LOS ANGELES —Metrolink is offering 25% discounts on monthly passes this month and in February in the wake of recent operating issues, the Southern California commuter rail operator has announced. In an end-of-year message posted earlier this week, Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle noted that the agency’s Quality Service Pledge includes a provision for a one-month […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — The phase two extension of Ottawa’s light rail Trillium Line, which includes a connection to the city’s airport, is set to open Monday, Jan. 6, transit agency OC Transpo has announced. The addition will open for limited service for at least the first two weeks, operating from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. […]
PAYETTE, Idaho — A 40-year-old Idaho man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of an improvised explosive device attached to a railcar in the town of Payette, the Idaho Stateman reports. Brent Sharrai of Payette was arrested on New Year’s Day after police followed footprints through fresh snow leading from the railcar, which […]
Matthew Ray, a welder in CSX’s mechanical department, watched helplessly at his waterfront home as Hurricane Helene’s storm surge came barrelling into his neighborhood in Apollo Beach, Fla. “The water came up like no one’s ever seen it here before,” Ray says. “It was incredible how fast it came up. From the time it came […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Jeff Roberts has become CEO of Savage Cos., the multifaceted supply-chain company whose businesses include short line railroads and other rail operations and logistics. Roberts becomes just the fourth CEO in the history of the privately held company established in 1946. He replaces Kirk Aubry, who announced plans to retire in […]
CHICAGO — Remarks from top railroad officials during the most recent round of earnings calls have been encouraging and analysts, without direct ties to railroads, agree. With railroads reporting its weekly performance to the Surface Transportation Board, the numbers don’t lie. As 2025 arrives, railroads have showed improvements to terminal dwell, and train speeds are […]
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have ratified a five-year contract with Genesee & Wyoming’s Berkshire & Eastern Railroad, the union announced this week. The contract, ratified unanimously, includes wage increases totally 22.5% over the life of the contract: 5% at signing, 5% in 2025, 4% in 2026, 4% […]
NEW YORK — Manhattan’s congestion pricing program is set to begin Sunday, Jan. 5, following a ruling by a federal court judge in New Jersey — although the parties on either side of the lawsuit involved disagree whether the ruling allows that to happen. The congestion pricing plan, which will charge a $9 toll for […]
Welcome to a new year. As we wait to find out what 2025 has in store for us, here’s one final look at our top stories of 2024, as well as a review of previous top stories, to give this year’s events some context. Norfolk Southern ends up in the top spot for the second […]
Trains News Wire’s occasional roundup of noteworthy articles is back for your New Year’s Day enlightment, this time with three recent stories on commuter and passenger rail: — The news site MinnPost looks at Amtrak’s Borealis and barriers to further service; even adding another car to the consist would require negotations. — The Boston Globe […]
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — The fire chief in Delray Beach has pledged that the collision between one of the city’s fire trucks and a Brightline passenger train will be “a moment from which we will learn and grow.” In a post today (Dec. 31, 2024) on the Delray Beach Fire Rescue Facebook page, Fire Chief […]
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Nancy L. Bartol, a longtime member of the Trains magazine editorial staff and later Kalmbach Publishing Co.’s librarian, died Dec. 29 at age 83. With 43 years at Kalmbach, she was one of the longest-tenured employees in the company’s history, most of her career reporting directly to Trains Editor David P. Morgan. […]
