Brightline on-board workers file to form union (updated)
WASHINGTON — On-board workers with Florida’s Brightline have filed to form a union, the Transport Workers Union of America has…
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Trains Bob Lettenberger’s pick: Union Pacific No. 4014 — Big Boy — 2022 Cheyenne-Denver trip Name of train: Big Boy…
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MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada’s “Lumi” trainset — a Siemens Venture train painted yellow in homage to the passenger operator’s…
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NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. — BNSF Railway is planning to use controlled blasting for the demolition of the bridge over…
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NORTHAMPTON, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society/Railroad Historians of the Lehigh Valley are hosting…
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WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic was up in July compared to the same month in 2023, the sixth straight month…
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ESSEX, Conn. — The Valley Railroad Co. will be the site of a two-day photography event Oct. 8-9 featuring the…
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Rail shipper groups say the poor on-time performance of all 15 Amtrak long-distance trains — which prompted the Justice Department…
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Across Ireland I like relatively short rail journeys — trips of less than 3 hours or hops where multiple short…
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Railroads’ success is often defined by service metrics like car dwell, velocity, or the operating ratio. These…
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CAMPOBELLO, S.C. — The organizations seeking to turn the Saluda Grade, once the steepest rail main line in the U.S.,…
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CONNERSVILLE, Ind. — The Whitewater Valley Railroad, a museum and heritage railway in Connersville, has debuted restored 1949 Lima-Hamilton LS1000…
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