WAUKESHA, Wis. — Trains Magazine will offer its 21st annual $10,000 Preservation Award this fall to a non-profit educational organization involved in saving railroad history. Applications are being accepted now through Oct. 15. Entrants should send a description of the project of no more than 200 words, 1-3 photos, and a basic budget showing funding […]
Canadian National hits traffic speed bump, but remains confident in long-term growth NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — Canadian National’s traffic is growing more slowly than expected, and with volumes flat in the third quarter it will be difficult to reach its projected mid single-digit percentage increase in revenue ton miles this year, Chief Financial Officer Ghislain Houle says. “The volumes are much weaker than what we expected,” Houle told an […]
Cascades crash civil trial begins in Washington state NEWSWIRE
SEATTLE — In what’s believed to be the first suit stemming from the December 2017 derailment of an Amtrak Cascades passenger train to go to trial, three of those injured in the wreck are seeking damages in federal court in Tacoma, Wash. The trial, which began Tuesday, Sept. 3, and is tentatively scheduled for eight […]
Construction on LA Metro Gold Line extension to begin in 2020 NEWSWIRE
An LA Metro train to Union Station stops at Azusa, a 50-minute ride away on the Foothill Gold Line. Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority An artist’s rendering of the future San Dimas station on the new Foothill Gold Line extension to Pomona, due to open in 2025. Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Part of an […]
Hurricane’s passing enables railroads, ports, to resume certain operations in the Southeast NEWSWIRE
Shut down by Hurricane Dorian since Saturday, Florida East Coast Railway officials say limited operations were to begin today, Sept. 5. Pending the approval from maintenance and signal crews, operations would be underway at the north and south ends of the railroad with full restoration of service expected on Friday. By Wednesday, FEC’s Fort Lauderdale […]
Japan commuter train crash kills one, injures more than 30 NEWSWIRE
Workers examine the site of a commuter train derailment in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday. The train hit a truck loaded with produce, killing the driver. Associated Press/Eugene Hoshiko YOKOHAMA, Japan — One person was killed and 33 were injured when an express commuter train collided with a truck on Thursday. Kyodo News reports the train […]
Meet the artist behind CSX’s commemorative units: Tyler Hardin NEWSWIRE
Tyler Hardin with one of the three commemorative units he’s designed for CSX. Chris Anderson An early front porch drawing by Tyler Hardin. Hardin family collection HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Sitting in the darkness at a picnic table under a shed at CSX’s Huntington Heavy Repair shop, Tyler Hardin’s face lights up when he recalls where […]
Norfolk Southern begins moving more bulk traffic into merchandise network NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — Norfolk Southern is working to shift some bulk traffic into its merchandise network as a second phase of its Precision Scheduled Railroading operating plan kicks in. The TOP21 plan, which was implemented across the railroad on July 1, reduced the number of through trains by more than 10% as tonnage moves on fewer […]
PSR helps Kansas City Southern boost grain volume to Mexico NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — Kansas City Southern’s performance metrics continue to improve amid its shift to Precision Scheduled Railroading. Train speeds improved 12%, terminal dwell improved 11%, and the number of miles freight cars traveled per day increased 9% in August compared to a year ago, Chief Marketing Officer Mike Naatz told an investor conference on Wednesday. […]
Summer project done, but Penn Station work to continue NEWSWIRE
While a major summer infrastructure program is complete, work at Penn Station will continue during windows of less traffic for Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Long Island Rail Road trains. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — While Amtrak’s summer infrastructure work at New York’s Penn Station is complete, additional work will continue over the next nine months. […]
AAR: ‘…manufacturing and goods trading — has weakened significantly’ NEWSWIRE
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 31, 2019, as well as volumes for August 2019. U.S. railroads originated 1,055,386 carloads in August 2019, down 4.6%, or 50,672 carloads, from August 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,089,849 containers and trailers in […]
Amtrak updates hurricane cancellations, schedule changes NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has extended cancellations of some trains and modified schedules for others because of the continuing effects of Hurricane Dorian. Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6, schedule changes include: — The north and southbound Palmetto will operate between New York and Richmond, Va., but are cancelled between Richmond and Savannah, Ga. — […]
