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Athearn HO scale General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive

By | August 8, 2022

Red and gray train locomotive with "BNSF" on the side

General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive Scale: HO (1:87.1) Price: Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM connector and factory-installed speakers, $169.99 Era: 1990s to mid-2000s+ (varies depending on scheme) Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com General Electric C40-9W diesel locomotive features: Body-mounted McHenry knuckle couplers Road-name-specific horn, snow plow, rear grills, trucks, and antennas Factory […]

STB chairman says higher pay would help solve railroad crew shortages

By Bill Stephens | August 5, 2022

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman says railroad service is suffering for one simple reason: The big four U.S. Class I systems aren’t paying enough to retain and recruit train crews. BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific are experiencing ongoing crew shortages that since last year have caused widespread congestion and […]

Federal regulators welcome input from rank-and-file railroad workers amid widespread service problems

By Bill Stephens | August 4, 2022

WASHINGTON — When veteran Union Pacific locomotive engineer Michael Lindsey II looks at the industry he loves, he doesn’t like what he sees. So he has become outspoken on issues ranging from crew shortages and ongoing service problems to labor contracts and railroad regulation. He’s written two letters to the Surface Transportation Board this year. […]

Union Pacific reactivates the hump at Davidson Yard in Fort Worth

By Bill Stephens | August 2, 2022

OMAHA, Neb. — Are hump yards making an unlikely comeback? Probably not, although three mothballed humps are once again using gravity to classify freight cars. Union Pacific has reactivated the hump at Davidson Yard in Fort Worth, Texas, to ease the burden on the classification yard at West Colton, Calif., where UP is expanding the […]

Big Boy draws big crowds

By Bob Lettenberger, Trains Associate Editor | July 29, 2022

Large steam locomotive pulling a passenger train around a curve. More of the Big Boy story.

DENVER—In what will most likely be its sole trip of 2022, Union Pacific No. 4014 — Big Boy — is attracting large crowds during a three-day excursion between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver. The proceeds from Sunday’s ticketed excursion will support the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Leading a 12-car train, including an […]

News photo: First EMD in new UP paint scheme

By | July 28, 2022

A second example of Union Pacific’s new paint scheme, the first on an EMD locomotive, is now roaming the railroad. Photographer James Hickey captured SD70ACe No. 8620 leading manifest MNPRO-26 at Buffalo Bend/Point of Rocks, Neb., near the town of Sidney, on July 27, 2022. The new standard paint scheme features a larger UP shield […]

UP plans major locomotive rebuild program (updated)

By | July 27, 2022

Yellow locomotives on train of tank cars

Wabtec will modernize 600 locomotives over a three-year period for Union Pacific in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, the largest such program in railroading history. The Associated Press first reported the agreement on Tuesday evening. The program will include 525 AC4400 and AC6000 locomotives, as well as 75 Dash-9 units which will […]

How BNSF Railway corralled U.S. Class I volume growth: Analysis (updated)

By Bill Stephens | July 26, 2022

Sometimes big stories hide in plain sight. One of them is the jaw-dropping way BNSF Railway has outgrown the other three big U.S. Class I railroads. Over the past two decades, BNSF has owned all of the tonnage growth on the big four U.S. systems. Its gross ton-miles are up 71% since 1996, BNSF’s first […]

Moffat Tunnel work cancels mid-route portion of California Zephyr service Thursday

By Bob Johnston | July 26, 2022

WINTER PARK, Colo. — A track closure for Moffat Tunnel repairs this week is causing cancellation on part of the route for California Zephyrs departing Wednesday, July 27, from Chicago and Emeryville, Calif. Amtrak travelers with reservations on those trains that include the Denver-Salt Lake City segment were notified Sunday that the train was cancelled […]

Union Pacific redesigns locomotive paint scheme

By David Lassen | July 25, 2022

Yellow and gray locomotive with red trim

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is making the biggest change to its locomotive paint scheme in more than 20 years. It’s by no means a radical change. The traditional Armour Yellow and gray with red trim remains. But departing is the large American flag decal on the long hood. A smaller flag will be placed […]

News photos: New look for UP?

By | July 25, 2022

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A new Union Pacific locomotive paint scheme has surfaced, although it is unclear whether the design represents a change, a test, or a one-off for some other purpose. Photographer Bruce Jacobs photographed the ES44AC — a C45ACCTE in UP terminology —in Anaheim on July 18. Differences from the current standard UP scheme […]

Amazon opens its intermodal network to other shippers

By Bill Stephens | July 22, 2022

Amazon has begun soliciting business from shippers interested in using space in the company’s fleet of 53-foot intermodal containers. The move, touted in a YouTube video posted this month, puts Amazon in direct competition with intermodal providers such as J.B. Hunt, Hub Group, and the intermodal marketing companies that fill rail-owned containers. “With intermodal for […]

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Athearn HO scale General Electric C44-9W diesel locomotive

STB chairman says higher pay would help solve railroad crew shortages

Federal regulators welcome input from rank-and-file railroad workers amid widespread service problems

Union Pacific reactivates the hump at Davidson Yard in Fort Worth

Big Boy draws big crowds

News photo: First EMD in new UP paint scheme

UP plans major locomotive rebuild program (updated)

How BNSF Railway corralled U.S. Class I volume growth: Analysis (updated)

Moffat Tunnel work cancels mid-route portion of California Zephyr service Thursday

Union Pacific redesigns locomotive paint scheme

News photos: New look for UP?

Amazon opens its intermodal network to other shippers

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