A banner on the bridge marks the opening. Bob Johnston CHICAGO – The westbound Lake Shore Limited was just a little more than an hour late when it charged past the crowd of politicians and railroad officials lining up to cut the ribbon Thursday. The ceremony would officially open a $142 million grade separation of […]
Running four hours late, the westbound ‘Capitol Limited’ passes Whiting, Ind., on Oct 2, 2014. Bob Johnston CHICAGO – The hours-long delays have begun to disappear not only from Norfolk Southern’s Chicago-Toledo segment of the Capitol Limited, but also on the Empire Builder route. The improvements follow an Oct. 6 letter from Surface Transportation Board […]
Jonelle DeFelice BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will restore weekend commuter rail service on three lines beginning this winter. The Kingston/Plymouth and Greenbush lines will see the return of Saturday and Sunday service and the Needham Line will resume Saturday service after a two-year absence on Dec. 27. Facing a deficit for the […]
Join Tyler Trahan for a video tour showing how Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority crews test and re-test new Hyundai Rotem cars to make sure they meet all safety tests. Only from Trains! […]
FULL SCREEN Bob Johnston A 120-car BNSF empty coal train slinks west through a 30-mph speed restriction 10 miles east of Syracuse, Kan., on July 13. Once a raceway for the Super Chief and other streamliners, the Kansas portion of the line was downgraded under the current operating contract to 60 mph maximum passenger speeds […]
Bob Johnston HOWELL, Mich. — The Steam Railroading Institute, in partnership with the Great Lakes Central Railroad, will offer hour-long rides Aug. 16-17 during the Howell Melon Festival. The trains will use recently refurbished, bilevel Mi-Train commuter cars slated for use on the proposed “Wally” commuter train between Howell and Ann Arbor. There will also […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While MRVP Producer David Popp and MR Editor Neil Besougloff were heading to Cleveland, Ohio, for the NMRA National Convention 2014, they took a side trip to Elkhart, Ind., to visit the National New York Central Museum. Steam, diesel and electric motive power […]
Walthers HO scale Budd Big Dome Full-length dome cars, like this new HO scale model from Walthers, were popular upgrades to the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe’s top name trains in 1954. Each of Santa Fe’s original Big Domes had 57 angled coach seats and 18 lounge seats on the upper deck, with a lower […]
NAPA, Calif. – Proving that just about anything can be purchased online today, four Pullman-Standard-built passenger cars from Southern Pacific’s Shasta Daylight streamliner are being offered for sale on classified advertisements website Craigslist. According to the listing, two cars were built in 1949 and two in 1954. Prices vary from $15,000 to $23,000 and the […]
Specially painted Amtrak P42 No. 42 hustles the westbound Pennsylvanian with six Amfleet through Landisville, Pa., on Sept. 30, 2013. Photo by Mark W. Hoffman […]
FULL SCREEN St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press, Minnesota Historical Society Collection Burlington’s Zephyr‘s gather at St. Paul Union Depot on Sept. 29, 1948. FULL SCREEN Ronald Lundstrom Freshly painted SD45s Nos. 407 and 412 power a Great Northern director’s special at St. Paul Union Depot in the mid 1960s. FULL SCREEN Byron D. Olsen The Milwaukee […]
CAF USA BOSTON – CAF USA has been awarded a $118.1 million contract to build 24 “Type 9” Light Rail vehicles for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line. The cars are needed for the Green Line Extension expected to open in 2019 to Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford. The new cars will include computer controlled […]
