OGDEN, Utah – Historic locomotives are steaming up the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in Utah. On Thursday, Union Pacific hosted its own event for media and the public just south of Ogden’s Union Station. The event involved 4-8-4 No. 844 and newly rebuilt Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. […]
Big Boy, No. 844 reenact Golden Spike’s nose-to-nose moment in Ogden ceremony NEWSWIRE
Big Boy No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 form the backdrop as a giant Golden Spike is hammered in place at an Ogden, Utah, ceremony by officials and descendants of participants in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn OGDEN, Utah — With a call on the radio from Union Pacific Chairman Lance […]
Canadian Pacific reopens Kansas City main line as flood waters recede NEWSWIRE
CP train No. 473 heads south through downtown Davenport along the newly raised main line. The swollen Mississippi River lies behind, its traditional bank is beyond the tree line above the train. Chris Guss DAVENPORT, Iowa – Canadian Pacific has reopened its main line through Davenport this week after being closed for almost a week […]
CN, CP report record Canadian grain volume in April NEWSWIRE
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific both reported record volumes of grain traffic from Western Canada in April. TRAINS: David Lassen MONTREAL — Canadian National and Canadian Pacific say they moved record amounts of grain out of Western Canada in April. The Canadian Press reports that CN shipped 2.72 million tons of grain during the month, […]
CN to acquire intermodal division of Alberta trucking firm NEWSWIRE
MONTREAL — Canadian National has announced agreement to acquire the intermodal division of Canadian trucking firm H&R Transport Limited. The Alberta-based company will be acquired through a CN subsidiary. “H&R is well known in Alberta and across the industry for investing in its people, systems, and assets, as well as its customer-centric services and best […]
Indiana Transportation Museum equipment auction scheduled NEWSWIRE
A selection of the items listed for auction in June. NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – The city of Noblesville will auction 36 pieces of rolling stock from the Indiana Transportation Museum collection in June. The city has hired Ozark Mountain Railcar to dispose of these items, which were not picked up by other organizations during last year’s […]
Smithsonian to open new displays on transcontinental railroad NEWSWIRE
This and other historic images from the building of the Transcontinental Railroad will be part of a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. National Museum of American History WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will mark the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad by opening […]
VIA Rail Canada ridership grows for fourth straight year NEWSWIRE
MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada saw an 8% increase in ridership and a 7.4% increase in revenues in calendar 2018, marking its fourth straight year of ridership increases. VIA carried 4.74 million passengers in 2018, with 4.5 million of those in the Quebec City-Windsor, Ont., corridor. Corridor service saw a 9.3% increase in ridership and […]
Wire issues shut down part of Houston light rail network NEWSWIRE
HOUSTON — Houston’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has shut down 15 miles of light rail operations, affecting three routes, to deal with a “wire fatigue” problem that could put bystanders at risk of contact with a live electrical line. The Houston Chronicle reports that the closure of all of the Green and Purple lines, as well […]
Frisco, Texas, museum to hold Golden Spike anniversary watch party NEWSWIRE
Photo opportunities with Big Boy No. 4018 will be part of the Museum of the American Railroad’s Transcontinental Railroad Watch Party in Frisco, Texas. TRAINS: Jim Wrinn FRISCO, Texas — The Museum of the American Railroad will hold a “watch party” for the sesquicentennial of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad this Friday, May […]
Big Boy No. 4014 returns to Utah under steam NEWSWIRE
UP Big Boy No. 4014, seen at Henefer, Utah, on Wednesday, completes the last lap of its epic journey from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Ogden, Utah, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad and the driving of the Golden Spike. Jim Wrinn OGDEN, Utah – Union Pacific Big Boy […]
Big Boy on May 4: The railfan chase day of a lifetime NEWSWIRE
RAWLINS, Wyo. – Looking back a few days, Saturday, May 4, was a crazy railfan chase day in the annals of railfandom. When a Trains video team left Laramie, Wyo., midday, they were supposed to leap frog the majority of railfans chasing Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 and head directly to Walcott, Wyo. Instead, […]