WASHINGTON — The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, a coalition of 37 transportation-related unions including several related to railroading, is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration to require Class I railroads to participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System, a currently voluntary method of tracking and addressing near-accident situations. In a letter Thursday […]
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has raised questions about Ontario’s safety oversight of railways following release of its investigation report on a 2019 accident in which a GO Transit commuter train struck an adult and a child at a grade crossing in Kitchener, Ont. “This accident illustrates the critical and […]
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific announced Thursday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with United Steelworkers Local 1976, which represents approximately 550 administrative support and intermodal workers in Canada. Details will not be released until the contract is ratified, the railroad said. The Steelworkers said negotiations had been in progress since November. “This agreement makes […]
CHICAGO — Historic Pullman Foundation is gearing up for its second Pullman Railroad Days, set for May 20-21 at Pullman National Historical Park. It will be the first such celebration since Pullman gained National Historical Park status at the beginning of the year. As was the case last year, one facet of Railroad Days will […]
Founded in 1939, the Seashore Trolley Museum is touted as the world’s first and largest electric railway museum. Its national and international collection includes more than 250 transit vehicles, mostly streetcars, and virtually every major U.S. city that operated trolleys is represented. Much of this equipment is undercover in three exhibit car houses. Choices Included […]
The Cape Cod Central Railroad operates diesel-powered scenic excursions and meal trains, which include luncheon and Sunday brunch as well as dinner outings, on select dates from early May through mid-October. Trains run from Hyannis over the former Old Colony Railroad, which became part of the New York, New Haven & Hartford. Along the way, […]
The White Mountain Central Railroad is part of the popular family-owned Clark’s Trading Post amusement park deep in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. In operation since 1958, The White Mountain Central Railroad offers 30-minute excursions across the Pemigewasset River as part of your Admission Ticket. Your train ride takes you over a 1904 Howe truss-covered bridge […]
Located in coastal wooded mountains, Roaring Camp Railroads runs two unique trains that offer the best of California scenery and vintage railroading. The Redwood Forest Steam Train operates steam-powered narrow-gauge trains through redwood forests, while the Santa Cruz Beach Train runs diesel-powered trips down a scenic river gorge to the Pacific Ocean. Choices Roaring Camp […]
Just outside of Sacramento, you’ll find a uniquely scenic and relaxing train ride through rich farm country and a sprawling wildlife refuge. Operating over a 1911 electric interurban route, the Sacramento River Fox Train rolls between the cities of West Sacramento and Woodland, traveling along the banks of its namesake river and through the Yolo […]
San Francisco’s iconic cable car is forever linked to the City by the Bay. The San Francisco Municipal Railway operates a “living museum” of cable cars and historic streetcars in daily service, as well as light rail and buses. Choices Cable cars for the San Francisco Municipal Railway run on three lines: Powell-Hyde, Powell-Mason, and […]
The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, operated by the Valley Railroad Company, is unusual in offering a train ride that can be combined with a connecting riverboat excursion, providing scenic views of the Connecticut River from both rail and water. The 12-mile rail round trip from Essex station to Deep River and Haddam takes about […]
REVELSTOKE, British Columbia — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a Canadian Pacific derailment inside the Mount MacDonald Tunnel on Rogers Pass that occurred Feb. 5, the Revelstoke Review newspaper reports. The newspaper reports that the TSB said that the train was westbound through the tunnel when 11 cars “began to lean,” leading […]
