CHICAGO — Today’s Empire Builder departures from Chicago and Seattle have been cancelled, reflecting weather concerns across the Amtrak train’s northern route. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said the cancellations were a mutual decision by Amtrak and BNSF Railway, which hosts the train for the majority of its route. Amtrak had previously modified schedules for many […]
Lynden Tennison, UP Chief Strategy Officer Union Pacific OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific today announced the pending retirement of Chief Strategy Officer Lynden Tennison, just six months after he was named executive vice president. Tennison began serving as executive vice president and chief strategy officer on Aug. 1, 2018. Two weeks later, when chief operating […]
WW&F members plan to build about 2,000 feet of track next fall with help from the Webb Award received on Jan. 26 from the Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts. Here is the end of track in October 2018. WW&F: Mike Fox WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts has awarded its annual $10,000 H. […]
Led by the “Salute to Veterans” cab car, an Amtrak Hiawatha kicks up snow as it passes through the Healy Metra station in Chicago on Dec. 30, 2018. Service on the Hiawatha and other trains from the Chicago hub is being modified in advance of severe winter weather. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — With extreme winter […]
An E Line light rail train approaches the Arapahoe at Village Center station on Denver’s light rail system. An extension of the E, F, and R lines will open in May. TRAINS: David Lassen DENVER — A 2.3-mile extension of Denver’s light rail system is scheduled to open May 19, adding three new stations. The […]
Amtrak Empire Service train 281 from New York Penn Station to Niagara Falls, N.Y., crosses the Livingston Avenue Bridge in Albany, N.Y., as the Captain JP III cruise ship remains wedged against the bridge on Friday, Jan. 25. Dan Kittay ALBANY, N.Y. — One of eight boats that broke free from their moorings in New […]
NEW YORK — New York City Transit will stop accepting delivery of new cars from Bombardier until the company fixes problems on existing cars, Reuters reports. The news agency says that NYC Transit President Andy Byford told a Metropolitan Transportation Authority committee meeting that Bombardier is not making a case to win future orders, based […]
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic and its president, John Bush, are featured in a new short documentary. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHAMA, N.M. — The 64-mile narrow gauge Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad that runs from Chama to Antonito, Colo., is the subject of a new documentary short film, The Railroader, premiering on National Geographic Short Film […]
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes parlor Car No. 9 Rangeley, built by Jackson & Sharp of Wilmington, Del. in 1901, is the only two-foot gauge car of its type ever built. It is scheduled to be the first car moved to Sheepscot in May. MNGM Bridgton & Saco River Railroad No. 8, a 1924 Baldwin […]
A Metro-North M-8 trainset passes through Port Chester, N.Y. Similar equipment will be used on the new service in the East Bronx. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transit Authority delayed voting on a potential fare increase at its Thursday meeting, pushing back a decision for at least a month. A unanimous vote (with […]
NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s Atlantic City line and Princeton Dinky shuttle rail line will not open until spring, the agency’s executive director says. New Jersey 101.5 radio reports that restoration of the Atlantic City line and the connecting the Northeast Corridor to the Princeton University campus, are being held up because of continuing engineering […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern reported record financial results on Thursday, including the railroad’s highest-ever quarterly operating income and revenue. “We once again delivered strong financial results,” CEO Jim Squires told investors and analysts on the railroad’s earnings call. Quarterly operating income, adjusted for one-time items, rose 27 percent to a record $1 billion as […]
