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Volume 14 - issue 003
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Date: January 16, 2021 08:41AM
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UP 1943 has the high green at the east end of the siding at Engle Texas. This community, about five mile west of Flatonia Texas is small enough that if you blink, you could miss it ! The next town east is Schulenburg, but there is no siding, the siding is farther east at Weimar TX. Named for the city of the same name in Germany. This area was settled by Czech and German settlers and their influence is still felt to this day.
Norm Schultze photo
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Scheduled News
Train conductor makes stop in Youngstown for special delivery
[www.wkbn.com]
All MARC train service suspended Sunday through Wednesday
[www.wbaltv.com]
and
Biden no longer taking Amtrak train to D.C. over inauguration security concerns
[ktla.com]
California Gives Fortress Another Shot to Sell Train Debt
[www.bloomberg.com]
Moynihan Train Hall Expands New York’s Penn Station
[www.architecturalrecord.com]
Egypt signs MOU with Siemens for $23 billion high-speed train line -cabinet
[www.reuters.com]
and
Egypt says reviewing $23 billion high-speed train network with Siemens
[www.reuters.com]
China debuts bullet train that can operate in extremely cold temperatures
[www.cnn.com]
and
Is this Chinese prototype the shape of maglev train tech to come?
[www.scmp.com]
New RTD Boss Questions Wisdom Of Long-Promised Boulder Train
[www.cpr.org]
MARTA track work to replace trains with shuttle buses at Buckhead stations Feb. 16-22
[www.reporternewspapers.net]
Go back to the USSR with this new RETRO train
[www.rbth.com]
Contradicting State, Bullet Train Contractor Reveals Delays
[www.governing.com]
Amtrak to test trains on Point Defiance Bypass for first time since deadly derailment
[komonews.com]
Scotland's first hydrogen-powered train will run by the end of 2021
[www.lonelyplanet.com]
Even During Pandemic, MBTA Overtime Train Kept Chugging Along
[www.nbcboston.com]
BNSF Plan Aims To Reduce Train-Related Grizzly Bear Deaths
[www.mtpr.org]
MA: New Red Line train cars spend first week on the tracks
[www.masstransitmag.com]
With signal upgrades, Twin Cities Blue Line LRT provides more consistent travel times
[www.startribune.com]
Brightline train horns may sound overnight during a week of signal testing in South Florida
[www.miamiherald.com]
Sounder north line commuter train canceled for rest of week due to landslide threats
[mltnews.com]
Company seeks grant for railroad upgrade
[www.tribtoday.com]
Colorado Railroad Wars Revived in Battle for Tennessee Pass Line
[coloradotimesrecorder.com]
and
Deal to revive Tennessee Pass line faces new objections
[www.vaildaily.com]
NCTD proposal to fence coastal railroad tracks draws strong opposition at Del Mar council meeting
[www.delmartimes.net]
and
Del Mar residents, officials are against construction of a fence to prevent railroad track crossings by pedestrians
[www.rtands.com]
Reading & Northern reports growth for 2020
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
$500,500 Grant Awarded to East Penn Railroad
[www.mychesco.com]
Burned Salt Lake City railroad bridge being rebuilt, owner says
[gephardtdaily.com]
Chassis shortages in Chicago worsen amid record volumes
[www.joc.com]
Unions: Passenger rails need better security, no-ride list
[www.dailyjournal.net]
R. J. Corman Railroad Services, LLC Mark Boyle promoted to Vice President
[www.rtands.com]
Railroad track replacement underway
[newspress.com]
Sound Transit awards ARM rail maintenance contract
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
PUCO approves NS grade crossing projects in Ohio
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
UP to rescind surcharges as West Coast flow improves
[www.joc.com]
OmniTRAX expands rail-ready program to Georgia Woodlands
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Cuomo proposes $16B rebuild of Penn Station
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Railroads face the never-ending challenge of preventing train-motorist accidents at crossings
