The rerouted Californiz Zephyr passes through Nelson, Ill., on Union Pacific’s Geneva Subdivision on March 23, 2019. Initially rerouted because of flooding, the train has not operated east of Denver since March 26, but service is being restored as of April 1. John Troxler OMAHA, Neb. — Beginning with trips originating in Emeryville, Calif., on […]
“Trestle on Central Pacific Railroad,” by Carleton E. Watkins, from the J. Paul Getty Museum, is part of the “After Promontory” exhibition. Courtesy Center for Railroad Photography & Artt The Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s traveling exhibition, “After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinentail Railroading,” will open at two sites this weekend. Today, March 29, […]
TORONTO — GO Transit is expanding service on its Stouffville and Kitchener lines, with changes effective April 8. On the Stouffville line, five midday trains in each direction will serve the Centennial, Markham, and Mount Joy GO stations on weekdays. On the Kitchener line, a new rush-hour trip will originate at the Bramalea GO station […]
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — The stock price of The Greenbrier Companies has been trying to recoup some of the ground lost when the rail-car builder issued preliminary fiscal-second-quarter earnings well below what financial analysts were expecting. Greenbrier stock lost $3.62 a share and settled at $33.76 — a drop of more than 9 percent — […]
STEARNS, Ky., — The record rains that have impacted much of the country this winter have caused flooding and landslide issues in many areas, and now a Kentucky tourist line is dealing with issues from it as well. A routine track inspection late last week discovered a landslide on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway’s […]
CSX train D736-25 leaves McGrew Yard in Flint, Mich., during the final week of CSX operation before the line Lake State Railway takes over operations between Mt. Morris and Plymouth, Mich. Jonathan Quinley SAGINAW, Mich. – Lake State Railway Co. will take over a CSX Transportation line between Mt. Morris, Mich., and Plymouth, Mich., effective […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sold a little-used route between Danbury, Conn., and Beacon, N.Y., for conversion in to a rail trail. The conversion will come in the next three years, through a state-funded, $33.6-million design-build contract awarded to Arch Associates LLC, in concert with rail trail design firm McLaren. The MTA […]
GATINEAU, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued a safety advisory letter in response to two incidents in which VIA Rail Canada trains were damaged by materials placed along Canadian National’s right-of-way in preparation for track work. The letter, dated March 25 but announced Thursday, suggests “Canadian National, in conjunction with VIA, […]
Each week, Trains editors discuss all the rail news that’s fit to publish. For the week of March 29, 2019, Trains Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about Midwest flooding, the Potomac Eagle, Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 runs in Pennsylvania, and more. […]
NEW YORK — An Amtrak employee shot his supervisor and later killed himself in New York on Thursday morning, police report. NBC News reports that the shooting occurred at Sunnyside Yard in Queens. The 53-year-old supervisor was wounded in the leg, and is expected to recover. Officers chased the 48-year-old suspect to the parking lot […]
CSX train Q-032, with a single unit on the point, crosses Rail Lane with a mix of COFC/TOFC on the Philadelphia Subdivision at Elk Mills, Md, on Feb. 16, 2019 … Michael S. Murray … and another single unit, operating as distributed power, is midtrain. CSX is increasing its use of distributed power as part […]
SCRANTON, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority has been awarded a $400,000 grant for engineering costs associated with restoration of the Lackawanna Cutoff, already under construction in New Jersey. The Local Share Account grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority covers engineering costs for construction of track and structures for the passenger rail project. […]
