Don Evans Rotary Club VANCOUVER, B.C. — Don Evans, the Canadian railway preservationist who led the West Coast Railway Association to create a sustainable museum complex in Squamish, cemented the merger of the North American tourist railways and museums organizations, and assisted with the development of countless museums across the continent, has died. The regional […]
WASHINGTON — A systemic safety failure by state and federal agencies caused the fatal December 2017 derailment of an Amtrak Cascades train on its first run on a new route in Washington state, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday. The derailment investigation revealed a complex set of factors, including the pressure to put the new […]
MONTREAL — Rob Reilly, a 30-year veteran of the rail industry with Santa Fe and BNSF, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at Canadian National, effective July 1. The railroad also announced the promotion of Michael Foster to executive vice president and chief information and technology officer, effective June 3. Reilly, […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Corp. has appointed Farrukh A. Bezar as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. Bezar will lead the development of strategic initiatives that support CSX’s intensified focus on growth and adding value for its customers and shareholders. His appointment is effective May 29, and he will report to President and CEO […]
MESA, Ariz. — Valley Metro has opened the latest extension of its light rail system, a 1.9-mile addition that adds two stations in Mesa. With Saturday’s opening of the Gilbert Road extension, the transit agency now operates 28 miles of light rail in Mesa, Tempe, and Phoenix. Work began on the $184 million extension in […]
A New York subway No. 1 train arrives at the South Ferry station in May. The subway system reported improvements in on-time performance and other key metrics for April. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — On-time performance continues to improve on Metropolitan Transportation Authority rail operations, with New York City subways, Metro-North, and the Long Island […]
NEW YORK — Siemens executives have said they will provide any resources that are required for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to meet positive train control deadlines, addressing ongoing concerns over the performance of the company, a key contractor in the MTA’s PTC system. MTA Chairman Patrick Foye reported that declaration during Monday’s meeting of […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham Rail & Locomotive has acquired Ohio’s Austintown Rail Supply, a manufacturer of track products. Birmingham will retain Austintown’s 10 employees and expects to add more to support a rail crane facility at the Austintown, Ohio, site, AL.com reports. Birmingham Rail & Locomotive supplies new and reconditioned rail and other rail materials […]
Monticello (Ill.) Railway Museum volunteers pose with two steam locomotives in an attempt to re-create the famed Champagne Photo of the original Transcontinental Railroad ceremony from May 10, 1869. Steve Smedley MONTICELLO, Ill. — Monticello Railway Museum in central Illinois gave a nod to history at the end of Saturday and Sunday runs of Southern […]
An inbound Metra BNSF train stops at the Route 59 station in Aurora, Ill. Metra’s board has approved spending $4.7 million in federal funds to study extension of the BNSF line beyond Aurora into Kendall County, Ill. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — A longstanding effort to extend Metra’s BNSF line service beyond Aurora, Ill., west […]
A Keokuk Junction Railway’s FP9 locomotive leads a train in Illinois. Keokuk’s parent company is being merged with Brookhaven Rail Partners. Steve Smedley PEORIA, Ill. — Pioneer RailCorp, which operates a number of shortline railroads, announced in a news release Friday that the company has entered into a merger agreement with Brookhaven Rail Partners to […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Metro Transit will end around-the-clock service on one light rail line, the agency announced Friday, after five years of 24-hour operation. Beginning in August, the Green Line will shut down from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. on weekdays, while continuing 24-hour service on weekends, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. That will leave only LA […]
