An eastbound BNSF Railway train passes a stopped BNSF freight at “Summit” in California’s Cajon Pass in 2013 — this meet is one of several conditions which might require a locomotive bell to be sounded. Trains staff Q: What are the rules concerning when a train should ring its bell at a crossing or elsewhere? […]
A Canadian National train with Illinois Central-painted locomotives departs Chicago’s Markham Yard in 2017. TEH-17089-16 Jacob Metzger Q: When I was in the second grade, we took a field trip to what was then the largest freight yard in the country. That was over 50 years ago, when I lived in a Chicago suburb. I […]
Trespassers stop to pose for photos on Florida East Coast Railway tracks in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in May 2018. Bob Johnston CHICAGO — The Federal Railroad Administration will hold six regional workshops in response to an alarming increase of the number of fatalities along railroad rights-of-way, in or near locations where such incidents are most […]
MBTA MPI HSP-46 No. 2028 pushes a Worcester, Mass.-Boston train as it departs Yawkey station (since renamed Lansdowne) in the Kenmore Square section of Boston. The MBTA may consider extending its current contract with commuter operator Keolis. Scott A. Hartley BOSTON — Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack said this week that […]
Metra’s capital budget funds continued in-house rebuilding of the railroad’s MP-36PH locomotives (at right), as well as a new program for the former Amtrak F59PHI locomotives (at left). TRAINS: David Lassen Stations to receive major upgrades as part of Metra’s proposed 2020 budget include the Davis Street station in Evanston, on the UP North line. […]
SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for grants and loans for freight-rail projects. For the 2019-2021 biennium, $7.6 million is available through the Freight Rail Assistance Program Grant, and another $7 million will be available through Freight Rail Investment Bank loans. The application deadline is Oct. 18, 2019. Funds […]
HAMILTON, Ohio — Two Norfolk Southern trains collided early Tuesday morning, injuring at least one crew member and disrupting traffic in an adjacent Cincinnati suburb. The accident occurred about 1:30 a.m. In an email statement to Fox 19 TV, Norfolk Southern spokesman Tom Werner said southbound intermodal train 25A rear-ended train 143, derailing three cars […]
BOSTON —Boston-area mayors called for expanded service at a Monday meeting of the board overseeing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh called for more frequent service on the Fairmount line, as well as higher overall frequency through a proposal that would electrify MBTA routes. The State House News Service reports that the […]
Arthur Adams, CSX Transportation vice president of merchandise sales CSX Corp. BURLINGTON, Vt. — CSX Transportation can stop and ultimately reverse decades of market share loss to the highway through a combination of more reliable service and a better customer experience, a railroad executive told a rail shipper group last week. CSX has steadily improved […]
Currently used as a switcher, NJ Transit GP40H-2 No. 4109 will have HEP equipment installed for use on revenue trains. Ralph Spielman The Erie Lackawanna-scheme dual-mode ALP-46DP will, at least initially, be used on NJ Transit’s positive train control test train. Ralph Spielman NJ Transit’s Pennsylvania-scheme ALP-46A locomotive is expected to enter commuter service in […]
An inbound South Shore commuter train passes through the Museum/11th Street station on its way to Chicago’s Millennium station. A South Shore project to add a branch line to Dyer, Ind. — which would be served by 12 daily round trips to downtown Chicago — has received federal approval to move into the engineering phase. […]
An hour early, westbound Canadian No. 1 approaches Kamloops, B.C., on Sept. 7, 2019. Russ Grycan A VIA Rail Canada crew member prepares to unload baggage from eastbound train No. 2 at Melville, Sask., on Oct. 14, 2018. Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, British Columbia — VIA Rail Canada will again run only two Canadian round trips […]
