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WASHINGTON — The conductor of a Norfolk Southern train was killed earlier this month when the freight car he was riding in a shoving move and a dump truck “simultaneously entered” a private grade crossing at a Cleveland steel mill, pinning the conductor between the railcar and dump truck, according to the National Transportation Safety […]
WASHINGTON — The pressure release valves on some of the tank cars carrying vinyl chloride in the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment of a Norfolk Southern train may have been compromised, the National Transportation Safety Board said today. The valves maintain internal pressure at safe levels by venting material to reduce the potential for a catastrophic […]
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the March 4 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in Springfield, Ohio, is focusing on the performance of wheelsets, the board said in a preliminary report. Four days after the derailment NS began removing from service 517 steel coil cars made by National Steel Car […]
WASHINGTON — Two locomotives being transported dead-in-tow were coupled together, contrary to Norfolk Southern operating rules, in the consist of the NS train that derailed March 9 near Anniston, Ala., according to a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report released Monday. With Norfolk Southern under close scrutiny in the wake of February’s derailment in East […]
News & Products for the week of March 20th 2023 Model railroad operators and builders can get the latest information about locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, tools, track, and more by reading Model Railroader’s frequent product updates. The following are the products Model Railroader editors have news on for the week of March 20th 2023. […]
CHICAGO – TTX is beginning to equip its boxcar and auto rack fleets with GPS-based telematics so that railroads and shippers can monitor car location and status in real time. The car pooling company, which is owned by the Class I railroads, aims to equip 1,700 new and existing boxcars by the end of the […]
EMD’s introduction of the 50-series road switchers in 1979 offered customers four variations of the design: the 3,500-hp, four-axle GP50, and its bigger brother, the six-axle SD50. The builder produced more than 275 of the former, and more than 425 of the latter. Also offered as part of the 50 line was the GP49, utilizing […]
BATAVIA, N.Y. — The move of a preserved Alco PA locomotive from Oregon to its new home at Genesee Valley Transportation’s shops in Scranton, Pa., is tentatively slated to begin in April, although exact plans have yet to be finalized, GVT President Michael D. Thomas says. Thomas, speaking Sunday with Trains News Wire, said no […]
Amtrak day trip to Detroit: Amtrak’s portfolio of Michigan Services trains includes its three-times-a-day Wolverine linking Chicago Union Station with Pontiac, Mich., via Detroit. This day-trip option is a great addition to a Chicagoland visit. Wolverine trains depart Chicago Union Station, located at 225 South Canal Street, at 6:45 am, 2:15 pm, and 5:50 pm […]
Amtrak Wolverine day trips to Chicago: Amtrak’s portfolio of Michigan Services trains includes its three-times-a-day Wolverine linking cities in Michigan with the epicenter of America freight and passenger railroading in Chicago. Michigan’s state-supported Wolverine, offers three daily departures from Detroit to Chicago, leaving at 6:26 am, 9:35 am, and 6:11 pm local time. For the […]
An Amtrak Keystone day trip to New York City Americans is a great way to view Amtrak’s electrified former Pennsylvania Railroad mainline, an important high-speed rail link between Pennsylvania’s capital city of Harrisburg, Pa., Philadelphia, and New York City. Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor begins at the Harrisburg Transportation Center and continues for 195 miles before reaching […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety bulletin asking railroads to review with employees the dangers of pushing and shoving moves at highway grade crossings. The bulletin issued today (March 17) is clearly in response to the fatal accident involving a Norfolk Southern conductor on March 7 [see “Norfolk Southern employee killed […]
