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MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS This years archived holiday photo from 2012. Note this is the last issue for 2024. Trainnews will not publish until January 9, 2025
ICE 114 moves slowly down the Nitrin Sub about one year ago on the east bank of the Mississippi. At the time this GP9 was one of three still in daily revenue service for the Canadian Pacific and one of the few remaining in class 1 service. Built in 54 this locomotive plied the rails of the Wisconsin Central/SOO Line/CP/MILW/DSSA/IMRL/ICE and again CP. I’ve been told that recently this loco has been removed from service.
Tom Farence photo
The former Schnitzer Steel scrap yard in Portland OR houses a pair of well worn SW class switchers to move the cars of scrap around the facility. So far, the actual identity of these switchers has eluded a definitive identification. Even the 3rd Guide to Industrial Locomotives is silent on the type and history.
Norm Schultze
WMATA to begin first phase of automatic train operation on Red Line trains
[www.masstransitmag.com]
and
Some Metro Red Line trains go past stations on 1st day of automatic operation
[www.nbcwashington.com]
Union Pacific to limit train operations near Milby High School after student’s death
[www.houstonpublicmedia.org]
Germany and France launch a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris
[apnews.com]
An overnighter between San Francisco and L.A. will launch soon.
[ctmirror.org]
The Del Mar Train Tracks Won’t Be Moving Underground Anytime Soon
[voiceofsandiego.org]
and
Morning Report: We Learned the Train Tracks Aren’t Moving
[voiceofsandiego.org]
NorCal storm conditions leave train travelers stranded in San Luis Obispo
[www.ksby.com]
Train Collision Injures 14 in Russia’s Frozen Far North
[www.themoscowtimes.com]
MTA to order 80 more 'open gangway' subway cars, plans to deploy some on G train
[gothamist.com]
BART to implement service schedule changes through communications-based train control system construction period
[www.masstransitmag.com]
MARTA commissions new train control system
[thechampionnewspaper.com]
Four years and 1,554 kilometers later, the Maya Train is complete
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
New $35 billion bullet train in Japan dramatically cuts travel times — here's how it'll impact passengers
[www.thecooldown.com]
China develops revolutionary new train that can travel at the speed of an airplane — and it's better than Elon Musk's abandoned Hyperloop
[www.yahoo.com]
Railroads and Unions Divide and Scramble
[labornotes.org]
SMART-TD condemns Union Pacific’s lease to Central Oregon Pacific Railroad
[www.smart-union.org]
and
Union Pacific to transfer service at Eugene railyard to Connecticut-based railroad company
[www.kezi.com]
Railroad companies repair damaged tracks in western NC
[abc11.com]
Judges urge railroad company, North Carolina residents to cooperate to avoid flooding
[www.courthousenews.com]
SMART-TD Union Announces the Passage of the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act (REEF)
[www.smart-union.org]
Railroad union pushes for legislation following 7-car derailment in west Tulsa
[www.fox23.com]
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation plans to buy Oregon Pacific Railroad
[kobi5.com]
Unemployment and Sick Benefits for Rail Workers to Get a Boost
[www.twu.org]
Norfolk Southern updates Newport railroad recovery after Helene
[www.wvlt.tv]
and
Norfolk Southern updates timeline for Hurricane Helene recovery
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Railroad Projects Receive Funding
[www.ksal.com]
Announcement on Final Rule from the Federal Railroad Administration Completes Enactment of Legislation to Strengthen Safety of the U.S. Freight Rail Interchange System
[urbanmilwaukee.com]
Gov. Hochul lauds MTA improvements at Metro-North Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Hudson Bay Railway Wraps Up Busy MOW Season
[railfan.com]
CPKC Hydrogen Fleet to Grow in 2025
[railfan.com]
Pinsly Railroad Company aims to capitalize on Panhandle growth
[www.bizjournals.com]
Union Pacific Invests Significantly in Intermodal Service
