Volume 18 - issue 02 Amtrak's east bound Capitol Limited emerges from Point of Rocks tunnel at Point of Rocks, MD on CSX's Metropolitan Sub on May 3, 2013. This tunnel was one of several on this former B&O main which was enlarged in conjunction with CSX's National Gateway project to increase overhead clearance to allow the passage of double stack trains. Point of Rocks Tunnel was built
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Volume 18 - issue 01 The South East Pennsylvania Transportation Agency (SEPTA) operates an extensive transportation system in the greater Philadelphia area. SEPTA operates numerous bus lines and a trolley bus line in addition to the trolley cars that run in the city, the Norristown High Speed line and suburban Light Rail lines. The end of the line at Sharon Hill PA has this small station
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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
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SEPTA (SouthEastPennsylvaniaTransportationAuthority) Kawasaki Trolley cars are coming to the end of their life cycle. Built before the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed by President George H.W. Bush, the cars are not accessible. They were new in the very early 1980s. New rolling stock is in the future and will look like nothing that is running in Philadelphia now.
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SEPTA (SouthEastPennsylvaniaTransportationAuthority) PCC III rumbles down Girard Avenue in Philadelphia PA. Route 15 "Girard" is the only route still using the classic President's Conference Committee style of streetcar in the 'City of Brotherly Love'. The current model is a upgrade from the PCC II modified by Brookville in 2003 from former PCCs manufactured by the St Louis C
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The Union Pacific has a unique group of Maintenance of Way (MoW) trains to perform numerous tasks needed by the railroad. Along the Sunset Route as well as the Austin Subdivision, thousands of ties have been replaced. That means that thousands of used and worn ties have to be picked up and discarded. This MoW set has just received track and time,and is departing the small yard at Corbyn, j
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Th Strasburg Railroad operates from its' namesake community to Leaman Place Jct, where it connects with the Norfolk Southern. It's only 4.5 miles long, but an impressive little railroad. During the summer, Strasburg typically will operate two trains, running just a few minutes apart. Some freight is hauled and it's right across the road from the impressive Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
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The PATCO Speedline runs from downtown Philadelphia PA to Lindenwold NJ using cars that were built by Budd and refreshed several times by Vickers Canada and Alstom in NY. These are the latest PATCO II cars approaching the station stop at Westmont. A significant portion of the line is underground as it burrows beneath the river and into central Philadelphia. Running on a third rail and 750
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There's something about stainless steel and Budd. It's magic, On the PATCO Speedline or the tail end of the Canadian,it's special. The PATCO (Port Authority Transit COrporation) Speedline operates from central Philadelphia PA to Lindenwold NJ. The line opened on January 4, 1969. The rolling stock has undergone significant rebuilding including the PATCO II by Vickers Canada and a 2019
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While the BNSF and UP dominate the scene in the Columbia River Gorge, there is a lot more happening on the river. Case in point, the ship American Pride. The American Pride cruises the Columbia and Snake rivers. She is operated by the American Cruise Lines and was built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in 2012. Cruising and 12 knots, she weighs 2700 tons and caters to 150 passengers. The paddlewhee
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The Columbia River Gorge has many interesting venues. The Washington side of the gorge is BNSF territory, the Oregon side belongs to UP. Both railroads handle the refuse of Seattle and Portland, taking it east to a giant landfill. That landfill is at Roosevelt OR. This westbound BNSF train has just departed the garbage landfill. Note that the double stack empty containers are no longer tar
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The Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad operates from an interchange at RYE JCT WA with BNSF to Brush Prairie Washington. The railroad owns the track all the way to Chelatchie WA , 33 miles, but only operates about the first 15 miles of the Right of Way. Usually, the railroad uses SW1200 number 211. SW1200 #211 is a former Missouri Pacific However, they also have an SD40-2 to take heavier
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This Weeks Edition The Maryland Area Rail Commuter system operates three lines. It shares the Northeast Corridor with Amtrak on the Penn Line which originates in Washington D>C< and runs north of Baltimore. The Brunswick line also originates in Washing ton and operates westerly to Martinsburg W. VA. lastly there is the Camden Line that runs from Washington to the terminus at Camden Sta
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Trainnews 10/02/24 Baltimore Maryland has an extensive light rail system that operates from Glen Burnie in the south to Hunt Valley in the north, a system of slightly over 22 miles in length. There is a spur from the mainline that reaches Thurgood Marshall, BWI International Airport. In addition, the is a short subway system in the City of Baltimore. The light rail system uses a fleet of
