WICHITA, Kan. — The Great Plains Transportation Museum will be offering rides behind a visiting steam locomotive over the next two weekends to raise funds for the restoration of its Santa Fe FP45, part of the railroad’s last order for passenger locomotives. The rides behind Lehigh Valley Coal Co. No. 126, a 0-6-0T built by […]
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Federal Transit Administration seeks comment on worker safety, assault prevention
WASHINGTON — The Federal Transit Administration is seeking information that could shape safety rules for public transit workers regarding rail transit Roadway Worker Protection and worker assault prevention. The agency has issued a formal Request for Information seeking public comment in both areas. A notification in the Federal Register includes information on how to comment, […]
Amtrak San Joaquins to add special service to event at historic site
ALLENSWORTH, Calif. — Amtrak will offer special train service on Oct. 9 for a celebration at Col. Allensworth State Historic Park, site of a former Black settlement in the San Joaquin Valley. Four Amtrak San Joaquin trains in each direction will stop that day at the site of the former station in Allensworth, located near […]
Analysis: Coal producers bet on met (coal) in 2022
Part two of a look at the U.S. coal industry. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The COVID-19 pandemic may have shuttered economies and slowed industrial momentum, but a global rebound is helping coal producers refocus their long game on metallurgical coal investment as a broader initiative to diversify the sector. Met coal is a higher-priced coal used […]
New York Air Brake to open plant in Mexico, lay off workers in New York (updated)
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York Air Brake will launch a manufacturing operation in Acuna, Mexico, while laying off 125 workers of the approximately 400 workers at its Watertown, N.Y., plant, the company announced Wednesday. On Thursday, the Machinists Union, which represents the 125 workers to be laid off, announced it would fight the move. About […]
Weekly U.S. rail traffic remains below 2020 levels
WASHINGTON — Reduced intermodal traffic continued to drop weekly U.S. rail volume below 2020 levels, despite an increase in carloads, according to the latest statistics from the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending Sept. 25, U.S. railroads moved 511,713 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.3% from the corresponding week in 2020. That included […]
Automobile boxcar
Automobile boxcar Northern Pacific no. 4914 is a 50-foot, single-sheathed, double-door car built in the late 1930s and shown here in 1940. Note the Dreadnaught end door. Jay Williams collection […]
Canadian Pacific debuts commemorative locomotive for Truth and Reconciliation Day
CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific has unveiled a locomotive that commemorates Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which will be observed on Sept. 30. CP ES44AC No. 8757 has been painted in an orange livery that bears the motto “Every Child Matters.” The holiday honors the lost children and survivors of Indian Residential […]
Norfolk Southern to reopen Louisville intermodal terminal it closed this summer
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern will reopen its Louisville intermodal terminal to handle international containers from Virginia ports. “With continued strong growth in the Louisville intermodal market, Norfolk Southern is pleased to announce that we will be adding terminal capacity to this growing market through the reopening of our intermodal terminal in Louisville, Ky.,” NS […]
Toronto prepares to open new light rail line in 2022 (corrected)
TORONTO — The next generation of transit in Canada’s largest city is expected to debut in 2022 when the Eglinton Crosstown light rail line begins service. The 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) east-west line will traverse the mid-section of Toronto along Eglinton Avenue, through densely packed residential and commercial neighborhoods both at grade and with 10 kilometers (6.2 […]
News Photos: VIA’s first Siemens trainsets arrive in Canada
TORONTO — The first portion of VIA’s C$989 million order for 32 Siemens Charger trainsets has arrived in Canada. Running in darkness in Michigan and Ontario, it arrived in Toronto early Wednesday. With urgency, the train operated as CN P698 from Chicago to Montreal, arriving in Montreal less than 24 hours after it departed Chicago, […]
John Smith’s delightful O gauge layout
John Smith delights his grandchildren by blending whimsy & realism on his O gauge layout. […]