MONTREAL — Canadian National moved record volumes in the first quarter and reported improved financial results despite the impact of prolonged extremely cold temperatures that restricted operations across its system in Western Canada and the Midwest. “After a very, very cold bitter winter, we delivered good results and have a positive outlook to report,” CEO […]
CHICAGO — A daylong ride on 1923-vintage L equipment is set for May as a fundraiser for preservation of historic equipment, the Chicago Tribune reports. The event, set for May 11, will benefit the Chicago Transit Authority’s Heritage Fleet Program and the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Ill. Tickets are $150, and are […]
Jean-Jacques Ruest, CN CEO Canadian National MONTREAL — Canadian National’s investments in locomotives, track capacity, and additional train crews paid off as the railway was able to bounce back from extreme cold that limited train lengths and even shut down portions of the system for 16 nights in February. “In order to protect customer service […]
CSX debuted this First Responders unit on April 30, 2019. Chris Anderson CSX veterans unit No. 1776 at Huntington, W.Va., on April 30. Chris Anderson HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX today released two specially painted units from its Huntington Locomotive Shop, No. 911, a first responders commemorative unit, and No. 1776, that salutes veterans. In keeping with […]
The Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS has acquired this Southern Pacific diner that later went to Amtrak. Geno Dailey In service photo of the SP diner that will be preserved in the Houston area. Don Munger HOUSTON/TOMBALL, TEXAS — The Houston-based Gulf Coast Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Inc. is acquiring a historic railroad […]
Los Angeles Union Station will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its opening on Friday and Saturday. David Lustig LOS ANGELES — LA Metro will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the opening of Los Angeles Union Station with events this Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4. On Friday, an “opening ceremony” in the station breezeway […]
BOSTON — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authorities are saying problems with positive train control equipment from one of the system’s major subcontractors is having problems that could cause the MBTA to miss the December 2020 deadline for full PTC implementation. Siemens is having problems with both hardware and software it is providing for the MTBA, CommonWealth […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a deeply divided capital, and country, infrastructure spending may finally bring us all together. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer met with President Donald Trump on Tuesday and agreed that $2 trillion is needed to rebuild America’s infrastructure. Ahead of the meeting, hopes for a productive session […]
DARIEN, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming reported weaker first quarter results on Tuesday as traffic and operating income fell on its North American railroads due largely to the impact of winter weather and the flooding that followed. North American same railroad operating income declined 4%, to $69.3 million. Operating expenses rose 17%, more than offsetting […]
C&O SD40 No. 7534 and an eastbound CSXT freight train in Clifton Forge, Va. Clifford Clements/COHS CLIFTON FORGE, Va. — Nearly two years after being cosmetically restored by CSX Transportation’s Huntington locomotive shops, Chesapeake & Ohio EMD SD40 No. 7534 is almost home at the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society’s Clifton Forge Heritage Center. The […]
As light fades, a lone ES44AC powers a southbound Kansas City Southern intermodal train of solid JB Hunt containers on the Rosenberg Subdivision at Ganado, Texas, in November 2017. Bill Stephens KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern has tightened southbound cross-border intermodal schedules — by as much as one or two days in some […]
Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 heads west on the Minnesota Prairie Line on Sept. 8, 2018. The 4-8-4 is receiving firebox work before excursions this June on Minnesota Prairie Line and sister railroad Twin Cities & Western. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS – Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 is undergoing significant firebox work before the 2019 operating […]
