CHICAGO — CSX Transportation is willing to part with its stake in Pan Am Southern if that would alleviate competitive concerns surrounding its proposed acquisition of New England regional Pan Am Railways. “It was our position from day one, if they wanted us to step out of the Pan Am Southern, we were glad to […]
HO Scale Walthers turnouts introduction Like their predecessors, the latest generation of turnouts is DCC friendly. Turnouts that are DCC friendly minimize the possibility of a short shutting down part of a model railroad due to metal wheels contacting adjacent rails that are at a different polarity. The new Walthers Track line turnouts are available […]
SEATTLE — A 28-year-old Bellingham, Wash., woman faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted today of violence against a railroad carrier for a November 2020 incident on a BNSF Railway line in Bellingham. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington says in a press release that Ellen Brennan Reiche […]
A Union Pacific Railroad map is a valuable resource. The maps often show the route of the first Transcontinental Railroad or a modern version of the railroad. (CLICK ON THE MAP FOR A LARGER VERSION) This Union Pacific Railroad map features the UP as it appeared in 2013 and as illustrated by Trains‘ retired illustrator […]
All through September 2021, Classic Trains is celebrating the verve, grit, and glamour that was the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Please enjoy this image gallery of New Haven passenger trains selected from Kalmbach Media’s David P. Morgan Library and first published in February 2020. Only from Trains.com! […]
What was your first train set (or locomotive)? I was about six or seven years old, and it was approaching Christmas. My parents were building something in one of the spare rooms of our house. When I asked them what it was, they told me it was a sewing cabinet for my mother. When Christmas […]
Progress Rail will be part of an agreement between Caterpillar and energy company Chevron to develop a hydrogen-powered locomotive demonstration project, along with hydrogen-powered demonstrations for other transportation and stationary power uses. Caterpillar and Chevron said the project’s goal is to show the feasibility and performance of hydrogen as an alternative fuel for line-haul rail […]
CHICAGO — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman stepped up his criticism of Class I railroads on Wednesday, saying the industry’s drive for ever-increasing profits resulted in a loss of market share to trucks over the past 15 years and is restraining growth today. Rail rates fell by 27% between 1985 and 2004, as […]
HANOVER, Md. — Selection of a new contractor for Maryland’s much-delayed Purple Line light rail project is likely to occur in December, with a contract finalized by February — about five months later than had previously been projected. The Washington Post reports groups bidding to replace the previous contractor, which quit a year ago in […]
HAMILTON, Ontario — Hamilton city council members have approved a resolution agreeing to a C$3.4 billion light rail project, the CBC reports. The 11-3 vote means the city will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ontario government and Metrolinx, the province’s transit agency, to build the 8.7-mile line. While the council has to ratify […]
CLEVELAND — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transportation Authority has extended the shutdown of Waterfront Line rail service indefinitely over safety concerns related to a bridge on the route. The 2.2-mile line has been shut down since October 2020 for a track rehabilitation project, but an RTA statement says an inspection determined the structure needed four […]
Pecos River crossing Southern Pacific’s crossing over the Pecos River 65 miles west of Del Rio, Texas, stands 362 feet above the river. It opened in 1944. Southern Pacific photo […]
