BERTHOLD, N.D. – The small town of Berthold, on BNSF’s ex-Great Northern main line west of Minot, has instructed its police force to ticket the locomotive engineer the next time a train blocks both crossings in town for more than 20 minutes, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Berthold is following the lead of Enderlin, N.D., after […]
Tag: Railroad Operations
Trains’ Top 10 railroad stories of 2014 NEWSWIRE
Once known for mainline steam excursions, the NRHS has struggled to find relevance in the Internet age. David Honan 10. The once-mighty National Railway Historical Society appears to be running out of steam. A hotly contested election and a failed reorganization plan brought attention to the venerable organization, but in the end the status quo […]
Crestwood loads 1,000th unit train at Bakken transload hub NEWSWIRE
Jeff Robertson EPPING, N.D. – Crestwood Midstream Partners has loaded its 1,000th crude oil unit train at its COLT Hub in Epping, about 15 miles northeast of Williston. The facility began service in June 2012 with an original capacity to load 80,000 barrels per day, but now handles up to 160,000 barrels per day after […]
Do you know where your boxcar is?
In the December 2014 Model Railroader, Seth Neumann and Chris Drone wrote an article about using radio-frequency identification (RFID) and a computer to track rolling stock and new possibilities for operation. Prototype railroads have been using scanning technology since the late 1960s. Automatic Car Identification (ACI) used an optical reader and a color-coded plate to […]
KCS reports record quarterly revenue, carloads NEWSWIRE
Mark Mautner KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Southern reports record revenue and carloads in the third quarter of 2014 revenues. Revenue is reported at $678 million, while carload volumes are 4 percent higher. Third quarter revenue growth was led by a 28 percent increase in automotive, and a 13 percent increase in industrial and […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 18 – Montana Rail Link local operations
Drew’s “Epic” Trackside Adventure now heads into Montana, home of the Montana Rail Link. Drew’s expedition guide and Trains art director Tom “Sherpa” Danneman knows this regional railroad success story like the back of his hand, so join the MRVP crew as they trace the MRL main line from Billings, Mont., to the shops and […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 18 – Montana Rail Link local operations
Drew’s “Epic” Trackside Adventure now heads into Montana, home of the Montana Rail Link. Drew’s expedition guide and Trains art director Tom “Sherpa” Danneman knows this regional railroad success story like the back of his hand, so join the MRVP crew as they trace the MRL main line from Billings, Mont., to the shops and […]
Waiting game
CSX train Q216 waits, with a Canadian Pacific leader, while a Norfolk Southern train heads west through the Vickers interlocking in Northwood, Ohio, on Jan. 18, 2014. The CSX crew spent a lot of time waiting this morning while NS ran its traffic first through this suburban Toledo crossing. Photo by Michael D. Harding […]
Local hero
With a short five-car train, Canadian National’s local out of Dubuque, Iowa, has just crossed the Mississippi River and pops out of the short tunnel in East Dubuque, IL. The train will travel down the BNSF Railway using trackage to an industry that CN switches before calling it a day and returning home after dark. Photo […]
Waiting game
CSX intermodal train Q124 rolls northbound on the main line at Lineville, Ala., as a Herzog ballast train awaits in the siding on Sept. 30, 2011. Photo by Bradley Bates […]
Tweetsie in January 1951 Trains
Read about East Tennessee & Western North Carolina’s last narrow-gauge run in the article, “Tweetsie’s Last Trip,” from the January 1951 issue of Trains magazine. Download the article by clicking here. […]
Icebound!
Read the full story of Jeff Mast’s adventure on the carferry Viking in his article, “Ice Capades,” from the December 2005 issue of Trains magazine. Download the story by clicking here. […]
