NORTH CREEK, N.Y. — As negotiations to operate passenger trains on tracks from Saratoga to North Creek, N.Y., continue, the future of tracks running north from North Creek to Tahawus got cloudier this week when the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation asked the Surface Transportation Board to issue a Certificate of Interim Trail […]
A Tri-Rail train parallels Interstate 95 as it heads south from West Palm Beach toward Miami. The commuter railroad will increase fares in 2020. TRAINS: David Lassen POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — The governing body overseeing South Florida’s Tri-Rail commuter service has voted to increase fares as of Jan. 1, 2020, with some fares increasing by […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation has named Kevin Boone as its full-time chief financial officer and appointed Jamie Boychuk as executive vice president of operations in moves announced this afternoon (Wednesday, Oct. 2). Ed Harris, who had held the operations position, will serve as executive vice president with a combination of operating and general executive […]
ERIE, Pa. — CSX Transportation’s western New York presence may shrink if plans to slim Frontier Yard near Buffalo, N.Y., progress. According to a railroad source who spoke on condition of anonymity, CSX is still finalizing its plans. Those plans include the removal of bowl track groups 2 through 5 in the main yard. These […]
CSX 3194, 1776, and 911 will be on display in Pennsylvania Oct. 12-13. CSX Transportation NORTH EAST, Pa. – The Lake Shore Railway Historical Society will host three CSX Transportation “Pride in Service” locomotives at its museum in North East later this month. The museum will open at noon on Oct. 12-13 so visitors can […]
ELMHURST, Ill. — Following a recent multi-agency event to raise child awareness of safety around railroad tracks, parents are being encouraged to share five safety tips with their children. The Sept. 27 event at the Metra station in Elmhurst, Ill., part of National Rail Safety Week, involved Union Pacific, Metra, the DuPage Railroad Safety Council, […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. — South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are suing the four largest U.S. Class I railroads, saying the railroads are violating U.S. antitrust law with coordinated fuel surcharges that drive up shipping costs. Reuters reports that the companies filed the suits Tuesday in federal court in Santa Ana, near their U.S. headquarters […]
PITTSBURGH — As of Tuesday, Oct. 1, Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian offers checked baggage service, having added a baggage car to its consist. In addition, space to transport up to six bicycles will be available. The Pennsylvanian operates daily, leaving New York Penn Station westbound at 10:52 a.m. and arriving at Pittsburgh at 7:59 p.m. The eastbound […]
A three-hour-late Amtrak train No. 20, the Crescent, arrives at New York’s Penn Station on Tuesday, Oct. 1, with dining car Nashville. Monday night saw the end of meals prepared by chefs and served by waitstaff on the Crescent and three other routes in the eastern U.S. Ralph Spielman Sights like this — meals prepared […]
NJ Transit trains meet at the Elizabeth, N.J., station on Aug. 6, 2019. The New Jersey Senate has formed a committee to investigate the transit agency’s service issues. TRAINS: David Lassen TRENTON, N.J. — The president of the New Jersey Senate has announced creation of a select committee to investigate NJ Transit service, soon after […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend the Board’s railroad performance data reporting rules. Specifically, the Board proposes to include chemical and plastics traffic as a distinct reporting category to the Class I railroads’ weekly reporting of the “cars-held” metric, which tracks the average number […]
Steamtown’s Big Boy, No. 4012, is moved on the historic site’s turntable prior to the start of a cosmetic restoration. National Park Service SCRANTON, Pa. — Steamtown National Historic Site has removed its Big Boy locomotive from public display to perform cosmetic restoration and repainting of the Union Pacific 4-8-8-4. Visitors will not have access […]
