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Electro-Motive Division GP9 diesel locomotive from WalthersProto

By | October 20, 2022
Drawing of black and yellow diesel locomotive

Electro-Motive Division GP9 Phase II diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin plug, $219.98; with dual-mode ESU LokSound 5 sound decoder, $319.98. Era: 1954 to present (varies depending on scheme) Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com Electro-Motive Division GP9 Phase II diesel locomotives features: Road-specific details Wire grab irons […]

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Union Pacific reduces outlook for year despite record third-quarter earnings

By Bill Stephens | October 20, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific today reported quarterly revenue and earnings records but lowered its outlook for the rest of the year as volume growth is slowing and costs are rising. UP now expects full-year traffic growth of about 3%, down from the prior forecast of 4% to 5% volume growth. The operating ratio is […]

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Yard tractor from Athearn

By | October 20, 2022
Yellow and black yard tractor

Yard tractor Scale: HO (1:87:1) Price: $29.99 (add $3 for UPS) Era: 1990s+ to 2018+ (varies depending on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com Features: Factory assembled Separate, factory-applied detail parts Interior details Rubber tires Photo-etched metal steps and rear deck Adjustable fifth wheel height Clear window glazing […]

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CSX site selected for Alabama beverage facility

By | October 20, 2022
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MONTGOMERY, Ala — A Kentucky-based beverage firm has chosen a Montgomery site served by CSX Transportation for a new 180-acre, $600 million production and distribution facility for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The facility owned by the minority-owned Manna Capital Partners affiliate Manna Beverages & Ventures is expected to begin operations in early 2025. CSX assisted […]

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Railroads reject maintenance of way workers’ request for additional paid sick time

By Bill Stephens | October 20, 2022
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The union representing railroad maintenance of way employees, who rejected their tentative contract agreement earlier this month, are seeking additional sick leave benefits in negotiations with the U.S. Class I railroads. The National Carriers’ Conference Committee, which represents the railroads in collective bargaining, on Wednesday told the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of […]

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Track where fatal bridge accident occurred was supposed to be shut down, NTSB says

By | October 20, 2022
Suspension bridge at sunset

PHILADELPHIA — The two construction workers killed last week when struck by a PATCO train on the Ben Franklin bridge were walking on a track that was supposed to have been shut down while concrete work was in progress, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The two were killed the night of Oct. 14 while working on […]

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News photo: Preparing for Amtrak’s return to Montreal

By | October 20, 2022
Passenger train on bridge near water, with high-rise apartments in background

MONTREAL — Operating as Amtk 694 (the train number Canadian National has always assigned to the southbound Adirondack while on CN rails), an Amtrak requalification run heads to Montreal’s Central Station on Thursday as it passes the mostly drained Peel Basin. While Amtrak service to Vancouver and Toronto was restored earlier this year, there is still […]

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Unifor, CN begin talks on new contract

By | October 20, 2022
Logo of Canadian union Unifor

MONTREAL — Unifor, Canada’s largest union, has opened bargaining with Canadian National for a new contract, the union said Wednesday. The union says it represents about 3,600 workers at CN terminals and headquarters across Canada, including mechanics, crane operators, machinists, electricians, and clericial, administrative, and customer-support workers. The current agreement expires on Dec. 31. “The […]

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Residents file class-action suit over CSX coal-dock explosion

By | October 20, 2022
Smoke rising from coal facility

BALTIMORE — Residents of Baltiimore’s Curtis Bay area have filed a class action lawsuit against CSX Transportation over the Dec. 30, 2021, explosion at the railroad’s Curtis Bay Coal Piers, claiming negligence led to the blast that released “poisonous and carcinogenic chemicals” including lead and arsenic. WJZ-TV reports the residents are seeking $5 million in […]

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Canadian government sets new dates for Lac-Mégantic consultation, information sessions

By | October 20, 2022
Map of Lac-Megantic Bypass

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec — The Canadian government has set new dates for public consultation on hydrology and mitigation in its deliberate process of building a rail bypass around Lac-Mégantic. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced Wednesday that online consultation will be held Oct. 24 to Nov. 25, along with three public information sessions: — An in-person, invitation-only […]

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TSA issues rail cybersecurity directive

By | October 20, 2022
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has issued its cybersecurity directives for freight and passenger railroads, a move greeted positively by the Association of American Railroads. The 14-page directive requires railroads to submit a cybersecurity implementation plan to the TSA for approval with 120 days. That plan must address measures to prevent operational disruption […]

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U.S. rail volume ends five-week losing streak

By | October 20, 2022
Weekly table showing U.S. rail volume by carload commodity, plus overall intermodal volume

WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail traffic ended a five-week stretch in negative territory, edging up by 0.7% for the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Overall volume included 500,304 carloads and intermodal units. That included 237,263 carloads, up 3.2%, and 263,041 containers and trailers, down 1.6%. Coal […]

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