BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is preparing to negotiate with CSX Transportation and other, unnamed stakeholders to fill the funding shortfall for work on Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel. The Baltimore Sun reports that Hogan declined to say whether the state might contribution more to the project, citing “sensitive negotiations,” but that he promised to […]
One of two new technologies to be tested by the New York subway system will measure station crowding, allowing the MTA to deploy more workers where needed. Ralph Spielman NEW YORK — New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin year-long pilot programs with two technology companies to improve subway service. Axon Vibe will offer a […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 was steamed up on July 29 to gain experience with how a 2900 boiler does its job. On hand for the event was Matt Casford who works for BNSF Railway in Texas and is an engineer on AT&SF 4-8-4 No. 3751, which is owned […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal government has a new top safety executive. Karl Alexy is now serving as the Federal Railroad Administration’s Associate Administrator for Safety and is the agency’s chief safety officer. Alexy assumes the post from Robert C. Lauby, who retired from the agency earlier this year. According to the FRA’s website Alexy joined […]
LOS ANGELES — The LA Metro board has approved plans to upgrade service on Metrolink’s Antelope Valley Line, which carries about 7,000 passengers daily. The Santa Clarita Signal reports that the board approved a study which recoomended three changes to the 76.6-mile line, which currently offers 15 round trips on weekdays. Recommendations included adding one […]
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA MPI HSP-46 No. 2028 pushes Worcester, Mass.-Boston South Station train No. 520, as it departs Yawkey station in the Kenmore Square section of Boston. Scott A. Hartley Steve Poftak, a Boston native, became general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Jan. 1, 2019, […]
CHICAGO — Metra plans to renovate its Electric District station at 95th Street, serving Chicago State University, with the goal of boosting ridership and creating a transit hub. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the commuter railroad has agreed to a “memorandum of understanding” with the university to build a new platform, stair enclosure, elevator, and […]
Coal miners form a human blockade to keep a loaded CSX train from leaving the bankrupt coal mine which still owes the miners thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. Photo courtesy WYMT-TV CUMBERLAND, Ky. — Out-of-work and unpaid Eastern Kentucky coal miners, reeling from the bankruptcy of their employer and the closure of their mine, […]
BAGHDAD — Iraq seeks to rebuild its railroads. In a recent media report, Iraqi government officials say they want to build a new rail connection to neighboring Turkey. That effort appears to coincide with Iraq’s rebuilding effort in the wake of ISIS destruction in recent years. The Daily Sabah reports that the Iraq’s transport minister […]
Adirondack Scenic Railroad maintenance crews will not have to rely on a nearby bridge for protection from weather once their new facility is completed as they are in this undated photo. Dan Kittay UTICA, N.Y. — Adirondack Scenic Railroad say they hope to move into a new maintenance facility as soon as this winter, thanks […]
At long last, 2716 arrives in Ravenna, Ky. following a three-day trip from the Kentucky Railway Museum. Chris Anderson RAVENNA, Ky. — Chesapeake & Ohio 2716 has arrived in Ravenna, Ky. The three-day move of the 2-8-4 “Kanawha” from Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, Ky. to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp.’s headquarters in Ravenna was […]
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s plans for increasing Chicago-Milwaukee Amtrak Hiawatha service may not be as close to fruition as state officials have believed. Canadian Pacific Railway, the host railroad for much of the Hiawatha route, has released a letter to the state’s rail program manager saying it will not support additional service without additional improvements […]
