A rendering shows the new bilevel EMU equipment Bombardier will build for NJ Transit. NJ Transit NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s latest passenger equipment order has a new wrinkle on the agency’s equipment needs. The agency on Wednesday approved a 113-car, $669 million order for bilevel cars with Canadian builder Bombardier, with future options to […]
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia congressman may have persuaded Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson to keep the iconic Solari train annunciator board in place at 30th Street Station, according to reports in local media. It had been reported that the device would be retired and donated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Rep. Brendan Boyle said he […]
Union Pacific No. 4141, shown in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2008, is reportedly on its way to the Chicago area. Steve Schmollinger OMAHA, Neb. — The locomotive and baggage car from George H.W. Bush’s funeral train have ended their display in Omaha, and the locomotive is now reportedly heading to the Chicago area. Union Pacific […]
Jim Shaughnessy MADISON, Wis. – They were innovators in a medium that resisted change. One captured the change from steam to diesel then kept right on going, the other offered a new vision in the emerging diesel era. They were Jim Shaughnessy and John Gruber, giants of railroad photography who we lost in 2018. Jim […]
NJ Transit trains meet at New Jersey’s Portal Bridge, a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak and NJ Transit are asking the Coast Guard to change rules for opening the bridge. Russell Sullivan NEW YORK — Amtrak and NJ Transit have joined New Jersey officials in asking for limits on opening of the Portal Bridge, […]
Future Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad TRAINS: Rick Johnson/Steve Sweeney WASHINGTON — CSX Transportation will retain trackage and haulage rights over the Florida Panhandle route that it’s selling to a new short line. The Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, which expects to begin operations on the line on or around Jan. 6, disclosed the trackage-rights […]
An Adirondack Scenic Railroad locomotive and train. Alex Mayes RAY BROOK, N.Y. — The long-standing rail trail battle in upstate New York over a proposal to tear up 34 miles of Adirondack Scenic Railroad track will heat up on Thursday, as the state agency that oversees the land prepares to adopt language making it easier […]
ATLANTA — It’s official: Norfolk Southern is moving its headquarters to Atlanta. “Alignment, collaboration, and accountability are the hallmarks of Norfolk Southern’s plan to transform this company and its culture. Our new headquarters in Atlanta advances these key elements of success,” CEO Jim Squires told employees in announcing the move, according to a company press […]
NEW YORK — The spread of Precision Scheduled Railroading to most of the Class I railroad systems is both an opportunity and a risk for short line and regional railroads. The opportunity, short line executives say, is that Class I railroads focus more on carload traffic, provide service that’s more consistent and reliable, and spin […]
Belen, N.M. TRAINS: Rick Johnson BELEN, N.M. — Railroad officials are investigating the cause of a weekend train accident in Belen, on BNSF Railway’s Southern Transcon. A BNSF representative confirms to Trains that two trains were involved in a derailment Saturday, Dec. 8, about 2:30 p.m. local time along a section of triple track. Two […]
Cass Scenic Railroad tripleheader at Whitaker. Trains will also be able to run along the Greenbrier River to Durbin again, starting in 2019. Trains: Steve Sweeney CASS, W.Va. — Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad crews in West Virginia have only a couple hurdles before reconnecting the town of Cass with Durbin along the former Chesapeake […]
Metra CEO Jim Derwinski, left, and BNSF Railway Vice President DJ Mitchell address a public hearing in Chicago Tuesday. Richard Wronski CHICAGO — A key member of the House Transportation Committee publicly criticized BNSF Railway and Chicago’s Metra commuter rail line Tuesday for having “failed all too often” to provide reliable and acceptable service within the […]
