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St. Croix Valley No. 1363 works at the Titan Lansing sand plant in North Branch, Minn., on Oct. 8, 2019. Steve Glischinski CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – Take a look along railroad lines in western Wisconsin, and you’ll find evidence of the frac sand boom that’s meant good times for railroads. BNSF Railway serves a plant […]
These maps show options for LA Metro’s proposed Sepulveda Corridor line between the San Fernando Valley and LA’s Westside. The first three options are for heavy rail; the one at far right is for a monorail. LA Metro A rendering depicts a monorail paralleling Interstate 405 through Sepulveda Pass, one of four transit options under […]
Work on a replacement station had already begun in this November 2018 view of the Metra station in Cary, Ill., which dated to 1942. A new Cary station opened this week. TRAINS: David Lassen Several Metra station locations have been in the news this week. A roundup: — A new station has opened in Cary, […]
Rendering of display for Union Pacific No. 4141 at George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. Jim Wrinn Display showing UP No. 4141 with former President George H.W. Bush in the cab. Jim Wrinn Union Pacific No. 4141 in Big Boy No. 4014’s passenger consist at College Station, Texas, on Nov. 8, 2019. Jim Wrinn COLLEGE STATION, […]
An inbound Metra UP West train eases past track construction as it approaches the River Forest, Ill., station on Oct. 27, 2019. Union Pacific will place the third track into service between River Forest and Melrose Park this weekend, leading to some Metra delays and service changes. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Union Pacific is […]
Two DPU locomotives bring up the rear as an empty Union Pacific unit coal train heads west through Lombard, Ill., in June 2019. Moody’s Investor Services foresees a continued slide in production of Powder River Basin coal, previously a major source of traffic for UP and BNSF Railway. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK – Despite […]
NC&StL No. 576 was moved from its display site in a Nashville park in January to begin renovations. A new effort could raise up to $600,000 for the project. TRAINS: Jim Wrinnn NASHVILLE — The restoration of former Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis steam locomotive No. 576 could get a major boost from two renowned […]
ATLANTA — A new Atlanta-area government agency is creating a long-term transit plan for the area which could propose up to $27.4 billion in new projects. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority, created last year by the state assembly to oversee transit planning and funding in a 13-county area, has put […]
KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Southern is introducing precision scheduled railroading to subsidiary Kansas City Southern de Mexico. The first phase is scheduled for about Nov. 18, officials say, with full implementation by January 2020. KCS is launching PSR in Mexico “to improve service and achieve our vision to consistently be the fastest-growing, best-performing, most […]
SEATTLE — Seattle and King County, Wash., are saying they will sue to block a measure passed by Washington voters on Tuesday which will cut auto registration fees, the Seattle Times reports. Those fees help fund public transportation, and the measure’s passage will likely lead to cuts in light rail and bus service in the […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane International Airport has received an $11.3-million grant to build a rail transload facility with the goal of attracting aerospace and other industries. The BUILD Grant — for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development — from the U.S. Department of Transportation will extend an BNSF Railway existing rail spur by 3 miles […]
CHICAGO — More layoffs are coming at Union Pacific as traffic volume continues to fall amid global trade disputes, tougher competition from trucks, and the ongoing slide in coal. By the end of the year, UP expects its workforce to be at least 18% below the levels of the fourth quarter of 2018, Jennifer Hamann, […]
