A Metra train prepares to cross Prospect Avenue after a stop at the station in Clarendon Hills, Ill. Metra has pledged $1.5 million toward a new station at Clarendon Hills and related improvements, including work on the Prospect Avenue grade crossing. TRAINS: David Lassen CLARENDON HILLS, Ill. — Commuter railroad Metra has pledged an additional […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Short line railroad operators like Patriot Rail and Ports are increasingly on global investors’ radar amid rising demand for long-lasting infrastructure that can offer a combination of stability and growth. First State Investments, an Australia-based investment firm, announced on Aug. 27 that it would acquire Jacksonville-based Patriot, which operates short line railroads, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – One of the men who helped bring back big steam to main lines across the country, will be on hand for a fundraising dinner this September. Ross Rowland will be giving an exclusive video and photo presentation about his lifetime at the throttle. Rowland, a former New York Stock Exchange commodities trader, […]
Trains editors discuss the rail news that is fit to publish. This week, Jim and Steve talk about Canadian National’s purchase of a CSX line in Upstate New York; Union Pacific’s switching of a water chemical producer in California, new Acela passenger car interiors, and more! […]
WASHINGTON — Beginning Friday, Amtrak will suspend service in Florida in anticipation of severe weather expected to hit the Southeastern U.S., the passenger railroad announced Thursday evening. According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Dorian is on a track that could result in life-threatening storm surges in the southeastern U.S. on Sunday or Monday. The […]
DURANGO, Colo. — Seventy volunteers of the Carson & Colorado Railway got to ride behind Southern Pacific No. 18 on Aug. 23 as it made its way from Durango to Silverton, Colo. The private excursion was hosted by Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which has been leasing the 4-6-0 oil-burning locomotive built by Baldwin […]
CSX train B778 works on the Massena Line in Adam’s Center, N.Y., near Watertown, earlier this month. The S on the milepost in the foreground refers to miles to Syracuse, N.Y. CSX is selling the Massena line, connecting Syracuse and Montreal, to CN in a deal announced Thursday. Michael S. Murray MONTREAL – Canadian National will […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the popularity of its streetcar as a guide, Kansas City is considering the possibility of making all public transit free. It would be the first major U.S. city to do so. The streetcar is free — paid for by a specialized tax district, alternative weekly The Pitch notes — and […]
Vossloh Tie Technologies has opened a new plant in British Columbia. Vossloh North America MONTE LAKE, British Columbia — Vossloh North America’s Tie Technologies division has opened a new plant in Monte Lake to produced prestressed concrete ties for Canadian customers. The facility near Kamloops, B.C., uses an automated production system and can produced 100,000 […]
BERLIN — On Monday, Aug. 26, Vossloh AG signed a contract for the sale of its Locomotives business unit, currently reported as discontinued operations, to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou, China, a subsidiary of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Ltd. CRRC is the largest rolling stock manufacturer in the world. The agreed purchase […]
A Valley Metro light rail train departs the First and Jefferson station in Phoenix. Voters voted down an initiative on Tuesday that would have ended expansion of the light rail system. Valley Metro Passengers leave a light rail train at the Central and Washington station. Valley Metro says it is working to include business owners […]
Association of American Railroads WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 24, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 532,483 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.9% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending Aug. 24 were […]
