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WASHINGTON – Railroad industry officials have raised concerns about a recent National Public Radio story that they say glorifies train hopping, a practice that is both dangerous and illegal. The Feb. 17 story, “Train hoppers ride the rails across America — and you can tag along,” stunned officials from the Federal Railroad Administration, the Association […]
ATLANTA – Trains are rolling again on Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor after flooding on the route in southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and eastern Ohio due to a storm that began on Friday. Both main line tracks were operational as of midday today, NS said in a customer advisory. Service between Portsmouth, Ohio, […]
WASHINGTON — Union Pacific will lease 1.25 miles of trackage in Kansas City, Mo., to a new Jaguar Transport short line next month. The Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad will serve a cluster of customers located off UP’s KC Metro Big Mary Subdivision between milepost 0.63 and milepost 1.60 in Kansas City, according to a […]
After several days of significant cancellations, operations appear to be returning to normal for both VIA Rail Canada and Amtrak. Currently, VIA’s website and social media feed lists no cancellations today (Feb. 20) on the Windsor-Quebec corridor. VIA cancelled 19 trains on the corridor on Wednesday, Feb. 19, following 16 cancellations on Monday and 14 […]
SEATTLE — While schedule reductions for Sounder commuter trains continue, Sound Transit says Amtrak is working to accelerate the process a full restoration of service. In a Wednesday, Feb. 19, post on its information blog, The Platform, the agency says Amtrak has already completed more than half of the railcar work that was originally expected […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. weekly rail traffic remained up, although slightly, compared to 2024 levels in the week ending Feb. 15, 2025. According to figures from the Association of American Railroads, total traffic for the week was 480,740 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 1.5% from the same week a year ago. The total included […]
Five Denver & Rio Grande Western F7 diesels roll a westbound freight through scenic Glenwood Canyon between Dotsero and Glenwood Springs, Colo., in April 1965. Classic Trains coll. […]
WASHINGTON — An improperly lined switch, and a conductor’s failure to verify the switch’s position, led to the head-on collision of two CSX trains near Folkston, Ga., in April 2024, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation report. The final report into the April 15, 2024, incident was issued today (Feb. 19, 2025). The […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has quickly filed a lawsuit today in an effort to block federal government revocation of its permission for Manhattan’s congestion tolling program. The move, announced by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, makes good on a campaign promise of President Donald Trump, who last year said he would end congestion […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Class I railroad chief executives told an investor conference today that their crystal ball is as cloudy as anyone’s regarding the potential impact of the tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on Mexico and Canada. The 25% tariffs initially were due to begin this month, but Trump subsequently […]
MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada has now canceled 19 trains today (Feb. 19, 2025) in its Windsor-Quebec City corridor, and continues to cite a Tuesday CN derailment near Montreal as contributing to ongoing delays. Much of the corridor area is still digging out from storms that brought almost 30 inches of snow in a four-day […]
PHILADELPHIA — A new company has announced plans to develop a private sleeper-train service connecting major destinations, and says it aims to have a demonstration unit in the second half of 2026. Lunatrain, which describes itself as “a private, early-stage company,” says it will develop a network of express, non-stop night trains in the Midwest […]
