A hawk uses a Union Pacific PTC radio tower to survey the landscape for its next meal at La Fox, Ill., in September 2019. UP reports PTC has been implemented on 93 percent of the system mileage requiring the technology. TRAINS: David Lassen OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific now has positive train control operating on […]
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Weather hampering Amtrak operations in Northeast NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — Amtrak is cancelling some trains and operating a modified schedule with others this afternoon as a result of “severe weather issues in the Northeast,” the passenger railroad says in an advisory on its website. Cancelled trains are: — Boston-New York Acela Express No. 2190; — Empire Service trains 280 (Niagara Falls-New York) and […]
Alberta to lift production quotas for rail-hauled oil in December NEWSWIRE
A Canadian National crude oil trainset passes through River Forest, Ill., on Union Pacific on Sunday, Oct. 27. CN and Canadian Pacific will see an upswing in crude oil traffic following a decision by the province of Alberta to lift quotas on oil production if the oil moves by rail. TRAINS: David Lassen EDMONTON, Alberta […]
Amtrak Thanksgiving plans won’t include extra Michigan trains NEWSWIRE
Thanksgiving-weekend travelers line the Holland, Mich., platform on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, for an extra Chicago-bound Pere Marquette. Bob Johnston Passengers grouped by departure snake through Chicago Union Station’s Great Hall on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 2018. Bob Johnston CHICAGO — Amtrak has touted more Midwest coach capacity out of the Windy City […]
Austin transit proposal could include new rail lines, $9.8 billion price tag NEWSWIRE
An Austin MetroRail train awaits passengers at the Howard station in 2016. Austin could expand its transit system to include two light rail lines. TRAINS: David Lassen AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city officials have begun the process of determining how to pay for a transit expansion that could cost as much as $9.8 billion if […]
KCS de Mexico again blocked by protesters NEWSWIRE
MORELIA, Mexico – Student protests have again shut down Kansas City Southern de Mexico service to the major Pacific coast port of Lázaro Cárdenas. KCSM suffered a similar disruption of service to the port in the state of Michoacán last week. [See “Protests disrupt service on KCS in Mexico,” Trains News Wire, Oct. 25, 2019.] […]
Minnesota museum begins fundraising to rebuild Northern Pacific coach NEWSWIRE
Lake Superior Railroad Museum DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Railroad Museum has begun fundraising to rebuild the interior of Northern Pacific coach No. 517. The car has been used for several years on the museum’s North Shore Scenic Railroad and after thousands of miles the car is in need of rehabilitation. The car will […]
NJ Transit to add station on Northeast Corridor line NEWSWIRE
A northbound NJ Transit train arrives at the Princeton Junction station in August 2019. NJ Transit has reached agreement on building a new station at North Brunswick, which will eventually be the next station north of Princeton Junction on the Northeast Corridor line. TRAINS: David Lassen NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A new NJ Transit station […]
Power outages add to wildfire woes for California railroads NEWSWIRE
An F125 locomotive leads a northbound Metrolink Ventura County Line train at Chatsworth, Calif., in February 2018. Speed restrictions imposed because of area wildfires are delaying trains on the line today. TRAINS: David Lassen Railroads and transit lines in California have long dealt with wildfires, which can delay or halt trains, but the latest fires […]
Rainier Rail to acquire Tacoma Rail line NEWSWIRE
TACOMA, Wash — The company which operates Rainer Rail plans to acquire a 4.4-mile segment of Tacoma Rail’s Mountain Division in Washington state. The track runs from Rainier in Thurston County to McKenna in Pierce County. That segment connects with a 34.6-mile line between Chehalis and Yelm that Rainier Rail bought from the city of Tacoma […]
Scores dead in fire on Pakistan intercity train NEWSWIRE
LAHORE, Pakistan — At least 74 people were killed today (Oct. 31) when multiple cars of the Karachi-to-Rawalpindi Tezgam express train caught fire. The train run by state rail operator Pakistan Railways was finally stopped near the town of Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab province. Reports suggest the fire was started by gas cylinders brought […]
Work begins on Oregon bridge damaged by derailment NEWSWIRE
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Bureau of Transportation has begun repair work on a key roadway bridge damaged by a Union Pacific derailment, and Oregon Public Broadcasting reports another lane could be open by Thanksgiving. The North Going Street Bridge — the only route to and from the Swan Island industrial area, which includes United […]