Canadian National set a single-month record for movement of Western Canadian grain in October, the company said, moving more than 3.23 million metric tons. Canadian Pacific also set a grain-movement record for the month, moving 3.14 metric tons. This surpassed its previous best month by 100,000 metric tons. CN’s figure exceeded its previous best month, […]
BISMARCK, N.D. — BNSF Railway’s long-delayed effort to replace its aging bridge between Bismarck and Mandan, N.D., is on the verge of getting federal and state approval — but the preservation group that wants to save the structure is considering mounting a legal effort to stop demolition of the existing structure. The Bismarck Tribune reports […]
WASHINGTON — Two construction workers who were killed when struck by a Port Authority Transit Corp. train on the Ben Franklin bridge were on Track 2 of the bridge before it was scheduled to be closed to allow for construction work, the National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report posted Wednesday on its […]
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec — The Canadian government has reached an agreement in principle with the town of Lac-Mégantic on the purchase of land needed for construction of a rail bypass around the community, Transport Canada has announced. The agreement will allow both parties to prepare the deed of sale for the land owned by the town. […]
WASHINGTON — Overall rail traffic was down slightly in October compared to the same month in 2022, while traffic for the week ending Oct. 29 showed a slight increase, according to the Association of American Railroads. Monthly totals had combined U.S. carload and intermodal traffic down 0.5% compared to October 2021,with carload traffic up 0.5% […]
PARADISE, Pa. — Strasburg Rail Road’s 4-8-0 steam engine No. 475 collided with a tracked excavator or “trackhoe” parked on a spur Wednesday morning, Nov. 2, punching a hole in the engine’s smokebox. No injuries resulted and the engine, running light, remained on the track. A combination of a misaligned switch — apparently left open when […]
ST. JAMES PARISH, La. — Acid leaking from a tank car has led to evacuations near a Canadian National derailment that occurred Wednesday afternoon. The Advocate newspaper reports the derailment occurred about 2 p.m., with the leak from a car carrying about 20,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid reported about 3:15 p.m. That led to evacuation […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation board has granted the request for more mediation in the Amtrak Gulf Coast case — but not to delay its scheduled hearings on the matter. At least, not yet. In a decision issued Wednesday evening, Nov. 2, the board calls for further mediation, to extend through Dec. 1, as requested […]
CSX Transportation is on a roll. In the past 12 months or so, nine new major manufacturing plants and one inland intermodal terminal project have been announced for sites located alongside its tracks. Many of them are the direct result of the railroad’s long-term industrial development efforts. If there’s a theme from these wins that […]
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory for portable derails in the wake of an Aug. 29 fatal switching accident on Union Pacific. “FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2022-01 to emphasize the importance of, first, ensuring that portable derails are clearly visible to train crews and operators of other on-track equipment, […]
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OTTAWA — Extensions to Ottawa’s light rail lines continue to fall behind schedule, with the western extension of the electrified Confederation line now likely to be completed 17 months late, and the southern addition to the diesel-powered Trillium line at least a year overdue. The CBC reports a city committee was told Tuesday that the […]
