Coal empties leave Pennsylvania Railroad’s Buffalo Line at Driftwood, Pa., in 1955, bound for the mines. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Driftwood departure
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Canadian appeals court gives CN Toronto-area intermodal facility the go-ahead
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s Federal Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court ruling blocking Canadian National Railway’s development of a Toronto-area intermodal facility, allowing construction of the terminal to move forward. The Canadian Press reports that a three-judge panel ruled on Friday that the federal government’s decision to allow construction of the facility in Milton, […]
Ask Trains.com October 2024 compilation
Ask Trains.com October 2024 compilation | In this episode, Host Cody Grivno talks about model railroad locomotive wheel flanges; signage along the 1:1 scale right-of-way; modeling an industrial brewery complex; using the right tool for the job; plus a wide array of other modeling and prototype railroading topics that viewers just like you have raised! […]
How Amtrak’s long-distance capacity affects pricing: Analysis
WASHINGTON — It’s more expensive than ever to get into a bedroom or roomette on Amtrak’s overnight long-distance trains — if the accommodations are available at all on the preferred travel date. Coach passengers also endure high prices and sellouts when their destination is served by a once-daily, limited-capacity train that has an especially busy […]
Double diesel
Union Pacific U50C No. 5000 lays over at the railroad’s North Platte, Neb., shop on Jan. 21, 1975. It was one of 40 such units on the railroad in operation from 1969 to 1978. Bruce Barrett photo […]
Indiana’s Rochester & Erie doubles carload business in first year of operation
ROCHESTER, Ind. — It was spring 2023 when Eric Thurlow received an unexpecting phone call asking him if he’d want to become part owner in an Indiana short line. At the time, Thurlow was assistant vice president of sales and marketing at Genesee & Wyoming. On the other end of the phone was Corey Tumpane, […]
RRHMA restoring Union Pacific café diner lounge
SILVIS, Ill. — Railroading Heritage of Midwest America has begun restoration work on former Union Pacific café-diner-lounge No. 5016. RRHMA is advertising that tours of the car to see work in progress will be offered with the purchase of tickets to the Trains and Tractors event at Silvis Oct. 18 and 19. Plans are to […]
SMART-MD members ratify contracts with BNSF, CSX, NS
WASHINGTON — Members of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation’s Railroad, Mechanical, and Engineering Department (SMART-MD) has ratified new contracts with BNSF Railway, CSX, and Norfolk Southern, the union announced. Union members voted 69% in favor of the deal at BNSF, 68% at CSX, and 62% at NS. The five-year agreements, […]
Terminal operations improvements speed up BNSF’s merchandise network
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway’s merchandise network is now running better than it has in years due to a focus on improving terminal operations. BNSF began looking at ways to unclog its yards earlier this year, an effort that was accelerated in July after the railroad brought in veteran operations guru Ed Harris, a […]
Class of their own
In early 1954, Union Pacific 4-12-2 No. 9028 brings a train into North Platte, Neb., from the east. Only UP had 4-12-2s, 88 built during 1926–30, which led to the wheel arrangement being called the Union Pacific type. Art Stensvad photo […]
Train dispatchers ratify new agreement with BNSF Railway
FORT WORTH, Texas — The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) has voted to ratify a new contract agreement with BNSF Railway. The new agreement, announced today, increases wages, accelerates paid vacation accrual, and includes other contractual improvements. The news comes a month ahead of the opening of the next collective bargaining round and provides a […]
Amtrak, commuter railroads say Penn Station expansion will be required to handle growth
NEW YORK — Penn Station must be expanded to accommodate future traffic, according to Amtrak and the commuter railroads using the Manhattan rail hub. That is the conclusion of a report — commissioned by Amtrak, NJ Transit, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — released Wednesday after studying alternatives to expansion. The report determined that the […]
