Displaying its original British Rail paint scheme is this HST, at Peterborough on the East Coast route in August 1984. Keith Fender In its final livery – for the new London North Eastern Railway franchise — a London Kings Cross-to-Aberdeen HST heads north near Stonehaven, Scotland, on Aug. 17, 2019. The trains are about to […]
WASHINGTON – The final version of a defense funding bill in Congress would ban federal funding for transit equipment from Chinese companies — but would also delay that ban for two years in most cases. Roll Call reports that the conference version of the National Defense Authorization Act would prohibit the use of federal dollars […]
One of 10 locomotives produced by Wabtec for Egyptian National Railways is unloaded in Alexandria, Egypt. Wabtec ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT — Wabtec Corp., a leading rail equipment supplier following its recent merger with GE Transportation, celebrated today the delivery of 10 ES30ACi Light Evolution Series locomotives to Egyptian National Railways and the Ministry of Transportation. The […]
Mainline steam in November 2019: Polish 2-6-2 Ol49 59 is about to leave Wolsztyn with the 11:37 service to Leszno on Nov. 22, 2019. The 80-minute one-way steam trip cost around $3. Keith Fender WARSAW — Daily steam hauled passenger services survive on two regional commuter rail lines in western Poland but seem set to […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern Railway has released details of the second phase of Precision Scheduled Railroading it is introducing to its Mexican subsidiary. With a planned Dec. 2 rollout for Phase Two, Kansas City Southern de Mexico will consolidate trains, move certain Laredo, Texas, terminal work to the Mexican side of the […]
Eurostar’s latest Siemens-made Velaro trains wait at London St. Pancras International on Nov. 14. Keith Fender LONDON –Eurostar is celebrating 25 years of service from London to Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel. On Nov. 14 media and invited guests joined senior management on a train from London to Paris to mark the occasion. […]
Former South African Railway NG-16 No. 129 made its first run on the puffing Billy Railway in Australia on Nov. 11, following an extensive overhaul that included re-gauging from 24-inch to 30-inch. Puffing Billy Railway: Russ Hicks BELGRAVE, Australia – Twenty-three years after it arrived at the Puffing Billy Railway, former South African Railways Beyer-Garratt […]
This map shows, highlighted in orange, the area where protests shut down Kansas City Southern de Mexico on Friday. The railroad invoked Force Majeure as a result of the protests, the fifth this year to shut down operations to the port of Lázaro Cárdenas. Kansas City Southern KANSAS CITY – As a result of another […]
MONTREAL – Bombardier will supply three extra train sets at additional no charge for a Swiss Federal Railways order inked in 2010. Officials expect to complete the order in mid-2021 after delivering the first vehicles in 2018. In the past year, Bombardier has resolved technical issues with the trains that limited their reliability, the Montreal […]
KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Southern is introducing precision scheduled railroading to subsidiary Kansas City Southern de Mexico. The first phase is scheduled for about Nov. 18, officials say, with full implementation by January 2020. KCS is launching PSR in Mexico “to improve service and achieve our vision to consistently be the fastest-growing, best-performing, most […]
PITTSBURGH – Wabtec’s domestic locomotive segment is being affected by decreased rail traffic, but company officials are optimistic about other rail-oriented aspects of their business. Following the February absorbing of GE Transportation, Wabtec officials in an investor’s earnings call last week painted a fairly positive picture. “We’re certainly feeling the impact of both carloads being […]
MORELIA, Mexico – Trains are again running on the Kansas Southern de Mexico mainline to the port of Lázaro Cárdenas following a shutdown this week due to civil unrest. “The mainline is now cleared of protestors and while we remain cautiously optimistic that the mainline will remain clear, in matters of civil protests, risk remains […]
