A Metra BNSF train stops at Highlands station in Hinsdale, Ill., on Nov. 15, 2019 as Amtrak’s Southwest Chief approaches. Highlands is among the 31 stations to be upgraded by Metra in the next five years. TRAINS: David Lassen CORONADO, Calif — Metra’s “Big Ask” received a medium-sized answer. That’s good news for the Chicago […]
WASHINGTON – Operation Lifesaver is launching a new public service announcement campaign that brings attention to the dangerous distractions that could lead to unexpected and sometimes deadly tragedies for pedestrians on or near railroad tracks. “Walking on the railroad tracks is considered trespassing – it’s against the law,” says Executive Director Rachel Maleh. “This new […]
A GE-built ES44AH leads a westbound CSX Transportation freight through Palmer, Mass., where new signal hardware has been installed to replace Conrail-era signals. Brian Solomon CORONADO, Calif. – The advent of positive train control is bringing some unanticipated benefits to railroad signals and communications departments. So said representatives of BNSF Railway, and Canadian National, CSX […]
CORONADO, Calif. — If there’s a trend in this year’s Class I capital plans — at least as they’re being presented at the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Conference — it’s that the railroads are keeping the nature of those plans closer to the vest than they have at previous conferences. Dollar figures for […]
The new $14 million bridge over the Lehigh River at Nesquehoning Junction, Pa., will enable Reading & Northern freight trains to make their Reading to Wilkes-Barre run without changing ends. Scott A. Hartley PORT CLINTON, Pa. – Reading & Northern Railroad had another banner year breaking previous records for carloadings, freight revenue, and excursion ticket […]
Norfolk Southern No. 4271 leads the three other F units at Knoxville, Tenn., in November 2011. Reading & Northern has acquired two and will debut them on a railfan excursion in April 2020. Jim Wrinn PORT CLINTON, Pa. – The public will have its first opportunity to ride behind Reading & Northern’s recently acquired former […]
Analysts expect fourth quarter earnings to fall at four of the six publicly traded Class I railroads as cost cutting, rate increases, and share buybacks were not enough to offset the impact of traffic declines. On average, earnings per share at the six publicly traded railroads will fall by 1%, according to consensus estimates by […]
BNSF’s main line to the Pacific Northwest is shut down after this train derailed into the Kootenai River in Idaho on Wednesday. Idaho State Police BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — BNSF Railway is untangling its operations in the Pacific Northwest after a derailment in Idaho closed its northern transcontinental main line for three days. On Jan. […]
CORONADO, Calif. — Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel spoke for nearly an hour Monday as the keynote speaker at the NRC Conference. In addition to his remarks on mergers and Precision Scheduled Railroading, he also touched on a number of other topics. — Creel said that while railroading might eventually see significant savings through adoption […]
LECLAIRE, Iowa – Canadian Pacific has reopened its main line to Kansas City, Mo., following a derailment in LeClaire. However, cleanup at the scene is ongoing Monday. Spokesman Andy Cummings tells Trains News Wire that the railroad overnight on Jan. 3 after once all track repairs and safety inspections were complete. “CP is talking directly […]
Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel speaks during the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Conference on Monday, Jan. 6. TRAINS: David Lassen CORONADO, Calif. — Consolidation of the rail industry is “inevitable,” Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel says, but the industry-wide embrace of Precision Scheduled Railroading has likely pushed the merger process from a five-year window […]
Davenport Industrial Railroad serves the Davenport Transload Facility in Davenport, Iowa John Howell Davenport Industrial Railroad, a 2.8-mile short line that connects the main line of the Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad, a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway, near Davenport, Iowa, with the city-owned Davenport Transload Facility, began operations on Jan. 1, 2020. The city […]
