Norfolk Southern lifts day-of-week restrictions on Midwest-West Coast international intermodal service

ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern this week ended restrictions on international intermodal service linking five of its Midwestern terminals with West Coast ports. “We are instituting this customer-centric, operations-driven solution for shipments originating at Appliance Park [Louisville, Ky.], Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, and Detroit, and we look forward to the positive impact these adjustments will have on […]

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New company to launch perishables service from UP’s former Cold Connect warehouse in Washington State

Logo of Tri-Cities Intermodal, featuring state of Washington in two shades of green

A new company is reviving the plans that temperature-controlled intermodal provider Tiger Cool Express had to acquire and develop the former Union Pacific Cold Connect warehouse in Wallula, Wash. Last October Tiger Cool Express signed an agreement with UP to acquire the Cold Connect property and to develop an intermodal terminal on the site. But […]

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CPKC and CSX detail their plans to connect their networks via Meridian & Bigbee short line

WASHINGTON — Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX Transportation have detailed their plans to acquire Genesee & Wyoming short line Meridian & Bigbee in order to create a shortcut interchange route linking the Southeast and Mexico via Myrtlewood, Ala. The deal, announced in June but outlined in a series of regulatory documents that appeared on […]

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News photo: South Shore testing for resumption of service

Electrified commuter train operating on double track near sunset

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An eastbound South Shore Line test train approaches the 11th Street station in Michigan City on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Rail service west from Michigan City has been replaced by buses for more than a year — and the 11th Street station has been closed since May 2021 — as part of […]

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Canadian government to help fund new Port of Montreal container terminal

Aerial-view illustration of container terminal at port

CONTRECOEUR, Quebec — The Canadian government will spend up to C$150 million toward construction ofa new rail-served container terminal at the Port of Montreal, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced on Tuesday. The project will include a 675-meter-long dock; a rail connection to existing Canadian National tracks, including a rail transfer point and freight transfer hub; […]

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Plasser American opens new manufacturing facility

Eight people posed for ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of factory door.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was among the dignitaries taking part in the recent ribbon-cutting ceremonies marking completion of Plasser American’s new 82,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Also on hand for opening of the facility, allowing Plasser to more efficiently manufacture its maintenance and other railway machinery at the site that has been its home […]

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Friends of East Broad Top picks up pace

Freight train with black steam locomotive in front of train station. Friends of East Broad Top update.

Part two of a two-part update on the East Broad Top Railroad ROBERTSDALE, Pa. – Building on the 2020 rebirth of the historic narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad, the Friends of the East Broad Top nonprofit auxiliary group is beefing up volunteer work, raising unprecedented amounts of cash, and penciling more projects onto its […]

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Eight projects seek federal funding for South Dakota rail infrastructure improvements

Overgrown rail line with tank car visible in distance

PIERRE, S.D. — Eight railroads and government agencies have made their pitches to the South Dakota Railroad Board for more than $58 million available in infrastructure project funding from the Federal Railroad Administration. KELO-TV reports that the board is administering $58.9 million in Special Transportation Circumstances grants, part of $139 million in funding announced earlier […]

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Upgrade your tower lights

tower light partially disassembled

Have you thought about how to upgrade your tower lights? An engine facility doesn’t look complete without small details around the buildings, tracks, and equipment. One detail that isn’t difficult to add to this scene is yard lights. Most of these are “plug and play” details. Lionel’s option looks pretty much identical to how it […]

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