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First Airo trainsets to make Sept. 30 debut on Amtrak Cascades
1+ day ago (248+ words) The exact deployment of the new trainsets has yet to be announced SEATTLE — Two Airo trainsets will begin revenue service in Amtrak Cascades service on Sept. 30, a Washington Department of Transportation official disclosed this week. Jason Beloso, WSDOT’s freight and…...
Charger parts shortage revealed at Amtrak board meeting as more Midwest trains are canceled: Analysis
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1568+ words) Amtrak ridership and revenue on track for another record WASHINGTON — Amtrak ridership and revenue through July is on pace to set new records when the 2026 fiscal year ends Sept. 30 — despite capacity constraints and widespread delays related to unprecedented implementation of…...
W&LE and Reading Blue Mountain & Northern among short lines seeking expansions as part of UP-NS merger - Trains
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1263+ words) W&LE and Reading Blue Mountain & Northern among short lines seeking expansions as part of UP-NS merger The railroads were among 11 short lines that may seek trackage rights and more interchange options as part of regulatory review of transcontinental merger…...
Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico???s Port of Guaymas
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (393+ words) Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico’s Port of Guaymas Shipments from the Powder River Basin interchanged with Ferromex via Nogales, Ariz. A Union Pacific coal train grinds its way up Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin…...
BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1616+ words) BNSF will seek trackage rights from Chicago to Eastern Pennsylvania over Norfolk Southern WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway, CPKC, and CSX plan to seek broad trackage rights over a combined Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern system if federal regulators approve the transcontinental merger. Notably,…...
Trainz acquires Sal Olsen???s Toy Train Parts
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (111+ words) Trainz acquires Sal Olsen’s Toy Train Parts Trains has acquired the inventory of parts diagrams from Sal Olsen’s Toy Train Parts. In a press release sent to CTT dated September 10, Trainz announced that they will incorporate the Olsen diagrams into…...
Passenger group calls for STB to reject UP-NS merger
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (234+ words) WASHINGTON — The Rail Passengers Association on Wednesday, Sept. 9, called for the Surface Transportation Board to reject the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, saying the UP-NS application ignores potential expansion of passenger service as part of its failure to make a prima…...
Patriot Rail names Bradt as next chief operating officer
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (134+ words) COO Jerry Hall will retire at the end of the year JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Short line holding company Patriot Rail today announced the appointment of Jason Bradt as its chief operating officer, which it said would strengthen its leadership team as…...
Intermodal sets record for August, while carload volume remains strongest in years
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (407+ words) Broad-based growth in intermodal and carload volume signals a strong economy, the Association of American Railroads says WASHINGTON — Intermodal traffic set an all-time monthly record in August — and year-to-date is the highest ever — while monthly carload volume is at its…...
Menards Elevated Water Tower - Trains
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (381+ words) Menards Elevated Water Tower Since entering the O gauge market, Menards has offered some amazing structures for our railroads. These include the York Hotel, the World Headquarters building, and even a nuclear power plant. Personal favorites of mine are the…...