BNSF Railway locomotives that were wrecked in a crash in 2015 when as South Western Railroad crew accidentally left a switch open to the mainline, according to documents previously obtained by Trains News Wire. BNSF has reclaimed portions of the railroad after safety errors by the short line. William P. Diven CLOVIS, N.M. — BNSF […]
A pair of EMD SD50s leads Reading & Northern train SBPI near Scranton, Pa., in October 2015. Michael S. Murray PORT CLINTON, Pa. – Regional railroad Reading Blue Mountain & Northern is raising train speeds across the about 320 miles of track it operates to accommodate growing traffic. But to run trains more than 30 […]
VTR SD70M-2 No. 431 on its first revenue run in Vermont Railway colors near Proctorsville, Vermont, on Jan. 11. Kevin Burkholder RUTLAND, Vt. — A shiny red-and-silver EMD SD70M-2 is the newest locomotive to be dipped into Vermont Railway System’s livery. The locomotive was released from the railroad’s Rutland shop this week as VTR No. […]
New Providence & Worcester logo Genesee & Wyoming DARIEN, Conn. — The “i”s are dotted, the “t”s are crossed and the Providence & Worcester Railroad now has a new logo to mark its entry into the Genesee & Wyoming family of railroads. The Surface Transportation Board granted authority for G&W to buy the Class III […]
A Dakota Southern SD7 sits on rebuilt track at Chamberlain, S.D. Pat Malone CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — A shortline railroad is boosting its grain business after reopening more than 40 miles of main line in South Dakota. The Dakota Southern started hauling unit grain trains to the Wheat Growers Cooperative in Kennebec, S.D., earlier this harvest […]
A special Brightline train is set to complete its more than 3,000-mile journey from California to south Florida this week. The train was on Florida East Coast rails for the first time today in Jacksonville, Fla., with FEC milepost 0 immediately behind the train. Eric Hendrickson JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The first new trainset for a […]
Two of Central Maine & Quebec Railway’s SD40-2F locomotives stay coupled on a bridge on the railroad. The two paint schemes reflect 1960s Canadian Pacific colors and the Bangor & Aroostook. Kevin Burkholder The Central Maine & Quebec’s heritage painted SD40-2F Bangor & Aroostook locomotive. Kevin Burkholder NORTHERN MAINE JUNCTION, Maine — Central Maine & […]
Delmarva Peninsula Google Maps WASHINGTON — Rumors you may have heard are true: Norfolk Southern will lease 162 miles of its Delmarva Secondary line in Delaware and Maryland to short line operator Carload Express. The new railroad, the Delmarva Central will be the fourth Carload Express short line, and doubles the mileage under the company’s […]
Watch freight trains climb 4 percent grades in western North Carolina on Watco’s Blue Ridge Southern! Be sure to check out our feature story on the railroad, coming in the December 2016 issue of Trains Magazine! […]
Watch freight trains climb 4 percent grades in western North Carolina on Watco’s Blue Ridge Southern! Be sure to check out our feature story on the railroad, coming in the December 2016 issue of Trains Magazine! […]
Toledo, Ohio, has long been a center of industry. Nicknamed the “Glass City” for its prominence in glassmaking, the city is also home to the iconic Jeep brand and a busy Great Lakes port. Toledo Terminal Railroad used its circular route to connect the city’s industrial base with national and world markets. One can still […]
What’s in a picture? In this one, a brown-painted automatic equipment identification, or AEI, reader barely pokes out of a slope along a Conrail right-of-way in New Jersey. A company that installed this reader received a $195,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commissions for having incorrect licensing for tracking freight trains near rights-of-way. WASHINGTON D.C. […]