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Amtrak Tr 22, the Texas Eagle, approaches its' station stop at Taylor TX. The Phase VII paint is so new there is hardly a ding on the freshly painted nose. And since cars are no longer left in San Antonio, the train is two cars longer than it was previously. After its' stop, the Eagle will turn north toward Ft Worth, Dallas and ending in Chicago IL. Norm Schultze Amtrak Launching the
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Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24 One of MARCs (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) HHP-8 stops to discharge passengers at Odenton MD. These are powerful motors, packing 8000 horsepower between the couplers. MARC had a half dozen of these Bombardier-Alstom electrics for use on the Penn Line. The Penn Line is MARCs only electrified line, which it shares with Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor. At one ti
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Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24 Tradepoint Atlantic is the reincarnation of the former Bethlehem Steel Co plant at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Steel production ended in June 2012 and the property has been in redevelopment since that time. Tradepoint has its' own railroad, and five locomotives to service customers. There is direct access to both CSX and NS along with significant storage optio
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Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24 Capitol Corridor service to the Oakland A's game arrives at Oakland Coliseum station. This train is running one of its last services to Oakland A's games as the team will play in Sacramento next season. Tim Loftus Full G train service resumes after partial shutdown ‘Transformational’: how a California city launched America’s first hydrogen-powered passe
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Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24 The St Charles line operates down the 'neutral zone' through the Garden District of New Orleans LA. Here, one of the Perley Thomas streetcars, built in 1923-24 passes the Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion, built in 1869 for former Confederate Officer Watson Van Benthuysen. It later became the German Consulate from 1931 to 1941. It is now preserved at 3029 St Charles
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Looks like UP has been working on the coast line for awhile now. I know they have been doing work along the coast south of Conception, but am curious if this is the last bit of work or are they planning anything north of SLO.
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Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24 “Do you hear the beat?, Away down the street ?” The rampart Street Parade written by Bob Haggart and Ray Broduc in Nov 1937. The trolley is running by the Dupaquier House, located at 1101 North Rampart Street. It was designed by noted architect G. A. Hemecourt for Dr. Dupaquier. It has been a Jazz Club hosting greats like the Marsalis Brothers. It is now
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Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24 The Dallas Area Rapid Transport, DART, offers a direct ride from the Metroplex to DFW Airport. Here are two of DARTs LRVs at the terminus of the line, Terminal A. Norm Schultze Exclusive look at MTA's G train modernization Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened Crews doing repair work following Tucson tr
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Trainnews 08/01/24 - 08/07/24 Years ago, breaking news was featured as an “Extra” y the local newspaper. And we see the businessman and motorman looking at the Extra announcing the invasion of Hitlers Europe at Normandy. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington PA set up this scene for visitors. A wonderful step into the past. Norm Schultze Greg Schindel, who brought joy to
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Trainnews 07/25/24 - 07/31/24 The Sunset Limited, Amtrak Tr2 is about to depart San Antonio TX for New Orleans LA. It has one of the newest paint schemes applied to the P42 locomotives. The Texas Eagle awaits its’ turn to accept passengers and depart for Ft Worth and points North. The Alamodome provides a colorful backdrop to the trains. Norm Schultze Governor Hochul, Amtrak and N
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Trainnews 07/18/24 - 07/24/24 Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 CSX train derails in upstate NY, crashes into home. See video of the aftermath BNSF Accuses Teenage Rail Enthusiast of Derailing Train Amtrak says Wichita Falls is designated stop for future passenger train service Is the Amtrak Borealis train really profitable? Tokyo-Osaka bullet train
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Trainnews 07/11/24 - 074/17/24 The first zero-emission train in the US has arrived in San Bernardino and you can ride it later this year Train jumps tracks leaving extensive damage in Brown County Rio Tinto's iron ore shipments miss estimates due to May train derailment Metrorail lowers train speeds as rail temps top 135° Train ridership on the rise in North Carolina M
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Trainnews 07/04/23 - 074/10/24 G train summer shutdown moves into phase 2 of closures Train derailment causes fire near Carrington, ND and Crews continue work at site of train derailment near Carrington Amtrak cancels train on Missouri River Runner route after derailment Take an up close look at the last surviving operational Big Boy train Train derailed after storm
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