STEARNS, Ky., — The record rains that have impacted much of the country this winter have caused flooding and landslide issues in many areas, and now a Kentucky tourist line is dealing with issues from it as well. A routine track inspection late last week discovered a landslide on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway’s […]
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Lake State Railway set to take over CSX line NEWSWIRE
CSX train D736-25 leaves McGrew Yard in Flint, Mich., during the final week of CSX operation before the line Lake State Railway takes over operations between Mt. Morris and Plymouth, Mich. Jonathan Quinley SAGINAW, Mich. – Lake State Railway Co. will take over a CSX Transportation line between Mt. Morris, Mich., and Plymouth, Mich., effective […]
New York MTA sells branch for conversion to rail trail NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sold a little-used route between Danbury, Conn., and Beacon, N.Y., for conversion in to a rail trail. The conversion will come in the next three years, through a state-funded, $33.6-million design-build contract awarded to Arch Associates LLC, in concert with rail trail design firm McLaren. The MTA […]
Transportation Safety Board issues advisory after two incidents involving VIA trains, track materials NEWSWIRE
GATINEAU, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has issued a safety advisory letter in response to two incidents in which VIA Rail Canada trains were damaged by materials placed along Canadian National’s right-of-way in preparation for track work. The letter, dated March 25 but announced Thursday, suggests “Canadian National, in conjunction with VIA, […]
Trains News Wire round-up for March 29, 2019 NEWSWIRE
Each week, Trains editors discuss all the rail news that’s fit to publish. For the week of March 29, 2019, Trains Editor Jim Wrinn and Digital Editor Steve Sweeney talk about Midwest flooding, the Potomac Eagle, Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 runs in Pennsylvania, and more. […]
Taking a fresh look at the transcontinental railroad in photos
FULL SCREEN Drake Hokanson FULL SCREEN Drake Hokanson FULL SCREEN Drake Hokanson FULL SCREEN Drake Hokanson FULL SCREEN Drake Hokanson FULL SCREEN Drake Hokanson FULL SCREEN The railroad roundhouse is even more an anachronism than the heavy-timber barn, and perhaps even more emblematic of nostalgic times in U.S. history. The Evanston, Wyo., roundhouse stabled Union […]
Amtrak supervisor shot by employee, who dies of self-inflicted wound NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — An Amtrak employee shot his supervisor and later killed himself in New York on Thursday morning, police report. NBC News reports that the shooting occurred at Sunnyside Yard in Queens. The 53-year-old supervisor was wounded in the leg, and is expected to recover. Officers chased the 48-year-old suspect to the parking lot […]
Distributed power use increases on CSX, NS NEWSWIRE
CSX train Q-032, with a single unit on the point, crosses Rail Lane with a mix of COFC/TOFC on the Philadelphia Subdivision at Elk Mills, Md, on Feb. 16, 2019 … Michael S. Murray … and another single unit, operating as distributed power, is midtrain. CSX is increasing its use of distributed power as part […]
Grant to help in restoration of Lackawanna Cutoff NEWSWIRE
SCRANTON, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority has been awarded a $400,000 grant for engineering costs associated with restoration of the Lackawanna Cutoff, already under construction in New Jersey. The Local Share Account grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority covers engineering costs for construction of track and structures for the passenger rail project. […]
Metra schedules ‘safety blitzes’ at 59 stations NEWSWIRE
A Metra Milwaukee West train arrives at the Roselle station in January 2019. Roselle will be one of the 59 stations hosting a Metra “Safety Blitz” in 2019, with Metra employees offering safety information at the station on the morning of April 16. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra is planning Operation Lifesaver “Safety Blitzes” […]
New Metra plan would assess station use NEWSWIRE
An inbound Metra Rock Island train passes the Robbins flagstop station in December 2018. Metra is developing a policy that would require an assessment of station use every two years, as well as establishing procedures for communities to request new stations. TRAINS: David Lassen CHICAGO — Metra is developing a plan to assess stations throughout […]
NJ Transit to continue shifting funds from capital budget for operations NEWSWIRE
NEWARK — Harsh realities have overtaken New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s second year at the helm of the nation’s most densely populated state, at least as far as the NJ Transit budget is concerned. The website NJspotlight.com reports that the practice of using capital funds to help pay for daily operations — a practice of […]
