HAPPENING NOW: The Friday evening commute is being impacted by a train derailment near Boston’s South Station. https://t.co/68X58RzPOE — NBC10 Boston (@NBC10Boston) March 13, 2026 BOSTON — No injuries were reported after the low-speed derailment of a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter train today (March 13) near South Station. Commuter operations have been significantly disrupted. […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has turned down Metra’s request for the board to set conditions and compensation for Metra use of three Union Pacific routes in the Chicago area, calling the move premature. However, the decision released today (Friday, March 13) also set a 60-day deadline to reach an agreement. If the two […]
Wondering what you might have missed this week in the rail industry? Look no further. The following are the best-performing TrainsPRO stories for the week of Mar. 13, 2026. Canadian union wins ruling requiring CN to reopen shop facilities, hire workers Transcona wheel shop, closed during pandemic, must be improved, with workers compensated, arbitrator determines […]
The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad operates several separate, distinct trains in the Mountain State. The Cheat Mountain Salamander offers a ride into the high country of Cheat Mountain, the Durbin Rocket is pulled by a Heisler locomotive, and the New Tygart Flyer is a diesel-powered train that takes coaches and first-class cars through the […]
Roanoke was once synonymous with the best steam locomotives in the land. The Norfolk & Western built many of them right here in its massive back shops. While the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s scope is the broad subject of transportation, with more than 50 pieces of rolling stock, its heart is and always will be […]
ROANOKE, Va. — The National Railroad Hall of Fame inducted former Norfolk Southern CEO David Goode, the late Southern Railway President Bill Brosnan, and the late Jim McClellan, Norfolk Southern’s longtime head of strategic planning, during a Thursday evening ceremony in Roanoke. “David, having you as counsel has meant a great deal to me,” NS […]
PLANO, Texas — Officials in the area north of Dallas have approved a study for proposed rail service between Plano and McKinney, Texas. Public broadcaster KERA reports the Regional Transportation Council of the Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to approve resumption of the study at the council’s meeting on Thursday, March 12. The process of hiring […]
MTH Electric Trains, 7393 Washington Blvd. Ste. 101, Elkridge, MD 21075, offers a WTIU/TMCC-Legacy Connector Cable (No. 50-1042). The cable will connect the DCS WTIU system to the Lionel Command Base, the Lionel Legacy Command Base, or the Lionel Base3. Note: If you wish to operate Lionel locomotives in command mode with the Legacy Command […]
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced it has reached a tentative agreement with Genesee & Wyoming’s Indiana & Ohio Railway, with a ratification vote now in progress. If ratified, the agreement would run through 2031 and provide wage increases of 7% in 2026, 4.5% each year from 2027 to 2030, […]
GUNTER, Texas — With a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, March 12, BNSF Railway and officials in the town of Gunter marked the start of work on the railroad’s new Logistics Center North Dallas, a 944-acre industrial park an hour north of Dallas. Construction of the first phase of the approximately $500 million project is expected […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge dismissed most of the Gateway Development Commission’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration on Thursday, March 12, saying it is mostly moot because the federal government delivered the funding it had withheld for the Hudson Tunnel project. Judge Richard A. Hertling of the Court of Federal Claims agreed with the government’s […]
For many years Hobbyshop Window was a popular department in the pages of Model Railroader magazine. We’re excited to bring it back as a frequent feature on Trains.com. Here’s a recap of some of the items that arrived at our offices for the week ending March 13th 2026. Keep up to date on the latest […]