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Railroads In Montco Get $483K Grant For Rehabilitation
[patch.com]
USDOT Awards $40.26MM for Commuter Rail Grade Crossing Improvements
[www.railwayage.com]
Michigan DOT names Anastor state rail director
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CTA advances RPM Phase One construction
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Trudeau shuffles cabinet, names Alghabra transport minister
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Patriot Rail taps Itzkoff as chief policy officer
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Metra OKs purchase of 500 rail cars
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
MARTA names Greenwood deputy GM of operations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Federal review of Baltimore-Washington high-speed maglev project moves ahead
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Career Tracks: Dachser promotes CFO Eling to CEO
[www.freightwaves.com]
OCTA taps Do as chair
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Marino appointed to SFRTA governing board
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Commuters are not coming back to Metro-North
[ctmirror.org]
FTA announces COVID-19 relief allocations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Schultz sworn in to STB
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Iran, Afghanistan Approve Agreement on Int’l Rail Link
[financialtribune.com]
China to fund $940m Philippine railway linking former US bases
[asia.nikkei.com]
LOSSAN panel identifies funding to stabilize railway in San Diego
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Freight delays expected to ease after Auckland to Whangarei railway upgrade
[www.newshub.co.nz]
AAR: Intermodal Double-Digit Gains Continue
[www.railwayage.com]
An over-arching achievement as £1.2 million Severn Valley Railway viaduct work is completed
[www.expressandstar.com]
Unions Petition FRA, DHS for Emergency Orders
[www.railwayage.com]
FTA Commits $766.5MM to Portal North Bridge
[www.railwayage.com]
Cowen 4Q20 Surveys: Rail Pricing, Car Orders Up Slightly, Say Shippers
[www.railwayage.com]
China’s railway investment loses steam as government turns from debt-fuelled building boom
[www.scmp.com]
Railways ministry nod to new iron ore policy, to come into effect in Feb
[www.business-standard.com]
Biden: $20B for ‘Hardest Hit’ Public Transit Agencies
[www.railwayage.com]
Central Japan Railway to put thousands on leave
[www3.nhk.or.jp]
Trenitalia takes over operation of Turin commuter rail network
[www.railjournal.com]
Hyundai takes railway route to ship 125 vehicle units to Nepal
[www.moneycontrol.com]
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway remains uncertain
[www.thethirdpole.net]
‘Unforeseen conditions’ pushes back the opening of Southwest Light Rail line
[www.rtands.com]
Bombardier to Overhaul 143 TWINDEXX Coaches for Israel Railways
[railway-news.com]
China approves high-speed railway project worth $8.82 bln
[www.nasdaq.com]
Contract for construction of Kano-Maradi & Kano-Dutse railway line
[constructionreviewonline.com]
Stadler to supply metre-gauge trains to Centovalli railway
[www.railjournal.com]
HUF 700 bln in railway developments to be completed this year
[bbj.hu]
Feasibility Study on BRI Railway Link in Myanmar to Take 18 Months
[www.irrawaddy.com]
BART Silicon Valley Phase 2 Advancing With $100MM FTA Pledge
[www.railwayage.com]
North Yorkshire Moors Railway crisis appeal raises 'incredible' £440,000.
[www.whitbygazette.co.uk]
Running Extra
Meet the Tequila Train, a Luxe Ride to Mexico That Serves Bottomless Tipples of Your Favorite Agave Spirit
[robbreport.com]
Commuters are NOT Coming Back. A New Train Riding Era Now Begins: Cameron on Transportation
[darienite.com]
Commentary: No, railroad freight electrification is not dead
[www.freightwaves.com]
‘Never Expire' Tickets Are on Sale at a Family-Fun Railroad
[www.nbclosangeles.com]
Trainnews.org does not vet the accuracy of the articles referenced in this posting. The content of the links is the sole responsibility of the original provider.
