Westbound passengers have missed Canadian Rockies scenery at Jasper, Alta., on a 6 hours-late Canadian on Nov. 21, 2014 Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, B.C. — If you had any doubt that VIA Rail Canada trains are suffering schedule setbacks, look no further than the Aug. 6 Canadian that arrived in Vancouver nearly 24 hours late. The […]
Union Pacific’s roving goodwill ambassador, 4-6-6-4 No. 3985, rolls through Cole Junction, Mo., while pulling the Missouri River Eagle special west of Jefferson City, Mo., on Oct 4, 2010. Peter N. Davis photo […]
The two refurbished NCDOT locomotives are former GO Transit commuter rail units. North Carolina Department of Transportation RALEIGH, N.C. — A pair of former Toronto GO Transit locomotives will now haul passengers between Raleigh and Charlotte for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Elected officials, rail representatives, and North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper gathered […]
A CSX Transportation freight train derailed at least 32 cars near Hyndman, Pa. on Wednesday morning impacting both freight and passenger railroads. MP208 HYNDMAN, Pa. — Amtrak’s Capitol Limited between Washington and Chicago will be running on a modified schedule for the next four days after a CSX Transportation freight train derailed more than 30 […]
NEW YORK CITY — Inbound Amtrak Albany-to-Grand Central Terminal Train No. 242 is passing through Marble Hill in the Bronx at 4:55 p.m. on July 26, 2017, as one of three Monday through Friday round trips from Albany, due to track work reconstruction at New York Penn Station. Led by non-dual power mode P42DC No. […]
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, left, speaks to media at Wallingford, Conn., on July 24, as Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Commissioner of Transportation James P. Redeker look on. Scott A. Hartley WALLINGFORD, Conn. — The long-anticipated commuter rail service on Amtrak’s 62-mile New Haven, Conn.-Springfield, Mass., line is expected to become a reality in […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Classic Trains editor Rob McGonigal and former Trains magazine publisher Kevin Keefe join Hal Miller for episode 7 of The Roundhouse. Topics for discussion include bankrupt railroads, best railroad photographers, and whether or not Amtrak can ever be considered cool. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Classic Trains editor Rob McGonigal and former Trains magazine publisher Kevin Keefe join Hal Miller for episode 7 of The Roundhouse. Topics for discussion include bankrupt railroads, best railroad photographers, and whether or not Amtrak can ever be considered cool. […]
ST. ALBANS, Vt. — An Amtrak inspection trip ran today from St. Albans to Montreal over the normally freight only Swanton Subdivision of both New England Central and Canadian National. Montrealer service ended in 1995 and more than two dozen rail and government officials were aboard the consist of Amtrak P42 101, Amcafe 43371 and […]
A Breda A650 heavy rail vehicle from Los Angeles is among the first of dozens of cars Talgo will rebuild in Milwaukee, Wis., shops. Kevin Keefe MILWAUKEE — Spanish train manufacturer Talgo has entered the U.S. passenger-car overhaul market with a contract to rebuild transit cars for Los Angeles, using a plant it formerly occupied […]
Amtrak’s southbound ‘Saluki’ rolls past the Canadian National yard into Champaign, Ill., in Feb., 2015. Bob Johnston ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a U.S. Surface Transportation Board attempt to provide metrics which measure host railroad on-time performance. The action follows a U.S. Supreme Court finding that […]
WASHINGTON – Senators used words like “concerned,” and “dismayed” as they considered the Trump administration’s proposed budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation during a hearing July 13. Members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on transportation were looking at an overall budget that’s been cut $2.4 billion from the 2017 DOT budget. If they were […]
