Milwaukee Road 261 departs Minneapolis with a “Gourmet Express” trip in September 2018. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS — The Friends of the 261 will operate “Gourmet Express” excursions pulled by Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 and E9 No. 32A on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad Sept. 21-22. The special trips cater to passengers interested in […]
WASHINGTON — A Norfolk Southern report filed with the Federal Railroad Administration lists a broken rail as the cause of a Jan. 6 derailment near Bartow, Ga., that led to the evacuation of hundreds of area residents. The Augusta Chronicle quotes FRA spokesman Warren Flatau as saying the report is under review and the incident […]
MARTA General Manager Jeffrey Parker MARTA MARTA’s plans include several new rail projects. MARTA ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has set a timeline for a major system expansion, with projects including 29 new miles of light rail and a 2-mile extension of the Atlanta Streetcar. Jeffrey Parker, MARTA’s general manager and a […]
A private contractor works to remove fallen trees with the help of Keokuk Junction Railway crew at Hollis Pass, just north of Mapleton, Illinois on Friday, July 5, 2019. Trees fell on several stored tank cars during severe weather Wednesday. Steve Smedley PEORIA, Ill. — The Keokuk Junction Railway is closed after sustaining significant flood […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 29, as well as volumes for June 2019. U.S. railroads originated 1,023,394 carloads in June 2019, down 5.3%, or 57,173 carloads, from June 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,075,974 containers and trailers in June […]
Inbound and outbound trains on the MBTA’s Middlesborough/Lakeville line meet in Braintree, Mass., in 2010. Groundbreaking ceremonies on Tuesday marked the start of work to extend the line to New Bedford and Fall River, Mass. Scott A. Hartley FREETOWN, Mass. — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker was among more than 40 politicians and government officials on […]
The WNY&P Driftwood Turn prepares to leave Driftwood, Pa., with a hopper train ultimately bound for Turtle Point. Despite being based in Olean, N.Y., the majority of the income for the railroad is in Pennsylvania. Stephan M. Koenig The northbound Emporium Turn reaches Gardeau Road just south of Keating Summit. The train will make its […]
An inbound Metra Electric train approaches the 47th Street/Kenwood station on June 29, 2019. Metra Electric service was stopped between downtown Chicago and the 51st-53rd Street station in Hyde Park on Monday because of a power outage. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — A power outage caused major delays on Metra’s Electric Line during Tuesday’s afternoon […]
PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak is running some Keystone Service trains between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa., on a modified schedule this afternoon and evening, after earlier cancelling trains on that segment because of damage from severe storms east of Harrisburg on Tuesday night. The railroad says July 4th service will operate as scheduled “subject to some delays while […]
CHARLESTON, W.V. — The West Virginia Port Authority is moving forward to find a lessee for one of the state’s intermodal facilities in anticipation of possibly auctioning the facility off or selling it. At a meeting Tuesday, the West Virginia Port Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the board chairman to begin […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Amtrak has begun offering bus service between Green Bay and Milwaukee, connecting with its Amtrak Hiawatha service at two stations in Milwaukee. The new Amtrak Thruway bus service began Monday, offering two round trips between Milwaukee and Green Bay with intermediate stops in Appleton, Oshkosh, and Fond du Lac. In Milwaukee, the […]
GLEN HAVEN, Wis. — The main BNSF Railway route between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul will remain closed through at least Tuesday after a mudslide caused a derailment Monday morning, sending at least one car into the Mississippi River. About 15 cars of the southbound intermodal train were reported to be derailed, the Wisconsin State Journal […]
