PORTLAND, Ore. — Mt. Emily Lumber No. 1, a three-truck Shay locomotive built in 1923, has been moved into the…
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NJ Transit recently hired a Customer Advocate — the actual title of the job. This individual is supposed to be…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum has received a $67,500 state grant to be used for building improvements…
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WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday, Oct. 15, granted Union Pacific a 30-day extension to the mediation period…
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In addition to Amtrak’s long-distance, regional, and high-speed Acela trains, the Northeast Corridor (NEC) hosts multiple commuter entities across different…
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A locomotive has two pilots, one on each end where it interfaces with other units and/or the cars its hauling.…
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MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident that killed the operator of an NJ…
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Next-generation rail photographers Thirteen-year-old me got a stern bit of unsolicted trackside advice one day. “Railroading isn’t what it used…
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NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold the first of a series of Open House meetings on its…
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Hot stove On the day after Thanksgiving of 1981, the crew desk called me as the conductor to dog catch…
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PLEASANT LAKE, Ind. — The Indiana Rail Experience operated its second cigar train using Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society passenger…
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