Is the Indiana Harbor Belt’s 54 miles of mainline track a key component of the proposed 33,700-mile merger of Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern? Quite possibly. The IHB, whose main line circles Chicago and could link CP lines in the Midwest with NS lines to the East and South, is an integral part of CP’s […]
A CSX Transportation train with Canadian Pacific power waits on a Norfolk Southern train to cross the diamonds at Northwood, Ohio, in January 2014. Michael Harding He said he might do it. Discussing his company’s flirtation with CSX in October 2014, Canadian Pacific Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison mentioned that CP had looked at […]
No. 611 on an excursion. Jim Wrinn Canadian Pacific’s offer to purchase Norfolk Southern has the full attention of industry analysts and investors. They’re thinking deeply about the railroads’ “net present values,” network operations, and regulatory filings. But what about the companies’ souls? How do the two companies compare in terms of railway preservation? A […]
Canadian Pacific CEO E. Hunter Harrison AP If only Norfolk Southern would agree to talk more — and to Canadian Pacific. If that were to happen, Canadian Pacific CEO Hunter Harrison says he’s confident he could work out a deal to buy NS that would win over shippers and regulators. Harrison made the comments about […]
Santa Claus on the observation car platform on CSX Transportation’s Santa Train from 2013. Kevin Gilliam Map of the Clinchfield from the Jan. 2016 issue of Trains. Kevin Gilliam KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Fans and photographers are gearing up for the 73rd annual CSX Transportation Santa Train this Saturday Nov. 21. Decisions by CSX earlier this […]
Two Canadian Pacific trains, with a variety of locomotives, meet near Oconomowoc, Wis., in November 2014. Brian Schmidt NORFOLK, Va. — Canadian Pacific today officially proposed to purchase Norfolk Southern, saying the combination would create a transcontinental rail system that would both improve service and enhance competition. CP says its proposal, sent in a letter […]
Milwaukee Road No. 10200 on static display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minn. Steve Glischinski DULUTH, Minn. — The legendary Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension saw its last trains in 1980, and the end of its electrification in 1974. But the first electric locomotives used on the “Electric Way Through the Mountains” as […]
San Luis Central Railroad employees and managers re-named engine No. 70 after Danny Naranjo. Naranjo worked for the San Luis Central for 35 years until he collapsed and died while he was working on track in September. Tom Tancula MONTE VISTA, Colo. — Colorado’s San Luis Central Railroad named one of its two locomotives in […]
Cummins’ test locomotive for its Tier 4 compliant QSK-95 engine is CECX No. 1919, a re-powered SD90AC. Photographers spotted the locomotive dead-in-tow on CSX Transportation’s westbound Q369 in Fostoria, Ohio. The Indiana Rail Road will host further tests on the locomotive. Dale A. DeVene Jr. WILLARD, Ohio — Despite depressing news from other locomotive makers, Cummins […]
One of Metra’s most recently acquired locomotives is No. 97, an F59PH locomotive originally built for Go Transit in Toronto. Tom Danneman Another view of Metra No. 97 on test runs. Mark Llanuza CHICAGO — Be on the lookout for new locomotives and paint schemes on Metra in the coming weeks as the Chicago commuter […]
Union Pacific’s former Chicago & North Western locomotives Nos. 8646 and 8701 lead a manifest train into Milwaukee. The units are now in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Ill. Chris Guss UNION, Ill. — As Union Pacific continues to store excess locomotives this fall due to depressed business levels, two of the […]
Everett Railroad 2-6-0 No. 11, a Mogul-type steam locomotive pulls a passenger excursion in southwestern Pennsylvania in October. Chris Starnes DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Everett Railroad recent startup of steam-hauled excursion service, the nation’s newest, features a handsome 1920 Alco 2-6-0 Mogul-type on the head end. Everett president Alan Maples spoke with Trains about the […]
