled its new logo and website. Officials from Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern will celebrate the historic merger at a final spike ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Knoche Yard in Kansas City, Mo., […]
Second of two parts CHICAGO — The introduction of Venture business/coach cars on some state-supported Amtrak routes in the Midwest reflects an increase in availability of the Siemens-built equipment, delayed by a variety of production and acceptance issues. Meanwhile, there is still no firm date for the introduction of California’s Venture equipment, although a spokesman […]
BOSTON — The new general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority received a sampling of the safety issues that have plagued the transit agency on Thursday, taking part in a meeting that revealed four incidents in the last month in which track workers were nearly struck by subway trains. CommonWealth Magazine reports General Manager […]
The Indiana Rail Experience, the rail excursion partnership of the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and Indiana Northeastern Railroad, will return for its second season with an expanded schedule of events beginning May 27-28 and continuing through December. Excursions will feature diesel locomotives as well as Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 on select occasions, […]
PENINSULA, Ohio — The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad will resume its National Park Scenic excursions and its Explorer Program as of May 5, the tourist railroad has announced. The railroad through Cuyahoga Valley National Park has faced a series of limitations on operations or complete shutdowns because of erosion issues along its right-of-way, which follows […]
