Association of American Railroads Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 2, as well as volumes for February 2019. U.S. railroads originated 999,978 carloads in February 2019, down 2.7 percent, or 28,238 carloads, from February 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,094,499 […]
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NEW YORK — Railroads can only regain traffic lost to the highway if they can provide dependable, trucklike service, CSX Transportation CEO Jim Foote says. A typical carload customer — be it plastics, chemicals, paper, or lumber — might send only 60 percent of its business via rail, while the rest goes by truck, Foote […]
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WOODSTOCK, N.H. — Rail photographer and historian, Alan Thomas, 85, of Woodstock, N.H., passed away Feb. 3, 2019. Not only was Alan a talented rail photographer, he was generous about allowing others to use his work, said Trains author Chuck Bohi. “I met Alan while chasing a B&M train at Bath, N.H., and benefited from […]
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Two NJ Transit Morris and Essex Line trains meet at the Maplewood, N.J., station. The train on the left is headed to Dover; the one on the right is bound for New York’s Penn Station. The proposed state budget for fiscal 2020 would provide an additional $100 million in funding for the transit agency. Ralph […]
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AURORA, Colo. — A light rail vehicle was going more than three times the speed limit when it derailed on a curve in Aurora in January, ejecting a passenger whose leg was severed by the moving train, the Denver Post reports. The Post report on the Jan. 28 derailment is based on a police report […]
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PHILADELPHIA – The police force of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has gone on strike as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Philadelphia Enquirer reports. The agency has 270 officers. SEPTA expects to deploy its 49 supervisors to patrol during the labor action, who will receive assistance from city police. […]
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Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz Union Pacific NEW YORK — Construction is proceeding on the new hump yard Union Pacific is building in Texas, but the railroad will use the yard differently than originally envisioned due to its shift to Precision Scheduled Railroading. “We continue to evaluate exactly how are we going to use it,” […]
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PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa., remains suspended after problems with the overhead power lines stopped service on Monday, but the passenger railroad says service will be restored today. Amtrak’s notice on the outage does not indicate a projected time for the restoration of service, interrupted early Monday because of weather-related problems. […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California High Speed Rail Authority responded strongly on Monday to a Federal Railroad Administration intent to cancel funding and seek the return of federal grants, calling it “unwarranted, unprecedented, and harmful” to the state and nation. Those were the words of Brian Kelly, CEO of the authority, in a statement accompanying the […]
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DENVER — The commission overseeing efforts to launch passenger rail service along Colorado’s Front Range has hired its first project director. Randy Grauberger, a long-time Colorado Department of Transportation staff member most recently employed at the engineering firm WP, has been hired by the Southwest Chief and Front Range Passenger Rail Commission. The group, created […]
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BALTIMORE — CSX Transportation CEO James Foote on Monday joined Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in officially seeking federal funding for the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel clearance project. Hogan’s office announced that it submitted an application for a U.S. Department of Transportation grant that would fund raising clearances in the tunnel to permit double-stacks to […]
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LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The displaced Indiana Transportation Museum may soon have a new home. According to a notice published in the Federal Register, the Logansport & Eel River Railroad is seeking a waivers for a requirement to put a section of out-of-service track back into service. The Federal Railroad Administration filing says the railroad, which […]
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