Trainnews 2025 : Trainnews
This will be the last edition of Trainnews for 2025. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, see you next year
I have located some of the 'this date in history' archives and will add them to posts if the links still exist.
This day in Railroad History
December 17, 1887
The Southern Pacific completed its original line between Eugene Oregon and California through Roseburg. After a delay, the Oregon & California Railroad resumed construction south of Roseburg in 1881, and the California & Oregon Railroad resumed construction north from Redding in 1883. The two railroads met in Ashland, OR, to complete the route. By this time the Central Pacific Railroad controlled the O&C, placing the entire line between California and Oregon under the same banner. At about this same time the Big Four incorporated the Southern Pacific. All affiliated railroads, including the CP, were then leased to the SP.
[www.trainweb.org]
A north bound Alaska Railroad passenger special run for this year’s convention of the National Railway Historical Society rounds a curve near Girdwood on September 19, 2013.
Alex Mayes Photo
Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad?
[www.npr.org]
13 train cars derailed in Placer County, tracks closed
[fox40.com]
and
Union Pacific investigates cause of train derailment near Colfax as track reopens
[mynews4.com]
CPKC Holiday Train Returns to Central Minnesota Today with Music, Lights, and Food Bank Support
[knsiradio.com]
CSX employee dies after train derails in Calera Saturday morning
[www.wbrc.com]
Some activists oppose SEPTA's plan to close its Wilmington Train Station ticket office
[www.delawarepublic.org]
All DART operations return to normal after mechanical problem delays light rail
[www.nbcdfw.com]
Train timetable revamp takes effect with more services promised
[www.bbc.com]
MTA using P3s to complete Grand Central train shed project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Grand Central train shed rebuild: MTA partners with Chase and Vornado on financing reconstruction of critical Midtown rail infrastructure
[www.amny.com]
Fewer Amtrak trains means future progress as a bevy of projects get underway in Virginia
[www.richmonder.org]
1 year after becoming fully operational, the Maya Train is suffering major losses
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
US Army’s first 100% electric train can power rail centers for 48 hrs in emergencies
[interestingengineering.com]
CTA halts Yellow Line trains due to track condition
[www.fox32chicago.com]
Viewers laugh after watching test run of Japan's new high-speed train — here's what happened
[www.thecooldown.com]
Great Plains Transportation Museum receives big donation
[www.kwch.com]
Japanese Railway Pleads With Photographers to Stop Being Dangerously Dumb
[petapixel.com]
From Portugal to Singapore: World’s Longest Train Journey
[greekreporter.com]
New Metrolink trains to arrive in St. Louis in 2027
[fox2now.com]
Croatia launches Europe’s first fully battery-powered train
[tvpworld.com]
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
[soranews24.com]
Stadler Rail wins billion-franc night train order from Kazakhstan
[www.swissinfo.ch]
Flood Knocks BNSF Out in Northwest
[railfan.com]
Union Pacific Capital Investments Strengthen Supply Chain Across the Southwest
[www.up.com]
2 big unions balk at merger that would create first U.S. transcontinental railroad
[www.cbsnews.com]
R. J. Corman’s Founder, Richard J. Corman, has Been Inducted into the ASLRRA Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame
[www.rjcorman.com]
Future Uncertain for Yakima Trolley
[railfan.com]
Mass Coastal Railroad Streamlines Track Maintenance with Esri Technology
[www.esri.com]
Privately owned Jefferson Railway sold after more than two decades of operation
[www.ktre.com]
How the US freight rail industry got dirtier than coal power plants
[www.reuters.com]
Union Pacific Appoints Will to Board of Directors
[www.up.com]
and
Union Pacific names Will to board of directors
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Port of Columbia, railroad operator consider maintenance in lease negotiations
[www.union-bulletin.com]
Mt. Rainier Railroad seeks to acquire, operate Tacoma Rail line
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific sets date for historic rail merger filing
[www.freightwaves.com]
Work Continues on Gaspé Line Rehab
[railfan.com]
Union Pacific conductor killed in Ontario, California
[www.wsws.org]
Sir Nigel Gresley’s Oldest Locomotive to Return to Steam
[railfan.com]
Amtrak unionized workers to receive $900 bonuses
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
After Years of TWU Pressure, Amtrak Gives Executive Bonuses to Frontline Workers
[www.twu.org]
Va. considers nearly $700 million rail and trail plan in Shenandoah Valley
[virginiamercury.com]
Grand Canyon 2-8-0 on Track to Run in 2026
[railfan.com]
Hacegaba to lead California port group
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Thaco ties up with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to produce railroad rolling stock
[www.msn.com]
OmniTRAX CEO Piacente announces retirement
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
KC Streetcar ridership doubles after expansion
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
LILEE Systems Advances Mission-Critical Train Control Interoperability in the Northeast Corridor
[www.morningstar.com]
CSX to serve new Southern Coil Solutions warehouse
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BLET tentative labor agreement reached at NYSW railroad
[www.railway.supply]
TransLink marks 40 years of SkyTrain service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific Las Vegas Engineering Team Celebrates 25 Years of Safe Service
[www.up.com]
Rail union postpones general walkout
[www.koreaherald.com]
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending December 13, 2025
[www.ajot.com]
Trainnews - 12/17/25
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Date: December 17, 2025 12:03PM
This will be the last edition of Trainnews for 2025. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, see you next year
I have located some of the 'this date in history' archives and will add them to posts if the links still exist.
