Posted 9 hours ago by Railpage System User
Train D11, the Plattsburgh local, is a very interesting train to railfan. It is based out of the CP office on the old air force base in Plattsburgh. Up until this year the local was powered by D&H power. Now one of CP’s GP20C-ECO’s will power it.
Posted 15 hours ago by Railpage System User
The Amtrak subsidy is no small sum, and actually considerably greater than the advertised $1 billion annual average federal transfer Amtrak has enjoyed since its creation by Congress 48 years ago.
Posted 16 hours ago by Railpage System User
Total carloads for the week were 261,875, up 0.1% compared with the same week in 2017, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 285,361 containers and trailers, up 2.6% compared to 2017.
Posted yesterday by x31
As goods and raw materials make their way to all parts of the country, there's a significant possibility they'll pass through Chicago, a main transportation hub for all of North America and the busiest rail hub in the U.S.
Posted yesterday by x31
An injured deer was rescued from railroad tracks in Chicago after causing about three hours of commuter train service interruptions.
Posted yesterday by x31
Perdue AgriBusiness yesterday announced plans to establish a $30 million organic grain receiving and storage facility at Tradepoint Atlantic near the Port of Baltimore in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The SunRail platform at Lynx Central Station needs to be rescued. It’s gross!
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Beginning in 1983, Walder, 59, worked on finance and capital projects at the MTA, working his way up to Chief Financial Officer.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Selkirk Yard is the newest installed base for Trainyard Tech. One feature is OSX Technology, which detects switch and track occupancy using wheel detectors, eliminating with the need for presence detectors.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Entries will be judged by experienced industry professionals. Those that represent the “best of the best” will be featured in Railway Age’s February issue and recognized at Railway Age’s Railroader of the Year Dinner, which will take place at the Union League Club of Chicago on March 12, 2019.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The bond issue by Invest Atlanta included the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber and Georgia Power, and clears the way for redevelopment of NS-owned property in Atlanta’s Gulch neighborhood.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Class I and JB Hunt Transport Services since January 2017 have been locked in arbitration, the Wall Street Journal reported, over how they split intermodal revenue.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
For 135 years, a Rail Bridge has been connecting Bismarck and Mandan across the Missouri River.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
South of the bike path, the tracks cross Rt. 9 and the passing track starts.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Some people have been asking me about the best railfan spots in Plattsburgh, so here is my “HotSpots” guide. This is similar to Trains Magazine’s “Hotspots” column.
Posted 2 days ago by x31
Bakken crude prices are set to weaken from already low levels in coming months, with the frigid winter in North Dakota likely to disrupt rail loadings and worsen bottlenecks as production soars, traders and executives said.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
Joe Lhota’s abrupt departure cleared the way for snarky tabloid covers and a renewed focus on MTA issues in the wake of election day’s Democratic takeover of the State Senate.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
SunRail’s Magic Southbound Special looks like a winner to us.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
MTA Vice Chairman Fernando Ferrer is now MTA Acting Chairman.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Major sponsors who helped make this year’s charitable contribution possible include APL Logistics Americas Ltd.; Bartlett Grain/Savage Enterprises; Deanne Porter and Patrick Ottensmeyer; Husch Blackwell LLP; Kansas City Southern Historical Society; Michael and Marlys Haverty Family Foundation; Precision Waste Solutions, L.L.C.; RailPros; Sirius; Cisco Systems, Inc.; The Kansas City Southern Charitable Fund; Wabtec Unitrac Railroad Materials and Watco Companies. Additional sponsors are listed on the KCS website.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Branon on Jan. 1, 2019 will succeed A. Kenneth Gradia, who is retiring after 34 years with the NRLC, and after serving the past 10 years as Chairman. The NRLC, a not-for-profit association, consists of members from all Class I U.S. freight railroads and many Class II and III railroads.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
Joe Lhota has stepped down as MTA Board chair for the second time in six years.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
The Federal Transit Administration on Nov. 8 signed off on the Environmental Analysis with a Finding of No Significant Impact, known as FONSI, for the plan by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) to add a second track and other upgrades between Gary and Michigan City, Ind.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The honorees, conductor Rommel Primus, brakeman Connor Ray, and engineer William Bagley, will be recognized by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 269 and the NYA at an annual union dinner Nov. 10 in Woodbury, N.Y.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
That would be Brightline, the start-up that operates higher-speed passenger service from Miami to West Palm Beach, and which first proposed the new intercity route earlier this year.
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