PIERRE, S.D. – It could be early June before freight service is fully restored on the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad east of Pierre, S.D. Heavy rains last week led to multiple washouts, including two severe washouts, on the Genesee & Wyoming-owned property in central South Dakota. G&W spokesman Michael Williams tells News Wire […]
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Former Great Northern SD45 No 400 Hustle Muscle heading to Duluth NEWSWIRE
Great Northern SD45 No. 400 and NW5 No. 192 pose for a night photo in Duluth in 2009. The two units will be together again when No. 400 moves from Minneapolis to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – Great Northern Railway Historical Society’s GN SD45 No. 400, “Hustle Muscle” is heading north. […]
FRA releases first quarter 2019 positive train control progress for US railroads NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration today released a status update reflecting railroads’ self-reported progress toward fully implementing positive train control systems as required by Congress. PTC supports the Department of Transportation’s top priority of safety. Based upon railroad’s First Quarter 2019 PTC Progress Reports submitted to FRA by April 30, those required to implement […]
Ohio derailment clean-up to take several days NEWSWIRE
WELLINGTON, Ohio — Media outlets are reporting that there are no injuries after a CSX Transportation train derailed in north-central Ohio town of Wellington on Tuesday. The Elyria, Ohio, Chronicle-Telegram reports that 22 cars and two locomotives derailed Tuesday morning in the center of Wellington on the former “Big Four” New York Central main line. […]
Quebec City to host new container terminal connected to Canadian National NEWSWIRE
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec — Canadian National is joining Hutchison Ports in a long-term deal with the Quebec Port Authority for a new container terminal in the eastern Canadian city. Maritime Executive reports that the $775 million project is expected to be funded by the partners with an emphasis on environmental stewardship. Once built, the complex […]
Short line set to begin operating CSX Florida Panhandle trackage NEWSWIRE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad will begin operating CSX Transportation’s 373-mile route across the Florida Panhandle on June 1. The new short line, owned by RailUSA, will use 20 locomotives leased from Wells Fargo. Nineteen units have been delivered, although none has yet been painted into RailUSA’s red, white, and blue paint […]
UP derailment turns St. Paul Union Depot into stub-end station NEWSWIRE
Union Pacific derailed several cars blocking access to St. Paul Union Depot from the east on May 28. Khang Lu ST. PAUL, Minn. – The derailment of a Union Pacific freight train at the east end of St. Paul Union Depot Tuesday has temporarily turned the station into a stub-end facility. Six cars of sand […]
VIA Rail Canada still studying Quebec-Windsor ‘high-frequency rail’ NEWSWIRE
The former Canadian Pacific branch line right-of-way at Tweed, Ontario, seen in 2016, is where VIA is considering building new “high-frequency rail” tracks. Bob Johnston MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada’s new president and CEO reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the “high-frequency rail” plan championed by her predecessor, but no decision has been made on the […]
Wabtec, workers face potential for another strike as negotiation deadline looms NEWSWIRE
ERIE, Pa. — It is hard to believe that nearly 90 days have passed since the strike at Wabtec’s locomotive plant in Erie, but June 3 marks the end of that period and the end of the current contract with union employees there. Over Memorial Day weekend, Wabtec put an ad in the Erie Times-News […]
Amtrak ‘Missouri River Runner’ suspension continues NEWSWIRE
ST. LOUIS — Service on Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner remains suspended between Kansas City and St. Louis. The suspension reflects Union Pacific’s diversion of freight traffic because of flooding elsewhere in the Midwest. The suspension will continue through at least Wednesday, May 29. It began May 22 and originally was estimated to last for just […]
Center for Railroad Photography & Art seeks applicants for ‘Conversations’ docent scholarships NEWSWIRE
MADISON, Wis. – The Center for Railroad Photography & Art seeks to grant docent scholarships to young or emerging photographers or visual artists to attend its annual “Conversations” conference in Lake Forest, Ill., to be held Sept. 13-15, 2019. Up to four applicants who demonstrate financial need and creative work may be awarded docent scholarships, […]
CSX CFO Lonegro departs railroad company; Boone named interim finance chief NEWSWIRE
Frank Lonegro, former CSX Corp. chief financial officer CSX Corp. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. today announced the departure of executive vice president and chief financial officer, Frank A. Lonegro. Jim Foote, president and chief executive officer, said, “On behalf of the Board and all CSX employees, I would like to thank Frank for his […]
