WASHINGTON — Amtrak has announced a new group discount, Share Fares, which has gone on sale today (April 24). The fare provides discounts for up to three passengers when groups of two to four travel together, with a three-day advance purchase. The first passenger will pay full price, with the second receiving a discount of […]
Keith Creel, Canadian Pacific CEO Canadian Pacific CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel likes what he sees from the other railroads that are adopting the Precision Scheduled Railroading operating model of his mentor, the late E. Hunter Harrison. Specifically, Creel points to how Chicago and other gateways remained fluid this winter despite the […]
Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 No. 484 passes Galloping Goose No. 7 at Chama in August 2016. The railroad will assemble a gathering of “Geese” this year as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. Jerry Dziedzic CHAMA, N.M. – The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will host several events during 2020 to celebrate its 50th anniversary […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — Investigators and railroad officials are looking into the cause of a derailment and tank car fire early Wednesday morning in Fort Worth. Union Pacific representative Kristen South tells Trains that about 25 tank cars hauling ethanol derailed near Echo Lake close to 12:30 a.m. The trains’ crew was not injured and […]
A grant from the local air pollution district helped the Stockton Terminal & Eastern acquire this new, Tier 4-compliant engine from Knoxville Locomotive Works. OmniTRAX STOCKTON, Calif. — The Stockton Terminal & Eastern, an OmniTRAX short line, has unveiled a new Tier 4-compliant locomotive for the Central California railroad. The SE10B T4L locomotive, built by […]
NORFOLK, Va. — It was a record first quarter for Norfolk Southern, as the railroad set a string of financial records as smoother operations and rate increases more than made up for flat overall traffic volume. “We are finding that the more we adopt new practices and ideas, the more we can drive bottom line […]
BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Supporters of Amtrak’s Hoosier State will hold a rally today at Amtrak’s Beech Grove shops in a final effort to save the Indianapolis-Chicago train. Supporters are scheduled to gather and speak with elected officials about 2 p.m., arguing for the importance of continuing the four-day-a-week train, according to WLFI-TV in Lafayette, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s Transportation Authority board has postponed $62 million in funding for new light rail vehicles, reflecting a series of problems with the new Siemens equipment. And the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority has announced a dramatic safety measure with the new equipment, requiring operators to lock the rear doors open so passengers […]
No. 844 will join No. 4014, shown at Pomona, Calif., in 2013, on its inaugural run. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — When Union Pacific’s westbound steam doubleheader leaves Cheyenne on May 4 in the inaugural run of Big Boy No. 4014, the 4-8-8-4 will lead 4-8-4 No. 844, a UP spokeswoman tells Trains News […]
Wabtec Freight display’s its 1,000th Tier 4 emission-compliant freight locomotive outside it’s plant near Fort Worth, Texas. Wabtec Freight FORT WORTH, Texas — Wabtec celebrated today the 1,000th Evolution Series Tier 4 Locomotive at its plant in Fort Worth. The milestone delivery to Canadian National highlights the commercial success of the locomotive, which set the […]
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific’s first quarter earnings were negatively affected by harsh winter weather and derailments that curtailed volume and increased the railway’s expenses. CEO Keith Creel began the railway’s earnings call on Tuesday by remembering the three railroaders killed in the Feb. 4 derailment of a runaway grain train between the Spiral Tunnels […]
Metrolink CEO Stephanie Wiggins. Photo courtesy of USC/Brian Morri A Metrolink Ventura County Line train arrives at the Burbank Airport station on Feb. 12, 2019. TRAINS: David Lassen The Trains Interview with Metrolink CEO Stephanie Wiggins in the June 2019 issue is, unavoidably, significantly abridged from the conversation in February at Metrolink’s headquarters in downtown […]
