NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that Mark George has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1. George succeeds Cynthia “Cindy” Earhart, who will retire from the company on Nov. 1. “On behalf of the entire board and management team, I thank Cindy for her 34 years of service […]
Phoenix voters have rejected an effort to bar future spending on light rail. MIke Schaller PHOENIX — Voters have dealt a resounding defeat to an effort to kill expansion of the Phoenix light rail system. In unofficial results as of 10 p.m. local time Tuesday night, 62.4 percent of those voting had cast ballots against […]
Scientists now say that noisy freight trains could be used to help predict future earthquakes. According to information published by Physicsworld.com scientists from France, Belgium, and the U.S., say they’ve shown that the noise of a freight train — thrumming motors, squeaks, squeals, and other rolling noises — is sufficient to measure the condition of underlying […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – One of the most famous 4-8-4 locomotives in America is fired up for a series of short trips on the Oregon Pacific Railroad this week. Southern Pacific “Daylight” No. 4449 will lead a series of brief excursions on Aug. 28 from its home at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland to […]
‘Jupiter’ and No. 119 replicas recreate the 1869 ceremony at the Golden Spike National Historic Park in Utah. Jim Wrinn PROMONTORY, Utah – More than 38,000 people made the pilgrimage to the Utah desert in three days in May to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the driving of the golden spike that completed the First […]
A West Virginia Central freight train led by C&O-painted, ex-Milwaukee Road F7A No. 7094 near Elkins, W.Va. Chase Gunnoe Keokuk Junction Railway in Illinois recently sidelined its F-units in revenue freight service, however cab unit enthusiasts can still capture first generation diesels pulling freight on two railroads in North America. According to the managers of […]
The New River Train rolls west through Cotton Hill, W.Va., near the western edge of the New River Gorge in this October 2013 view. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Leadership with Rail Excursion Management Co., operators of the new Autumn Colors Express excursion in West Virginia, say ticket sales are steady with about 35 percent […]
Crews with Winters Rigging and the East Erie Commercial Railroad work to remove catenary along Wabtec’s test track in Harborcreek, Pa. Stephan M. Koenig ERIE, Pa. — The catenary is coming down. Crews from Winters Rigging and the East Erie Commercial Railroad descended on the former GE Transportation test track in Harborcreek, Pa., to remove […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp., parent of CSX Transportation, today announced that Adam Longson, a seasoned leader with expertise in energy and transportation analytics, is joining the company’s Sales and Marketing organization as vice president of Energy effective Sept. 9. “Adam’s deep knowledge of the energy and transportation industries will be a great asset for […]
ET&WNC 4-6-0 No. 12 pulls a flatcar for the first time along with a former East Broad Top coach to create Tweetsie Railroad’s first mixed train. Kevin Gilliam BOONE, N.C. — A little bit of history was made this weekend at the Tweetsie Railroad near Boone, N.C. For the first time since the early 1940s, […]
Cleveland Commercial at Bedford, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2016. This daily train originates at Falls Junction and goes into Cleveland. Craig Sanders CLEVELAND, Ohio – OmniTrax Inc. will acquire Cleveland Commercial Railroad and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cleveland Harbor Belt Railroad. The acquisition is expected to close in late August, 2019. The price for the […]
Phoenix is voting on the future of its light rail system. MIke Schaller PHOENIX — In balloting concluding today, voters will determine the future of the Phoenix light rail system. Proposition 105 would prohibit the city from spending money to further build or otherwise improve its current 38-station, 28.2-mile light rail system, and divert a […]