[www.up.com]
Great Western Railway lands $4 million RRIF loan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Exciting Upcoming Improvements Set to Transform Metro-North Railroad’s Service and Infrastructure
[wrrv.com]
Supplier news from Delta Railroad, RINA and Nevomo
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX, Union Pacific make 'most responsible companies' list
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
How the Supreme Court viewed Colorado’s challenge to a Utah oil railroad — and what could be next
[www.yahoo.com]
and
U.S. Supreme Court weighs limitations on federal environmental policy in Uinta Basin railway case
[www.summitdaily.com]
Martin County wants $45 million from feds to help build Brightline station in downtown Stuart
[www.tcpalm.com]
US rail traffic shows weekly gain
[www.freightwaves.com]
and
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending December 14, 2024
[www.ajot.com]
Amtrak removes final remnant pier from Susquehanna River
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
SC Ports: Infrastructure investments are supporting growth
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BMWED announces new deal at CSX as sellout of US railroaders continues
[www.wsws.org]
STB seeks Class I input to calculate the industry's annual cost of capital
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CHSRA kicks off Fresno grade separation project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF adds four Certified Sites
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
NJ Transit breaks ground on rail yard in Middlesex County to keep trains from floodwaters
[www.mycentraljersey.com]
Pritzker taps Biagi to head Illinois DOT
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
PATH to slash fares for passengers with disabilities
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak Releases First Passenger Car in Phase VII
[railfan.com]
Rail park, centralized yard on tap for Youngstown & Southeastern in 2025
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
New Legislation from Senator Ed Markey Lays Tracks for All-Electric Rail Future in the U.S.
[earthjustice.org]
Norfolk Southern added, expanded shipping options for 94 customers in '24
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
['hr]
New railway bridge over Rio Grande boosts U.S.-Mexico trade capacity
[www.lmtonline.com]
More Americans Rode Amtrak Trains in 2024, Setting a New Ridership Record
[www.railway.supply]
BNSF Railway To Eliminate Dozens Of Jobs Dec. 27
[cowboystatedaily.com]
Recycled plastic railway ties have lower carbon footprints
[boingboing.net]
Heritage railway proposes 'radical' change
[www.bbc.com]
Trainnews - 12/18/24
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MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS This years archived holiday photo from 2012. Note this is the last issue for 2024. Trainnews will not publish until January 9, 2025
ICE 114 moves slowly down the Nitrin Sub about one year ago on the east bank of the Mississippi. At the time this GP9 was one of three still in daily revenue service for the Canadian Pacific and one of the few remaining in class 1 service. Built in 54 this locomotive plied the rails of the Wisconsin Central/SOO Line/CP/MILW/DSSA/IMRL/ICE and again CP. I’ve been told that recently this loco has been removed from service.
Tom Farence photo
The former Schnitzer Steel scrap yard in Portland OR houses a pair of well worn SW class switchers to move the cars of scrap around the facility. So far, the actual identity of these switchers has eluded a definitive identification. Even the 3rd Guide to Industrial Locomotives is silent on the type and history.
Norm Schultze
WMATA to begin first phase of automatic train operation on Red Line trains
[www.masstransitmag.com]
and
Some Metro Red Line trains go past stations on 1st day of automatic operation
[www.nbcwashington.com]
Union Pacific to limit train operations near Milby High School after student’s death
[www.houstonpublicmedia.org]
Germany and France launch a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris
[apnews.com]
An overnighter between San Francisco and L.A. will launch soon.