This Issue's Photo Please send photos to photos@trainnews.org
UP 1943 has the high green at the east end of the siding at Engle Texas. This community, about five mile west of Flatonia Texas is small enough that if you blink, you could miss it ! The next town east is Schulenburg, but there is no siding, the siding is farther east at Weimar TX. Named for the city of the same name in Germany. This area was settled by Czech and German settlers and their influence is still felt to this day.
Norm Schultze photo
Photos shared are the property of the photographer, if you wish to share the images please email admin@trainnews.org and we will give you contact information in order to obtain their premission. Unless otherwise noted please do not share the images in this web site. Thank You
Scheduled News
Train conductor makes stop in Youngstown for special delivery
[www.wkbn.com]
All MARC train service suspended Sunday through Wednesday
[www.wbaltv.com]
and
Biden no longer taking Amtrak train to D.C. over inauguration security concerns
[ktla.com]
California Gives Fortress Another Shot to Sell Train Debt
[www.bloomberg.com]
Moynihan Train Hall Expands New York’s Penn Station
[www.architecturalrecord.com]
Egypt signs MOU with Siemens for $23 billion high-speed train line -cabinet
[www.reuters.com]
and
Egypt says reviewing $23 billion high-speed train network with Siemens
[www.reuters.com]
China debuts bullet train that can operate in extremely cold temperatures
[www.cnn.com]
and
Is this Chinese prototype the shape of maglev train tech to come?
[www.scmp.com]
New RTD Boss Questions Wisdom Of Long-Promised Boulder Train
[www.cpr.org]
MARTA track work to replace trains with shuttle buses at Buckhead stations Feb. 16-22
[www.reporternewspapers.net]
Go back to the USSR with this new RETRO train
[www.rbth.com]
Contradicting State, Bullet Train Contractor Reveals Delays
[www.governing.com]
Amtrak to test trains on Point Defiance Bypass for first time since deadly derailment
[komonews.com]
Scotland's first hydrogen-powered train will run by the end of 2021
[www.lonelyplanet.com]
Even During Pandemic, MBTA Overtime Train Kept Chugging Along
[www.nbcboston.com]
BNSF Plan Aims To Reduce Train-Related Grizzly Bear Deaths
[www.mtpr.org]
MA: New Red Line train cars spend first week on the tracks
[www.masstransitmag.com]
With signal upgrades, Twin Cities Blue Line LRT provides more consistent travel times
[www.startribune.com]
Brightline train horns may sound overnight during a week of signal testing in South Florida
[www.miamiherald.com]
Sounder north line commuter train canceled for rest of week due to landslide threats
[mltnews.com]
Company seeks grant for railroad upgrade
[www.tribtoday.com]
Colorado Railroad Wars Revived in Battle for Tennessee Pass Line
[coloradotimesrecorder.com]
and
Deal to revive Tennessee Pass line faces new objections
[www.vaildaily.com]
NCTD proposal to fence coastal railroad tracks draws strong opposition at Del Mar council meeting
[www.delmartimes.net]
and
Del Mar residents, officials are against construction of a fence to prevent railroad track crossings by pedestrians
[www.rtands.com]
Reading & Northern reports growth for 2020
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
$500,500 Grant Awarded to East Penn Railroad
[www.mychesco.com]
Burned Salt Lake City railroad bridge being rebuilt, owner says
[gephardtdaily.com]
Chassis shortages in Chicago worsen amid record volumes
[www.joc.com]
Unions: Passenger rails need better security, no-ride list
[www.dailyjournal.net]
R. J. Corman Railroad Services, LLC Mark Boyle promoted to Vice President
[www.rtands.com]
Railroad track replacement underway
[newspress.com]
Sound Transit awards ARM rail maintenance contract
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
PUCO approves NS grade crossing projects in Ohio
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
UP to rescind surcharges as West Coast flow improves
[www.joc.com]
OmniTRAX expands rail-ready program to Georgia Woodlands
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Cuomo proposes $16B rebuild of Penn Station
