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Still more Friday morning rail news: Report: New Jersey congressman to seek chair of railroad subcommittee A report says a New Jersey congressman has indicated his desire to become chair of the House Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. The website New Jersey Globe reports that Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-Newark), elected in 2012 […]
OSHAWA, Ontario – In a move that will benefit Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, General Motors Canada announced on Thursday that it planned to reopen its assembly plant in Oshawa. The plant, which stopped building pickup trucks in December, will reopen in January 2022, GM said in announcing a tentative deal with Unifor, which represents […]
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern has reduced its number of operating divisions to six from nine, continuing an industry trend toward larger divisional territories. The move was effective Nov. 1, Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn wrote in a memo to employees. The Southern Region, which previously included the Alabama, Georgia, and Piedmont divisions, is now […]
OSHAWA, Ontario – In a move that will benefit Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, General Motors Canada announced on Thursday that it planned to reopen its assembly plant in Oshawa. The plant, which stopped building pickup trucks in December, will reopen in January 2022, GM said in announcing a tentative deal with Unifor, which represents […]
MISSOULA, Mont. – Fan-favorite regional railroad Montana Rail Link has given us another reason to admire it. The railroad recently repainted EMD SD70ACe No. 4407 in a red, white, and blue paint scheme honoring U.S. military veterans. The locomotive is one of 29 such units on the railroad’s roster. Watch Trains News Wire for more […]
More Thursday morning rail news: Truckload of mattresses burns after being hit by train in Georgia No injuries were reported when a stalled tractor-trailer rig caught fire after being struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Rex, Ga., on Wednesday afternoon, snarling traffic in the community a dozen miles southeast of Atlanta. WXIA-TV reports the truck was […]
More Thursday morning rail news: Transportation Safety Board cites sudden track failure in CN derailment A sudden track failure, likely reflecting wide-gauge conditions which developed quickly because of unit train traffic, is the likely cause of the January 2020 derailment of a Canadian National train en route to Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The Transportation Safety […]
Thursday morning rail news: Metra, Amtrak ask Surface Transportation Board for more mediation time Saying they have made progress in their dispute over Metra’s lease at Chicago Union Station, Metra and Amtrak have requested more time from the Surface Transportation Board for mediation. In a letter filed Nov. 2, Metra’s attorney, filing on behalf of […]
Thursday afternoon rail news: Long Island sets schedule changes for Nov. 9 to accommodate trackwork, leaf season The Long Island Railroad will make schedule changes as of Monday, Nov. 9, to accommodate track work, the Main Line Expansion Project, and slippery-rail issues that come with autum leaf falls. The Ronkonkoma Branch will see slight adjustments […]
Three local measures to fund rail agencies or construction have passed in Tuesday’s election, with voters saying yes in Austin, Texas; the San Francisco Bay Area; and Fairfax County, Va. A measure in the Portland, Ore., area was turned down while one in Gwinnett County, Ga., has yet to be decided. Voters in Austin approved […]
As transit agencies plot their recovery from the devastating effects of the 2020 pandemic, a common denominator is emerging: more riders need city buses than suburban trains. The revelation portends diminishing investment in rail. Commuter rail systems typically serve affluent suburban residents, more of whom work in office environments. In large part, those offices have […]
Notable federal results with transportation significance from Tuesday’s election: — The three leadership figures on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure all won reelection. In Oregon, Democrat Peter DeFazio, chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, defeated challenger Alek Skarlatos to win the state’s 4th Congressional District with 58% of the vote, according […]