This day in Railroad History
December 17, 1887
The Southern Pacific completed its original line between Eugene Oregon and California through Roseburg. After a delay, the Oregon & California Railroad resumed construction south of Roseburg in 1881, and the California & Oregon Railroad resumed construction north from Redding in 1883. The two railroads met in Ashland, OR, to complete the route. By this time the Central Pacific Railroad controlled the O&C, placing the entire line between California and Oregon under the same banner. At about this same time the Big Four incorporated the Southern Pacific. All affiliated railroads, including the CP, were then leased to the SP.
[www.trainweb.org]
A north bound Alaska Railroad passenger special run for this year’s convention of the National Railway Historical Society rounds a curve near Girdwood on September 19, 2013.
Alex Mayes Photo
Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad?
[www.npr.org]
13 train cars derailed in Placer County, tracks closed
[fox40.com]
and
Union Pacific investigates cause of train derailment near Colfax as track reopens
[mynews4.com]
CPKC Holiday Train Returns to Central Minnesota Today with Music, Lights, and Food Bank Support
[knsiradio.com]
CSX employee dies after train derails in Calera Saturday morning
[www.wbrc.com]
Some activists oppose SEPTA's plan to close its Wilmington Train Station ticket office
[www.delawarepublic.org]
All DART operations return to normal after mechanical problem delays light rail
[www.nbcdfw.com]
Train timetable revamp takes effect with more services promised
[www.bbc.com]
MTA using P3s to complete Grand Central train shed project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Grand Central train shed rebuild: MTA partners with Chase and Vornado on financing reconstruction of critical Midtown rail infrastructure
[www.amny.com]
Fewer Amtrak trains means future progress as a bevy of projects get underway in Virginia
[www.richmonder.org]
1 year after becoming fully operational, the Maya Train is suffering major losses
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
US Army’s first 100% electric train can power rail centers for 48 hrs in emergencies
[interestingengineering.com]
CTA halts Yellow Line trains due to track condition
[www.fox32chicago.com]
Viewers laugh after watching test run of Japan's new high-speed train — here's what happened
[www.thecooldown.com]
Great Plains Transportation Museum receives big donation
[www.kwch.com]
Japanese Railway Pleads With Photographers to Stop Being Dangerously Dumb
[petapixel.com]
From Portugal to Singapore: World’s Longest Train Journey
[greekreporter.com]
New Metrolink trains to arrive in St. Louis in 2027
[fox2now.com]
Croatia launches Europe’s first fully battery-powered train
[tvpworld.com]
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
[soranews24.com]
Stadler Rail wins billion-franc night train order from Kazakhstan
[www.swissinfo.ch]
Flood Knocks BNSF Out in Northwest
[railfan.com]
Union Pacific Capital Investments Strengthen Supply Chain Across the Southwest
[www.up.com]
2 big unions balk at merger that would create first U.S. transcontinental railroad
[www.cbsnews.com]
R. J. Corman’s Founder, Richard J. Corman, has Been Inducted into the ASLRRA Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame
[www.rjcorman.com]
Future Uncertain for Yakima Trolley
[railfan.com]
Mass Coastal Railroad Streamlines Track Maintenance with Esri Technology
[www.esri.com]
Privately owned Jefferson Railway sold after more than two decades of operation
[www.ktre.com]
How the US freight rail industry got dirtier than coal power plants
[www.reuters.com]
Union Pacific Appoints Will to Board of Directors
[www.up.com]
and
Union Pacific names Will to board of directors
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Port of Columbia, railroad operator consider maintenance in lease negotiations
[www.union-bulletin.com]
Mt. Rainier Railroad seeks to acquire, operate Tacoma Rail line
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific sets date for historic rail merger filing
[www.freightwaves.com]
Work Continues on Gaspé Line Rehab
[railfan.com]
Union Pacific conductor killed in Ontario, California
[www.wsws.org]
Sir Nigel Gresley’s Oldest Locomotive to Return to Steam
[railfan.com]
Amtrak unionized workers to receive $900 bonuses
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
After Years of TWU Pressure, Amtrak Gives Executive Bonuses to Frontline Workers
[www.twu.org]
Va. considers nearly $700 million rail and trail plan in Shenandoah Valley
[virginiamercury.com]
Grand Canyon 2-8-0 on Track to Run in 2026
[railfan.com]
Hacegaba to lead California port group
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Thaco ties up with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to produce railroad rolling stock
[www.msn.com]
OmniTRAX CEO Piacente announces retirement
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
KC Streetcar ridership doubles after expansion
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
LILEE Systems Advances Mission-Critical Train Control Interoperability in the Northeast Corridor
[www.morningstar.com]
CSX to serve new Southern Coil Solutions warehouse
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BLET tentative labor agreement reached at NYSW railroad
[www.railway.supply]
TransLink marks 40 years of SkyTrain service
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific Las Vegas Engineering Team Celebrates 25 Years of Safe Service
[www.up.com]
Rail union postpones general walkout
[www.koreaherald.com]
AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending December 13, 2025
[www.ajot.com]