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Railroads face the never-ending challenge of preventing train-motorist accidents at crossings
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Railroads In Montco Get $483K Grant For Rehabilitation
[patch.com]
USDOT Awards $40.26MM for Commuter Rail Grade Crossing Improvements
[www.railwayage.com]
Michigan DOT names Anastor state rail director
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CTA advances RPM Phase One construction
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Trudeau shuffles cabinet, names Alghabra transport minister
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Patriot Rail taps Itzkoff as chief policy officer
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Metra OKs purchase of 500 rail cars
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
MARTA names Greenwood deputy GM of operations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Federal review of Baltimore-Washington high-speed maglev project moves ahead
[www.washingtonpost.com]
Career Tracks: Dachser promotes CFO Eling to CEO
[www.freightwaves.com]
OCTA taps Do as chair
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Marino appointed to SFRTA governing board
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Commuters are not coming back to Metro-North
[ctmirror.org]
FTA announces COVID-19 relief allocations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Schultz sworn in to STB
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Iran, Afghanistan Approve Agreement on Int’l Rail Link
[financialtribune.com]
China to fund $940m Philippine railway linking former US bases
[asia.nikkei.com]
LOSSAN panel identifies funding to stabilize railway in San Diego
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Freight delays expected to ease after Auckland to Whangarei railway upgrade
[www.newshub.co.nz]
AAR: Intermodal Double-Digit Gains Continue
[www.railwayage.com]
An over-arching achievement as £1.2 million Severn Valley Railway viaduct work is completed
[www.expressandstar.com]
Unions Petition FRA, DHS for Emergency Orders
[www.railwayage.com]
FTA Commits $766.5MM to Portal North Bridge
[www.railwayage.com]
Cowen 4Q20 Surveys: Rail Pricing, Car Orders Up Slightly, Say Shippers
[www.railwayage.com]
China’s railway investment loses steam as government turns from debt-fuelled building boom
[www.scmp.com]
Railways ministry nod to new iron ore policy, to come into effect in Feb
[www.business-standard.com]
Biden: $20B for ‘Hardest Hit’ Public Transit Agencies
[www.railwayage.com]
Central Japan Railway to put thousands on leave
[www3.nhk.or.jp]
Trenitalia takes over operation of Turin commuter rail network
[www.railjournal.com]
Hyundai takes railway route to ship 125 vehicle units to Nepal
[www.moneycontrol.com]
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway remains uncertain
[www.thethirdpole.net]
‘Unforeseen conditions’ pushes back the opening of Southwest Light Rail line
[www.rtands.com]
Bombardier to Overhaul 143 TWINDEXX Coaches for Israel Railways
[railway-news.com]
China approves high-speed railway project worth $8.82 bln
[www.nasdaq.com]
Contract for construction of Kano-Maradi & Kano-Dutse railway line
[constructionreviewonline.com]
Stadler to supply metre-gauge trains to Centovalli railway
[www.railjournal.com]
HUF 700 bln in railway developments to be completed this year
[bbj.hu]
Feasibility Study on BRI Railway Link in Myanmar to Take 18 Months
[www.irrawaddy.com]
BART Silicon Valley Phase 2 Advancing With $100MM FTA Pledge
[www.railwayage.com]
North Yorkshire Moors Railway crisis appeal raises 'incredible' £440,000.
[www.whitbygazette.co.uk]
Running Extra
Meet the Tequila Train, a Luxe Ride to Mexico That Serves Bottomless Tipples of Your Favorite Agave Spirit
[robbreport.com]
Commuters are NOT Coming Back. A New Train Riding Era Now Begins: Cameron on Transportation
[darienite.com]
Commentary: No, railroad freight electrification is not dead
[www.freightwaves.com]
‘Never Expire' Tickets Are on Sale at a Family-Fun Railroad
[www.nbclosangeles.com]