SPROUL, Pa. — The first passenger train over a portion of the former Pennsylvania Railroad Bedford Branch in several decades ran from Hollidaysburg, Pa., to Sproul as a combined railfan charter and public excursion on Sunday, July 16, 2023. The 25-mile round trip capped a weekend-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Station Inn, […]
WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Approximately 16 cars of a CSX Transportation train operating on a Norfolk Southern rail line derailed this morning (July 17) near Philadelphia, CSX said in a statement. The derailment occurred in Whitemarsh Township near the Joshua and Flourtown roads. CSX indicates one car containing hazardous materials is involved, but says there […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Train and engine service workers on the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad have voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the BLET announced Friday. Roughly 75% of employees at the railroad signed authorization cards in April indicating they would like to be represented by the BLET, leading the National […]
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec — Lawyers representing some of the residents whose land will be expropriated by the Canadian government for a planned Lac-Mégantic rail bypass are seeking an injunction to halt the process, the Canadian Press reports. The government announced it would pursue expropriation in February after it was unable to negotiate purchase of the necessary […]
NEW YORK — Increased service to Penn Station and more direct service to Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal are part of changes to the Long Island Rail Road schedule planned for Sept. 5, the LIRR announced on Friday. Those changes address two leading concerns voiced by passengers in the wake of the February schedule makeover that accompanied […]
GATINEAU, Quebec — Kathy Fox has been reappointed as chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for a one-year period as the search continues for her successor, the TSB announced on Twitter. The reappointment is effective Aug. 21. Fox has been a member of the board since July 2007. She was first appointed chair […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has published Requests for Qualifications for maintenance facilities in Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, part of a program build or upgrade more than 20 sites nationally for new trainsets. Two requests are currently active. One is for Seattle, where Amtrak is hoping to gain permission to close a street, […]
From the capital city of Atlanta, stretching across the Peach State landscape, Georgia is rich in railroading history. Here are the must-visit tourist railroads, museums, and displays straight out of Trains Magazine’s Tourist Trains Guidebook! Georgia Tourist Railroads and Museums Atlanta Metro Atlanta History Center – 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta The Atlanta […]
In a state enriched in the lore of country music, tourist railroads, museums, and displays have found their own tune across the rolling hills. From Trains Magazine’s Tourist Trains Guidebook, here are the must-visits in Tennessee! Tennessee Tourist Railroads and Museums East Tennessee Lookout Mountain Incline Railway – 3917 St. Elmo Avenue, Chattanooga Lookout Mountain […]
BEDFORD PARK, Ill. — A contract worker was killed Saturday morning in an accident at the CSX Transportation intermodal facility at Bedford Park, the Chicago Tribune reports. Jacory Ceaser, 24, of Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, was killed about 12:30 a.m. when crushed between two intermodal chassis, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The death […]
Garden railroad in Australia: I have been a model railroader in both N and HO scale, and then I discovered large scale. My other pastime is the sport of Cowboy Action Shooting, so I knew my theme would be the Wild West. Space was limited on my inner-city block, so I set up a basic […]
Chris Montagna is a Contributing Editor of Classic Toy Trains and operates the Chris’s Trains and Things channel on YouTube. What Toy Train Locomotive Means the Most to You? When I reflect on the locomotives in my collection it’s difficult to pinpoint just one that I love above the rest. I was recently asked this […]
