ALTOONA, Pa. – On Saturday June 16, at 12:13 p.m., Norfolk Southern’s Alto tower in downtown Altoona was vacant for the first time in 97 years, as signal crews shifted authority from the Alto control operator to a Norfolk Southern train dispatcher. Maintenance crews also removed the classic Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridges from both ends […]
Alco time in Florida
Seaboard Coast Line C420s Nos. 1214 and 1222 work Rochelle, Fla., on April 13, 1974. The rare units later were shipped to SCL affiliate Louisville & Nashville when that railroad became power short in the late 1970s. Photo by William J. Husa Jr. […]
Historic diesel and steam
Norfolk & Western Bicentennial SD45 No. 1776 ties onto Southern Railway 2-8-2 No. 4501 at Mullens, W.Va., on July 5, 1974, during the multi-day Independence Limited II excursion from Cincinnati to Alexandria, Va. The SD45 helped the 1911 Mikado on steep grades over former Virginian trackage between Gilbert and Narrows. Photo by J. David Ingles […]
John Walker Barriger III: He Healed Railroads Using Pictures
FULL SCREEN Photograph by John Walker Barriger III. Courtesy of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, St. Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri, St. Louis. A westbound, steam-powered freight train on the Santa Fe Railway framed by the front window of an early diesel locomotive at Matfield Green, Kansas, circa 1940. The diesel, […]
A rare look Southbound
Seaboard System Railroad officials inspect the jointly owned Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad (with Norfolk Southern) on Aug. 8, 1985. The train is crossing the Yadkin River near Badin, N.C., behind former Clinchfield Railroad F units Nos. 116 and 117. Photo by Doug Koontz […]
High hopes but no luck
In high hopes of increased coal traffic, West Virginia’s Middle Fork Railroad in the early 1960s laid heavier rail on its main line. Some of that rail waits in gons while a loaded coal train moves past at Ellamore, W.Va. Alas, the traffic never materialized. Photo by J. Michael Dunn III […]
Men caught stealing railroad tie plates in Pennsylvania NEWSWIRE
SOUDERTON, Pa. — Two men arrested for stealing tie plates from the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad told police they didn’t know they were breaking the law. Each man faces 115 counts of theft and receiving stolen property, after they admitted to police they took the tie plates from the tracks. A citizen observed the men loading […]
Take a photo tour of Amtrak’s new Miami shop
FULL SCREEN Bob Johnston Welcome to Hialeah! Amtrak shares space in the 53-acre shop area with CSX and Tri-Rail vendors Veolia and Bombardier, which service Tri-Rail’s Miami-West Palm Beach commuter trains. FULL SCREEN Bob Johnston Wheels that have been recently trued (machined and straightened) are put on a truck for the Auto Train facility at […]
VIA Rail Canada sued by Industrial Rail NEWSWIRE
MONCTON, New Brunswick – Industrial Rail Services has filed two lawsuits against VIA Rail Canada, alleging the company breached a contract to rebuild Renaissance cars and acted in bad faith by terminating the contract, CBC News reports. VIA terminated the uncompleted portion of a contract with Industrial Rail to rebuild 98 cars on April 11. […]
Trains, May 2012
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Algoma Central snow train poised to depart
An Algoma Central snow train is ready to depart Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., en route to Agawa Canyon. Photo by Jeremy J. Schrader […]
BNSF launches interactive map NEWSWIRE
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway has launched an interactive map that showcases various events and activities along its transcontinental rail system. The map uses various markers to highlight events such as community projects, news updates, photos, and videos along with historical information. Users have the ability to filter the data and zoom into a […]