CHICAGO — Canadian National announced today that it has successfully met the federal requirement to operate positive train control on all 35 of its U.S. subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC. This important achievement comes 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline. “This milestone is a testament to the tenacious dedication of our […]
Commuter railroads’ progress on PTC continues to concern FRA administrator NEWSWIRE
Ron Batory, Federal Railroad Administration administrator U.S. Department of Transportation NEW YORK CITY — A number of commuter railroads, particularly in the Northeast Corridor, have little margin for error as they race to meet the Dec. 31, 2020 deadline to have positive train control fully operational, the nation’s top railroad safety official says. “We have […]
CP to build new transload facility in Montreal NEWSWIRE
MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific will build a new transload terminal in Montreal, with the first phase of the project to open in June 2020. The 118,000-square-foot facility, to be operated by Quebec-based transportation and warehousing firm TYT Group, will be served by more than 4,000 feet of existing track at CP’s Cote Saint-Luc Yard. It […]
CSX Santa Train makes its 77th journey
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — CSX’s long-running Santa Train has put another trip in the books. The railroad celebrated the 77th running of the Santa Train on Saturday in rainy conditions for most of the day. Despite the wet weather, large crowds still turned out trackside along the former Clinchfield Railroad main line, part of today’s Kingsport […]
Denver RTD chief Genova to retire NEWSWIRE
DENVER — Regional Transportation District General Manager Dave Genova will retire after more than 25 years with the agency. Genova notified RTD board chair Doug Tisdale of his decision on Thursday. “It has been a privilege to serve the Board, our incredible team of employees and our community. I am confident that our very capable […]
Despite legal trouble, Iowa Pacific railroads continue to operate NEWSWIRE
CHICAGO — While attorneys are sorting through its legal and financial troubles in U.S. District Court, operations at Iowa Pacific Holding’s three railroads are continuing as normal. Earlier this fall, nearly two dozen entities associated with Iowa Pacific Holdings were placed into receivership [See: “Additional Iowa Pacific railroads placed into receivership,” Trains News Wire, Oct. […]
Sound Transit takes wait-and-see approach on possible cuts NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — Sound Transit is holding off on any cuts to projects or service that might result from passage of a recent state initiative, with the transit agency’s board option to wait until courts decide on the constitutionality of the new law. Initiative 976, which passed Nov. 5, would limit auto registration fees to $30. […]
Tennessee Pass line would be used for grain shipments NEWSWIRE
EADS, Colo. — The company interested in buying Union Pacific’s dormant Tennessee Pass line through the Colorado Rockies would do so to provide a more direct route for grain shipments from eastern Colorado and Kansas, according to the company’s lawyer. Colorado Pacific Railroad, which bought the former Missouri Pacific Towner Line in eastern Colorado, notified […]
UP CEO Lance Fritz: Railroad still doesn’t need Brazos Yard switching capacity NEWSWIRE
UP CEO Lance Fritz Union Pacific NEW YORK CITY — Industrial products traffic has been a lone bright spot for Union Pacific this year as plastics, petrochemical, and construction-related carload volume has continued to grow on the U.S. Gulf Coast. But UP has reduced car handlings enough through Precision Scheduled Railroading that it still does […]
LIRR restores service after Friday derailment NEWSWIRE
Long Island Rail Road trains negotiate tracks at the east end of the Jamaica station in an image from Aug. 18, 2019. No injuries were reported when an LIRR train derailed east of the station on Friday night. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK — Regular service has resumed on the Long Island Railroad following a […]
Reading & Northern buys two of NS’s fab four F units (updated) NEWSWIRE
NS’s four executive F-units pull an office car train through Harrisburg, Pa., in August 2012. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALTOONA, Pa. — Two of Norfolk Southern’s “Fab Four” Electro-Motive F units — F9A No. 270 and F7B No. 275 — have been purchased by Pennsylvania regional Reading & Northern, the railroad announced Saturday. “We’re going to fix […]
Transport minister says negotiations are best way to end CN strike NEWSWIRE
MONTREAL — While pressure is increasing for the Canadian government to intervene in a strike against Canadian National Railway, government Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Friday that a negotiated agreement is “the most probable and the quickest way to solve” the situation. The strike by Teamsters Canada Rail Conference conductors, train crew persons, and yard […]