[ctmirror.org]
The Del Mar Train Tracks Won’t Be Moving Underground Anytime Soon
[voiceofsandiego.org]
and
Morning Report: We Learned the Train Tracks Aren’t Moving
[voiceofsandiego.org]
NorCal storm conditions leave train travelers stranded in San Luis Obispo
[www.ksby.com]
Train Collision Injures 14 in Russia’s Frozen Far North
[www.themoscowtimes.com]
MTA to order 80 more 'open gangway' subway cars, plans to deploy some on G train
[gothamist.com]
BART to implement service schedule changes through communications-based train control system construction period
[www.masstransitmag.com]
MARTA commissions new train control system
[thechampionnewspaper.com]
Four years and 1,554 kilometers later, the Maya Train is complete
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
New $35 billion bullet train in Japan dramatically cuts travel times — here's how it'll impact passengers
[www.thecooldown.com]
China develops revolutionary new train that can travel at the speed of an airplane — and it's better than Elon Musk's abandoned Hyperloop
[www.yahoo.com]
Railroads and Unions Divide and Scramble
[labornotes.org]
SMART-TD condemns Union Pacific’s lease to Central Oregon Pacific Railroad
[www.smart-union.org]
and
Union Pacific to transfer service at Eugene railyard to Connecticut-based railroad company
[www.kezi.com]
Railroad companies repair damaged tracks in western NC
[abc11.com]
Judges urge railroad company, North Carolina residents to cooperate to avoid flooding
[www.courthousenews.com]
SMART-TD Union Announces the Passage of the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act (REEF)
[www.smart-union.org]
Railroad union pushes for legislation following 7-car derailment in west Tulsa
[www.fox23.com]
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation plans to buy Oregon Pacific Railroad
[kobi5.com]
Unemployment and Sick Benefits for Rail Workers to Get a Boost
[www.twu.org]
Norfolk Southern updates Newport railroad recovery after Helene
[www.wvlt.tv]
and
Norfolk Southern updates timeline for Hurricane Helene recovery
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Railroad Projects Receive Funding
[www.ksal.com]
Announcement on Final Rule from the Federal Railroad Administration Completes Enactment of Legislation to Strengthen Safety of the U.S. Freight Rail Interchange System
[urbanmilwaukee.com]
Gov. Hochul lauds MTA improvements at Metro-North Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Hudson Bay Railway Wraps Up Busy MOW Season
[railfan.com]
CPKC Hydrogen Fleet to Grow in 2025
[railfan.com]
Pinsly Railroad Company aims to capitalize on Panhandle growth
[www.bizjournals.com]
Union Pacific Invests Significantly in Intermodal Service
[www.up.com]
Great Western Railway lands $4 million RRIF loan
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Exciting Upcoming Improvements Set to Transform Metro-North Railroad’s Service and Infrastructure
[wrrv.com]
Supplier news from Delta Railroad, RINA and Nevomo
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX, Union Pacific make 'most responsible companies' list
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
How the Supreme Court viewed Colorado’s challenge to a Utah oil railroad — and what could be next
[www.yahoo.com]
and
U.S. Supreme Court weighs limitations on federal environmental policy in Uinta Basin railway case
[www.summitdaily.com]
Martin County wants $45 million from feds to help build Brightline station in downtown Stuart
[www.tcpalm.com]
US rail traffic shows weekly gain
[www.freightwaves.com]
and
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending December 14, 2024
[www.ajot.com]
Amtrak removes final remnant pier from Susquehanna River
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
SC Ports: Infrastructure investments are supporting growth
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BMWED announces new deal at CSX as sellout of US railroaders continues
[www.wsws.org]
STB seeks Class I input to calculate the industry's annual cost of capital
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CHSRA kicks off Fresno grade separation project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF adds four Certified Sites
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
NJ Transit breaks ground on rail yard in Middlesex County to keep trains from floodwaters
[www.mycentraljersey.com]
Pritzker taps Biagi to head Illinois DOT
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
PATH to slash fares for passengers with disabilities
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Amtrak Releases First Passenger Car in Phase VII
[railfan.com]
Rail park, centralized yard on tap for Youngstown & Southeastern in 2025
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
New Legislation from Senator Ed Markey Lays Tracks for All-Electric Rail Future in the U.S.
[earthjustice.org]
Norfolk Southern added, expanded shipping options for 94 customers in '24
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
['hr]
New railway bridge over Rio Grande boosts U.S.-Mexico trade capacity
[www.lmtonline.com]
More Americans Rode Amtrak Trains in 2024, Setting a New Ridership Record
[www.railway.supply]
BNSF Railway To Eliminate Dozens Of Jobs Dec. 27
[cowboystatedaily.com]
Recycled plastic railway ties have lower carbon footprints
[boingboing.net]
Heritage railway proposes 'radical' change
[www.bbc.com]