Tuesday afternoon rail news: Miami-Dade delays vote on preferred station locations for Brightline commuter operation A planned vote on station locations for Miami’s proposed commuter rail service between downtown and Aventura, Fla., using Brightline’s route was put off Tuesday, after Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez exercised his right to delay last-minute legislation. The Miami Herald reports the […]
Digest: LA Metro to hold online meeting on Union Station project
More Tuesday morning rail news: LA Metro sets online meeting on Union Station project LA Metro will hold an online meeting as part of the scoping process for the Link US project — which would turn LA Union Station into a run-through facility for passenger and commuter trains, instead of the current stub-end terminal alignment […]
MBTA subway car order falls a year behind schedule
New subway cars from a U.S. plant of Chinese manufacturer CRRC will be delayed by at least a year, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials said Monday. MassLive.com reports the cars for the MBTA’s Orange Line are now expected to be delivered by April 2023. The agency has received 24 cars from a 152-car contract awarded in 2014, […]
Hitachi Rail lands contract for DC Metro railcars
DC Metro has selected Hitachi Rail to build its next generation of railcars, ending a two-year search for a manufacturer. The Washington Post reports Metro officials sent Hitachi a notice of intent to award the contract — for 256 cars, with options that could boost the total order to 800 — on Sept. 30. If all options […]
J. David Ingles, former Trains editor and 47-year Kalmbach staffer, dies
Longtime Trains and Classic Trains staffer J. David Ingles died Oct. 4 near his home in Waukesha, Wis., after a short illness. He was 79. The son and grandson of railroaders, Ingles was a lifelong rail enthusiast. He grew up in Homewood, Ill., and Dearborn, Mich. After college and a stint as a newspaper reporter in Springfield, Ill., he […]
Digest: Watco to develop storage-in-transit yard, launch new switching operation new Joliet, Ill.
Monday afternoon rail news: Watco to develop storage facility, launch new switching operation Shortline and transportation services company Watco plans to create a storage-in-transit yard near Joliet, Ill., and provide switching services for the facility and adjacent customers under a newly formed subsidiary, Elwood, Joliet & Southern. The facility will make use of a former repair […]
Digest: US DOT turned down request for transportation mask requirement
Monday morning rail news: Department of Transportation turns down labor request for national mask rule The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday turned down a request by a coalition of labor unions to require passengers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and other forms of transportation, a decision the group called “unfathomable.” Rolling Stone reports the DOT […]
Digest: Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could lead to change of shortline operators (updated)
Pennsylvania rail news: Court ruling could lead to change of shortline operators (updated) A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision could change who operates five short lines in the state. PennLive.com reports that the decision means a 2015 vote by the Susquehanna Economic Development Assocation-Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority, or SEDA-COG JRA, should have awarded a seven-year contract […]
Digest: CN sets Canadian grain record for seventh straight month
More Monday morning rail news: CN sets Canadian grain record for seventh straight month Canadian National moved a record amount of Canadian grain for the seventh straight month, transporting 2.43 million metric tons of grain in September. The railroad moved 7.76 million metric tons in the third quarter of 2020. As is the case with […]
Canadian pension fund, rail holding company to acquire five U.S. short lines
WASHINGTON – A Canadian pension fund is teaming with shortline holding company Jaguar Transportation to acquire five shortline railroads totalling more than 450 miles, according to a regulatory filing. The railroads involved in the transaction, which is expected to take effect on Nov. 1, include: ● The 245-mile Cimarron Valley Railroad, which operates in Kansas, […]
Former Trains editor J. David Ingles dies
Longtime Trains and Classic Trains staffer J. David Ingles died Oct. 4 near his home in Waukesha, Wis., after a short illness. He was 79. The son and grandson of railroaders, Ingles was a lifelong rail enthusiast. He grew up in Homewood, Ill., and Dearborn, Mich. After college and a stint as a newspaper reporter in Springfield, Ill., he […]
Digest: Weekend rail service to San Diego suspended for maintenance
Friday morning rail news: Weekend rail service to San Diego suspended for maintenance work Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service between Oceanside, Calif., and San Deiego, and Metrolink commuter train service to Oceanside, will be suspended this weekend for the first of two weekends of maintenance work on the North County Transit District’s rail line in San […]
