FULL SCREEN Patrick Yough An image of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s last run of an AEM-7 locomotive, affectionately known by railfans as “toasters.” FULL SCREEN Patrick Yough An image of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s last run of an AEM-7 locomotive, affectionately known by railfans as “toasters.” FULL SCREEN Patrick Yough An image of […]
Type of Train: Passenger/Transit
Virgin Trains reveals Tampa expansion details; strikes deal with Martin County, opponent group NEWSWIRE
The airport PeopleMover and control tower are visible in this view looking north from the platform of Virgin Trains USA’s Orlando Airport station from Jan. 30, 2018. Room has been provided for platforms for SunRail commuter trains, but those platforms have not yet been built. Bob Johnston A northbound Florida East Coast freight with LNG […]
Chicago Union Station is awash in new light NEWSWIRE
An elevated interior image of Chicago Union Station’s Great Hall after reconstruction. The suspended work deck is shown beneath the vaulted skylight. Mike Clarahan, Berglund Construction/Amtrak CHICAGO — The historic Great Hall at Chicago’s Union Station is awash in new light with renovation all but complete on the iconic skylight, installation of improved lighting, and […]
GoFundMe campaign wants to replace Portal Bridge
SECAUCUS, N.J. — NJ Transit commuters and Amtrak passengers tired of dealing with frequent issues with Amtrak’s Portal Bridge can now do something about it: Pay for a replacement themselves. It’s not buying the Brooklyn Bridge, but it’s close. A GoFundMe campaign to replace the 108-year-old bridge over the Hackensack River — presumably tongue in cheek […]
MBTA to begin Foxborough service on trial basis NEWSWIRE
An F40PH-2C leads a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train across the Charles River in Boston on April 21, 2016.The MBTA will begin offering service between Boston and Foxborough, Mass., under a pilot program. Scott A. Hartley FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will begin an 11-month pilot program of commuter rail service […]
New equipment for California commuter line damaged in transit NEWSWIRE
New Nippon Sharyo cars like these were damaged en route to delivery to Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit. Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit SMART has not accepted delivery of its new equipment because of damage like this sustained in transit. Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Four new Nippon Sharyo diesel multiple unit […]
Orange County, Calif., to break ground for streetcar project NEWSWIRE
A computer rendering of the new OC Streetcar. Groundbreaking for the 4.1-mile system is Friday. Orange County Transportation Authority The planned route of the OC Streetcar. Orange County Transportation Authority. SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Orange County Transportation Authority will break ground tomorrow on a 4.1-mile streetcar route linking Santa Ana and Garden Grove, Calif., […]
Report says VIA equipment contract will go to Siemens over Quebec’s Bombardier NEWSWIRE
A VIA Rail Canada corridor train departs Montreal in September 2014. A report says VIA is prepared to award the contract for new corridor equipment to Siemens. TRAINS: David Lassen MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada is reportedly prepared to award its contract for new equipment to German’s Siemens, to the dismay of officials in Quebec, […]
SEPTA says farewell to the AEM7s NEWSWIRE
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority AEM-7 No. 2307 pushes a train away from Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station in September 2016. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney A close-up image of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority AEM-7 No. 2304 paused at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station in September 2016. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney PHILADELPHIA — The Toasters are finally toast. Philadelphia’s commuter agency […]
BNSF derailment damages Cicero Metra stop, disrupts service NEWSWIRE
Metra and BNSF Railway trains meet at the Cicero Metra station in August 2017. A derailment Monday on the track on the right, the connection from the Belt Railway of Chicago to the BNSF, has led to inbound Metra trains skipping the Cicero stop this morning, because of damage to the structure at the end […]
VIA to resume Churchill service NEWSWIRE
A Park observation car and three sleepers swell the consist of a bear-watching season VIA train ready to depart from Churchill, Man., on Oct. 11, 2016. When service resumes from Winnipeg, Man., on Dec. 2, the off-peak train will operate with one sleeping car, two coaches, a dining car, and a baggage car. Bob Johnston […]
With no power, Amtrak passengers find they’re boxed in for toilet use NEWSWIRE
An Amtrak Acela Express rolls through Old Saybrook, Conn., in 2016. Passengers on a stalled Acela trainset during the holiday weekend had to use a cardboard box as a toilet. Scott A. Hartley NEW YORK — When an electrically-powered train loses power, nothing works. That includes toilets. And as a delay mounts, the train may […]
