This day in Railroad History January 7, 1830 On January 7, 1830, the Baltimore and Ohio made its first run, teams of horses pulled the cars on a narrow gauge track, the width of an English carriage. Following a day-long excursion on the Black River & Western Railroad with former Great Western Railway 2-8-0 No. 60, which included many photo runbys, a night photo session was held on To
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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 & Californi
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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 10, 1904 The Phoenix and Eastern Railroad completed its line between Magma and Winkelman, Arizona. The railroad was leased to the Santa Fe Railway upon completion of construction, and was operated by the ATSF subsidiary Santa Fe, Prescott and
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Mt. Hood Railroad’s Sunday Brunch Train prepares to depart the Hood River, Oregon station on October 28, 2012. The power for this run was their GP38-2 No. 02. Alex Mayes photo 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 3, 1887 The Northern Pacific Railroad opened a temporar
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TRAINNEWS WILL NOT PUBLISH NEXT WEEK. WE WILL RETURN ON 12/03/25. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING GE P30CH 723 on April 3, 1978 backing the Panama Limited out of Chicago Union Station (at Roosevelt Road) and around to the St. Charles Airline. Marty Bernard Photo Celebrate the Season Aboard the 2025 Allstate CTA Holiday Train and Bus! MBTA begins using laser train to combat slippery rai
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MARC train P875 emerges from the west portal of Harpers Ferry Tunnel at Harpers Ferry, WV on CSX’s Cumberland Sub on May 3, 2013. Train is crossing the Potomac River from Maryland into West Virginia. This run is en route to Martinsburg, WV, the end of MARC service on this line. This tunnel is one of several on this former B&O main which will be enlarged in conjunction with CSX's National G
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Last weekend we had an accident in the Estrada de Ferro Campos do Jordão, between Pindamonhagaba - Campos Jordão. This is one of the railcars that does the entire rail line, I have no details on what happened, but for me it looks like it became an runway. Unfortunately two people died. Bruno Sanches Photo Long-awaited Chicago-to-Moline train could soon become a reality SEPTA gran
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On Borrowed Time ? Likely, since Luminant Energy is in process of receiving a pair of ACes. Demonstrator 1201 worked at the Kosse Tx mine for a couple days, and the crews liked them. The current stable of SD50s is getting tired and has had to be supplemented by a group to 'tunnel motors' from Larry's Truck and Electric. Here is a load bound for the power plant after being loaded with Kos
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The BNSF Clinton,IA./Galesburg,IL. local at East Moline,IL. 8-27-12. Tom Farence photo A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida Rail conductor who was struck by a train and killed is identified as a Montana man Eurostar orders first double-decker trains No CTA trains will run on Loop elevated rails this weekend for track work Indiana tax credits for railroad improvements
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This was the 9-month old Penn Central Wire Train coming and going at Seabrook, MD on Nov. 29, 1968. The locomotive is PC 7893, a Baldwin DS44-750 (ex-PRR 5500/5600 series, built 1950). Marty Bernard Photo Governor Lamont Announces Construction Underway To Redevelop the Waterbury Train Station 2025 Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train will stop in 13 Wisconsin cities Train de
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Two GP40-3 bring the Fort Smith "Dodger" into the yard at Ft Smith Arkansas. The origin of the term 'dodger' is obscure. It is said that these locals had to 'dodge' the mainline trains. Perhaps there is another explanation. None-the-less, when you hear about a dodger on your scanner, you know that the KCS is nearby. Ft Smith was established in 1817 at the confluence of the Arkan
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Trainnews.org gathers news of the week from various sources. We do not control the linked sites nor screen them other than to ensure the paywalls (to the best of our ability) are not included on the links presented (editor) A Chicago Rock Island and Pacific westbound commuter train slows for the station stop at New Lenox,IL. back in 1975. Tom Farence photo NTSB issues urgent SEPTA saf
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Trainnews.org gathers news of the week from various sources. We do not control the linked sites nor screen them other than to ensure the paywalls (to the best of our ability) are not included on the links presented (editor) Amtrak’s Empire Builder at its station stop at Columbus,WI. 1975. Tom Farence photo All aboard for the Union Station Train Festival this weekend I rode Amtra
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Two GG1s at track speed at Seabrook, MD in June 1978. The second one is in Amtrak colors. Marty Bernard Photo Crosslake Update: On that midnight train to Seattle and World-first in Seattle: Train crosses floating bridge in a preview of future link between region’s tech hubs Mechanical, equipment failures drive NJ Transit’s summer train cancellations First hydrogen-powered pa
