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CHICAGO — Canadian National announced today that it has successfully met the federal requirement to operate positive train control on all 35 of its U.S. subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC. This important achievement comes 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline. “This milestone is a testament to the tenacious dedication of our […]
NS’s four executive F-units pull an office car train through Harrisburg, Pa., in August 2012. Trains: Jim Wrinn ALTOONA, Pa. — Two of Norfolk Southern’s “Fab Four” Electro-Motive F units — F9A No. 270 and F7B No. 275 — have been purchased by Pennsylvania regional Reading & Northern, the railroad announced Saturday. “We’re going to fix […]
LANCASTER, S.C. — Long-time railroad executive Steve Gedney died Friday, the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association said in a statement. Gedney began his transportation career with the Virginia Department of Transportation. While working with VDOT he was involved in long-range transportation planning, transportation systems management and the coordination of air, highway, port and […]
The Capital Region Toys for Tots train consist assembled at Oak Island, N.J., yard in 2018. The train will not operate in 2019. Juniata Terminal ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State’s Capital Region Toys for Tots train, which last year featured former Pennsylvania Railroad E8s, will not run this year, to the project’s overseer says. […]
A Twitter post shows damage to Pittsburgh’s Station Square light rail station in August 2018. The agency which operates the light rail system will receive more than $2.5 million in reimbursement for damages from Norfolk Southern. Port Authority of Allegheny County, via Twitter PITTSBURGH — The Port Authority of Allegheny County will receive more than […]
The F units lead an office car train at Harrisburg, Pa., prior to their renumbering. Dan Cupper ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has put its A-B-B-A set of executive F unit locomotives up for auction, according to an assets-disposition bidding sheet distributed on Nov. 6 and obtained by Trains News Wire. Regularly assigned to NS’s […]
Debris from three trains is visible after a westbound Norfolk Southern train of empy oil tank cars rear-ended an intermodal train in Pennsylvania on Friday, sending cars into an eastbound intermodal train on an adjacent track. LUXOR, Pa. — Service was scheduled to be restored on Norfolk Southern’s main line between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pa., […]
HO scale locomotives General Electric U28 and U28CG diesel locomotives. Road names to be announced. All-new tooling; etched-metal grills; steam generator details on U28CG; separate, factory-applied detail parts; prototype-specific headlight placement; and metal knuckle couplers. Direct-current and Digital Command Control versions will be offered. Pricing and release date to be announced in January 2020. Master […]
NC&StL No. 576 was moved from its display site in a Nashville park in January to begin renovations. A new effort could raise up to $600,000 for the project. TRAINS: Jim Wrinnn NASHVILLE — The restoration of former Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis steam locomotive No. 576 could get a major boost from two renowned […]
CSX CEO James Foote CSX CHICAGO — Service improvements at CSX Transportation are translating into merchandise volume gains and the diversion of freight off highways, CEO Jim Foote told an investor conference on Wednesday. CSX has become the safest and most efficient railroad in the U.S., Foote says, and its on-time performance has improved dramatically […]
No. 5255 switches a customer Fernald, Ohio, on Nov. 4, 2019. David T. Rohdenburg COTTAGE GROVE, Ind. — Seeing a former Southern Railway high short hood EMD GP38-2 in any paint scheme other than the Southern’s black, white and gold “tuxedo” paint scheme or Norfolk Southern’s simple black and white dress is certainly a rare […]
O gauge CupolaCam caboose from Lionel Price: $124.99 (no. 85072) Features: O-31 operation, camera mounted in cupola, interior illumination, die-cast trucks and couplers, camera on/off and reset controls. Current production: Burlington Northern, Chessie System, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Pennsylvania RR, Reading, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific. As kids, we would hold our heads down close to […]
