Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 8, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 485,329 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.6% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Feb. 8 were […]
MONTREAL — In response to Canada’s new speed restrictions on trains carrying hazardous material, Canadian National has issued an embargo on crude oil propane, and TIH (toxic inhalation hazard) materials. In a notice to customers, the railroad says it will “continue to move these commodities, but manage the flow through a permit process from our […]
WASHINGTON — A Chicago alderman told members of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials that the lives of his constituents were being disrupted because of blocked crossings. During a hearing on Wednesday about grade crossing safety, 19th Ward Alderman Matthew O’Shea told members of Congress about people being late to work and […]
Canadian National CEO J.J. Ruest Canadian National WAUKESHA, Wis. — Executives from at least three Class I railroads will be speaking at investors conferences in the coming weeks, according to news releases from the railroads. Canadian National Canadian National’s CEO J.J. Ruest is expected to speak at the Citi 2020 Global Industrials Conference in Miami […]
The Menards-exclusive Rocket Freight from Bachmann Trains offers a great way to get started in the model railroading hobby. Model Railroader senior Editor Dana Kawala shows you how to set up and get trains rolling. […]
The Menards-exclusive Rocket Freight from Bachmann Trains offers a great way to get started in the model railroading hobby. Model Railroader senior Editor Dana Kawala shows you how to set up and get trains rolling. […]
Bill Zuback O gauge Minneapolis & St. Louis Diesel Super Freight Set by Lionel Price: $229.95 (no. 30155), $74.99 (no. 30157 two-car add-on set) Features: Alco RS-3 diesel with single can-style motor, diesel horn, boxcar, tank car, caboose, 40 x 50-inch loop of Lionel FasTrack, PowerMax 40-watt transformer For some reason, most starter sets seem […]
Construction work continues on the extension of San Diego’s light rail system to La Jolla, Calif. Increased spending on public transportation is a part of the platform of most major Democratic presidential candidates. TRAINS: David Lassen The campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is about to move into a new phase, with the Feb. 3 […]
A string of J.B. Hunt intermodal containers head west on a BNSF Railway train at Lemont, Ill., on Dec. 22, 2019. The firm’s intermodal volume suffered a first-ever drop in 2019. TRAINS: David Lassen J.B. Hunt’s intermodal volume sank for the first time ever last year largely due to tougher truck competition in the east. […]
Menards exclusive Rocket Freight train set is led by a Bachmann HO scale GP40-2R diesel. Many of us got our start in the hobby with a train set like the new Bachmann HO scale Rocket Freight set, with its sturdy diesel locomotive, colorful cars, and oval of snap-together track. This set includes everything a new […]
After 0-6-0 No. 1211 made up the train, two GP9s ease Advance Overnight 372 out of Southern Pacific’s freight terminal at 4th and Berry streets in San Francisco. The piggybacker will follow the Del Monte down the Peninsula on the first leg of its run to L.A. William D. Middleton photo […]
WASHINGTON — Attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia have come out against a Trump administration proposal to allow the movement of liquified natural gas by rail. Last year, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration began to seek public comment on the proposal to move LNG […]
