PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The Plymouth Historical Museum has signed an agreement to bring the Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc., archives to the museum. The agreement was signed Aug. 6. “As someone who has been a member of the society since the very beginning and was fortunate enough to know several of the founders of the […]
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Dining on the ‘Century’
Dining on the ‘Century’ Passengers enjoy high-class service aboard a New York Central 20th Century Limited dining car. New York Central photo […]
Report: Canadian Pacific to raise bid for Kansas City Southern (updated)
CALGARY, Alberta — Is Canadian Pacific preparing a higher offer for Kansas City Southern? The Wall Street Journal is reporting (paywalled) that CP’s board met today to authorize a new offer worth about $300 per share. That’s up about $25 from CP’s final offer to KCS, but still short of Canadian National’s offer that’s valued […]
Much work remains to be done before Santa Fe No. 2926 can operate
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Steam enthusiasts celebrated last month when Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 emerged from a 20-year overhaul on July 24 to move under its own power for the first time since 1953. That major milestone is good news for the 1944 Baldwin and a great accomplishment for the volunteers of the New Mexico […]
Model railroad locomotive, freight car, structure, detail, scenery, book, software, and club offering announcements for August 12, 2021
HO scale locomotives General Electric P42 diesel locomotive. Amtrak 50th anniversary schemes (Midnight Blue, phases 1, 3 [Dash 8], 5, and 6 in one road number each). Prototype-specific nose (as-built and Amtrak rebuilt), vinyl m.u. hoses and trainline hoses, and photo-etched metal radiator fan grill. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector, $209.99; with dual-mode SoundTraxx […]
BNSF train derails in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. — Approximately 15 cars of a BNSF coal train derailed Sunday afternoon in Bismarck, KX TV news reports. No injuries were reported. Bismarck police and fire and the Burleigh County Sheriff’s responded to the incident just outside the southeast border of the city limits. The derailment initially blocked one roadway, Yegen Road, but […]
BNSF Railway’s quarterly earnings improve as volume returns
FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF Railway’s second-quarter earnings improved as volume and revenue surged compared to a year ago, when the onset of the pandemic led to historic traffic declines. BNSF’s operating income rose 32.5%, to $2 billion, as revenue increased 26%, to $5.6 billion, the railroad’s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Saturday. The […]
Big Boy excursion from New Orleans nears sellout
NEW ORLEANS — Limited tickets remain for the Aug. 22 excursion from New Orleans to Plaquemine, La., to be pulled by UP Big Boy No. 4014. The excursion, the only one planned on this year’s Big Boy tour, is a fundraiser for the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The trip along the Mississippi […]
Illinois governor signs high speed rail bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill creating a state high speed rail commission. House Bill 399, sponsored by Rep. Martin Moylan (D-Des Plaines) will require the commission to create a statewide plan for a high speed rail line connecting Chicago and St. Louis. [see “Digest: Delays add $300 million to […]
County officials accept donation to fund Palestine, Texas, suit against
PALESTINE, Texas — County officials have accepted a donation of more than $14,000 for the court case seeking to keep Union Pacific from closing its car shop in Palestine, per an agreement that originated more than a century ago. The Palestine Herald-Press reports the Anderson County Commissioners Court has accepted $14,500 raised by an online […]
Protester arrested on BNSF property can use ‘necessity defense’
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A man arrested for trespassing on BNSF property during a protest over oil and coal trains will be allowed to argue in court that the action was his only recourse in addressing climate change, the Washington state Suprme Court has ruled. The Spokane Spokesman-Review reports the court ruled unanimously that Rev. George […]
State says MARTA violated safety rules, but agency criticizes investigation
ATLANTA — An investigation by the Georgia Department of Transportation found that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority violated numerous safety rules, but MARTA has called investigation “flawed and biased.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained a copy of the investigation report, as well as written MARTA responses. The Georgia DOT report said the transit agency had […]