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611 spends an extra night in Virginia on the way to Strasburg NEWSWIRE
SHENANDOAH, Va. — Norfolk & Western No. 611 will try to escape from Virginia again today. After leaving homebase in Roanoke, Va., Monday morning, the locomotive tied down for the night in the division point of Shenandoah, Va., Monday night after an attempt to reach Enola Yard, just outside Harrisburg, Pa., on its way to […]
Amtrak adds service to two New Jersey stations NEWSWIRE
Its headlight dimmed for a meet, an Amtrak Northeast Regional train passes through the station at Princeton Junction, N.J., on Aug. 8, 2019. Amtrak has added service to Princeton Junction and New Brunswick, N.J. TRAINS: David Lassen NEW YORK — As of Monday, Aug. 19, Amtrak has added additional Northeast Corridor service to two stops […]
Baltimore light rail system resumes full service NEWSWIRE
BALTIMORE — Light RailLink service between Camden Yards and North Avenue, shut down since the July break of a water main, resumed Monday morning. Baltimore Fishbowl reports that the Maryland Transit Administration resumed service that had been suspended since July 8, when the broken water main damaged an underground vault, creating a sinkhole that consumed […]
Dailey Foundation awards grants to four preservation projects NEWSWIRE
A Dailey Foundation grant will assist NC&StL 576, shown moving out of Centennial Park in Nashville in January 2019. Trains: Jim Wrinn COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio-based Tom E. Dailey Foundation Inc. Tuesday announced 12 grants totaling $28,500 including four for railway preservation projects totaling $15,000. The railway preservation projects include $5,000 for the Oregon […]
FRA issues notice for rail infrastructure grants NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. The NOFO includes more than $244 million in grant funding. “The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements grant program is an important resource for railroads […]
KCS announces Holiday Train schedule NEWSWIRE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern announced today its schedule for the 19th annual Holiday Express train, which will stop in 20 communities in five U.S. states on 25 dates. Visitors can board the train, meet Santa and his elves and tour the inside of three cars of the festive six-car train. Each event […]
New equipment, more engineers to address ongoing NJ Transit issues NEWSWIRE
NJ Transit GPH40-2 No. 4105, a rebuild of a locomotive constructed for the Central of New Jersey in 1968, awaits departure from Hoboken. N.J., in June 2019. Seventeen dual-power locomotives from Bombardier are due to arrive in 2020, replacing NJ Transit’s oldest engines. Ralph Spielman MONTCLAIR, N.J. — New equipment is on the way to […]
NJ Transit to begin reports on delays, cancellations NEWSWIRE
Inbound NJ Transit train No. 3252 from Long Branch arrives late at New York’s Penn Station, setting the state for a late-departing train No. 3721 to the Jersey Avenue station in New Brunswick, N.J. NJ Transit will begin releasing reports explaining why trains have been delayed. Ralph Spielman MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Increasing transparency and accountability […]
Q&A: OmniTrax CEO Kevin Shuba NEWSWIRE
OmniTRAX President and CEO Kevin Shuba OmniTRAX DENVER — OmniTRAX recently announced the Winchester & Western Railroad will be the latest short line railroad to join the OmniTRAX roster, giving the Colorado-based railroad company access to industrial markets in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and throughout the Northeast. Combined, the Winchester & Western adds 100 miles and […]
Operational audit of Western Maryland Scenic cites track and rolling stock concerns NEWSWIRE
Workers install the drivers on No. 1309 in the front engine earlier this month. Tishia Boggs CUMBERLAND, Md. — An operations audit of Western Maryland Scenic Railroad cites issues with the railroad which could lead to speed restrictions or a shut down if they are not addressed over the next several years. According to an […]
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014: Shop tours and a hint at a fall tour NEWSWIRE
If you’re in Cheyenne on Aug. 30, Sept. 6, or Sept. 13, you can go inside the UP steam shop on a tour provided by the Cheyenne Depot Museum. Trains: Jim Wrinn CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For the first time since Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 was completed in May, the public will be allowed […]
