Metra’s capital budget funds continued in-house rebuilding of the railroad’s MP-36PH locomotives (at right), as well as a new program for the former Amtrak F59PHI locomotives (at left). TRAINS: David Lassen Stations to receive major upgrades as part of Metra’s proposed 2020 budget include the Davis Street station in Evanston, on the UP North line. […]
SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for grants and loans for freight-rail projects. For the 2019-2021 biennium, $7.6 million is available through the Freight Rail Assistance Program Grant, and another $7 million will be available through Freight Rail Investment Bank loans. The application deadline is Oct. 18, 2019. Funds […]
HAMILTON, Ohio — Two Norfolk Southern trains collided early Tuesday morning, injuring at least one crew member and disrupting traffic in an adjacent Cincinnati suburb. The accident occurred about 1:30 a.m. In an email statement to Fox 19 TV, Norfolk Southern spokesman Tom Werner said southbound intermodal train 25A rear-ended train 143, derailing three cars […]
BOSTON —Boston-area mayors called for expanded service at a Monday meeting of the board overseeing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh called for more frequent service on the Fairmount line, as well as higher overall frequency through a proposal that would electrify MBTA routes. The State House News Service reports that the […]
Arthur Adams, CSX Transportation vice president of merchandise sales CSX Corp. BURLINGTON, Vt. — CSX Transportation can stop and ultimately reverse decades of market share loss to the highway through a combination of more reliable service and a better customer experience, a railroad executive told a rail shipper group last week. CSX has steadily improved […]
Currently used as a switcher, NJ Transit GP40H-2 No. 4109 will have HEP equipment installed for use on revenue trains. Ralph Spielman The Erie Lackawanna-scheme dual-mode ALP-46DP will, at least initially, be used on NJ Transit’s positive train control test train. Ralph Spielman NJ Transit’s Pennsylvania-scheme ALP-46A locomotive is expected to enter commuter service in […]
An inbound South Shore commuter train passes through the Museum/11th Street station on its way to Chicago’s Millennium station. A South Shore project to add a branch line to Dyer, Ind. — which would be served by 12 daily round trips to downtown Chicago — has received federal approval to move into the engineering phase. […]
An hour early, westbound Canadian No. 1 approaches Kamloops, B.C., on Sept. 7, 2019. Russ Grycan A VIA Rail Canada crew member prepares to unload baggage from eastbound train No. 2 at Melville, Sask., on Oct. 14, 2018. Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, British Columbia — VIA Rail Canada will again run only two Canadian round trips […]
BRUNSWICK, Mo. — Service interrupted due to a bridge out on Norfolk Southern between Kansas City and Moberly, Mo., is expected to resume in three to four weeks, according to NS officials. Heavy rains and debris washed away the bridge over the Grand River west of Brunswick October 1 on the NS Kansas City District. […]
Guests are greeted by this arched gateway upon arriving at the new Mount Joy station. Dan Cupper MOUNT JOY, Pa. – Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have informally opened Monday a new $33.5 million station at Mount Joy on the 104-mile Philadelphia-Harrisburg Keystone Service corridor. A town of about 7,400 population, situated 24 […]
Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 passes through Deseret, Utah, on Friday. The Big Boy’s trip through southern Utah on Saturday apparently figured in a six-car accident that injured two people. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn BERYL, Utah — Six vehicles were involved in an accident apparently sparked by efforts to see Union Pacific Big Boy No. […]
WASHINGTON — Two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority workers were hurt early Monday morning when out-of-service DC Metro trains collided during moves to a Metro yard. An advisory on the Metro website says riders should expect “significant delays and crowding” on the Orange, Silver and Blue lines due to an ongoing investigation at the Farragut […]
