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Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 7, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 469,285 carloads and intermodal units, down 6.6% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Sept. 7 were […]
SEATTLE — Amazon has joined Walmart in fielding a fleet of 53-foot containers for intermodal service, according to the Journal of Commerce. Amazon will break convention by dealing directly with railroads, bypassing intermodal marketing companies. Walmart’s relationship with railroads is both direct and through the marketing companies. Amazon recently established a third-party logistics organization and […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has released an updated version of its smartphone app, saying the new version offers more services and makes booking faster and easier. New features include: — The ability to save information on up to three credit cards for quick checkout. — The ability to book on the app using Amtrak Guest Rewards points. […]
NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road was scheduled to debut its first new equipment in almost 20 years on Wednesday morning, placing eight Kawasaki M9 m.u. cars in service. The new equipment was slated to debut on the 6:50 a.m. departure from Huntington, N.Y., to the Hunterspoint Avenue terminal in Queens. The MTA […]
Metra CEO Jim Derwinski CHICAGO — Metra is promising no fare increases in 2020 while outlining plans to spend $2.6 billion over the next five years to address capital needs. The spending plan includes purchasing and refurbishing locomotives and coaches and upgrading bridges and stations. The announcement by the commuter rail agency Wednesday came as […]
Burlington Northern GP9 No. 1868, formerly Northern Pacific No. 245, is at Staples, Minn., on Sept. 4, 1989. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is acquiring a high-hood former Northern Pacific GP9 in trade for a former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range diesel. Independent Locomotive Service GP9 No. 1382, at the […]
Cleaner stations, homeless issues, and fare evasions are among the issues New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants addressed as priorities in the MTA’s 2020-24 capital plan. Here, a Bronx-bound No. 2 train stops at West 96th Street in Manhattan. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — With a strongly worded letter to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New […]
DENVER — OmniTRAX has completed its acquisition of the Winchester & Western Railroad, the company announced in a press release. The purchase of the 101-year-old short line, which operates approximately 100 route-miles in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey, was announced in July. [See “OmniTrax to acquire Winchester & Western,” Trains News Wire, July […]
Central Maine & Quebec train No. 2 heads east near Long Pond, Maine, in November 2017. Justin Franz LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec – The Canadian government has ordered the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to make repairs to its rail line between Farnham and Lac-Mégantic after an inspection revealed numerous track issues. CM&Q took over the rail […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has reversed itself on charging penalties to truckers for cancellations and no-shows for reserved intermodal slots. The controversial charges were part of the July rollout of UP’s Intermodal Terminal Reservations System. Cancellations of intermodal reservations later than 24 hours before gate cutoff brought a $25 fee; no-shows resulted in a […]
The scene at Dupo on Tuesday afternoon after crews knocked down the flames. Steve Smedley DUPO, Ill. – A Union Pacific freight train has derailed in Dupo on Tuesday, resulting in a fire. The incident happened in the southeast suburb of St. Louis, Mo., south of East St. Louis. According to the railroad, around 12:45 […]
Greenbrier LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. – The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. has introduced a new covered hopper designed for grain service. It introduces the “Tsunami Gate,” a state-of-the-art door and hatch system that enables shippers to customize the discharge speed of grain. The railcar has a capacity of 5,185 cubic feet and a 50-foot, 6-inch length that […]