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An eastbound BNSF Freight of lumber from the Pacific Northwest meets a westbound of empty coal cars at Rozet, WY. Rozet is a dozen miles east of Gillette, WY. Between them is Donkey Junction, the north end of the Powder River Bason Mainline. Marty Bernard Photo The triumphant return of the US's Gulf Coast train 10 Killed and 61 Injured in Mexico After Train Crashes Into Bus See
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On 3/12/2013 GP7 1617 switches a couple of very old Butte, Anaconda & Pacific flatcars at the Inland Northwest Railway Museum at Reardan WA. Bruce Butler Photo Despite soaring price tag, Santa Cruz County transportation head says rail project is still viable Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade and Amtrak's new high-speed Acela train is a gamechanger for
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With new power on the point Amtrak’s Empire Builder makes track speed through downtown Duplainville,WI. back in 1974. Tom Farence photo Amtrak Makes History Launching NextGen Acela Service and Alstom delivers America’s fastest trains with the debut of Amtrak’s NextGen Acela on the Northeast Corridor Trump administration takes control of Washington’s Union Station train hub M
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CP B-73 southbound on the south side of Port Byron,IL. on the east bank of the Mississippi river. Tom Farence photo Mexico’s Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula, but no injuries reported Amtrak trains between Raleigh and Washington canceled after derailment Amtrak officially launches 'Mardi Gras' passenger-rail service and Passenger trains rolling again as Amtrak ret
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CP 2839 ran from Alexandria,VA. to Atlanta,GA. back in 1979 on a two day steam excursion. In this photo the Royal Hudson gets serviced at Spencer,NC. on the Southern Railway. Tom Farence photo Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28 and Amtrak's new high speed train to make stops in Connecticut Aerial footage shows aftermath of massive train derailment in Texas and Train w
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Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder meets a westbound SOO freight at East Rio,WI. in 1991. Tom Farence Photo Maryland’s high-speed maglev train project is not happening Fire Breaks Out Beneath PATH Train in Jersey City Report describes $5 fares, potential train frequency in Santa Cruz County 6 hospitalized after DART train catches fire near downtown tunnel, passengers evacuate
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UP 844 drops down grade through Nunn,CO. on its way from Cheyenne to Denver with the annual equipment move for the Frontier Days special train. Tom Farence photo Due to extensive coverage of the UP/NS merger the number of news articles is reduced today Train derailment in southern Germany leaves at least 3 dead, multiple injured and Sewage spill caused deadly train derailment in Ge
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Echo Utah. The westbound rest area on I80 provides this stunning view of Echo Canyon with a short walk to the top of the bluff. Be sure to ask the docent for brochures to the canyon . There is more to this scenic piece of geography than you might think at first glance. That is Echo Canyon Road behind the train. There are numerous points of interest along the road,stone breastworks con
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Amtrak’s southbound French Turboliner departed Milwaukee at 1130 as it passes through Lake,WI. on its way to Chicago and St.Louis back in 1975. Tom Farence photo California Offers Spirited Defense of Bullet Train Project Why Britain’s royal train is coming to the end of the line after 180 years of service Union Station's free train festival boasts all-aboard activities aplenty
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BNSF 9400 is the class SD70MAC unit that (except for 3 SD60MAC prototype units) started the AC traction evolution in locomotives. Seen at Yardley (Spokane) WA on 6/28/2013. Bruce Butler Photo SPD Officer Awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism for Rescuing Man From Oncoming Train Adirondack rail buffs get rare access to scenic train routes Trump admin detains MBTA train components sh
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Every Saturday, the National Park Service at The Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promentory Summit, gathers re-enacters to recreate the event of May, 10 1869. It is a wonderful show. Norm Schultze Photo MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to run special event train service for Revolution match on July 9 vs. Inter Miami CF Amtrak train evacuated after it malfunctions in Baltim
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Note: Search has added an AI component and would not respond with many stories today. We will be switching search engines next week to try and avoid the issues with Google Search. SOU 630 pulled the regular museum train on Sunday April 14, 2013 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. Marty Bernard Photo John Huston’s Former L.A. Ranch Has a Miniature Disney Railroad, and It Just L
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SP 1000 on NWP north of Tiburon, Calif. Jim Evans Photo Making Wishes Come True — One Train Ride at a Time Goodbye, LAX horseshoe — Metro's long-awaited airport train station opens Crews make repairs after downed power lines cause massive train delays in CT and Train Service Is Largely Restored Between New York and New Haven After Outages Drone video shows aftermath of
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Amtrak’s Black Hawk westbound leaves Elmhurst,IL. on its way to Dubuque,IA. The windbreak near the yellow car was the Amtrak station in 1975. Tom Farence photo The return of Mexico's famous Tequila Express train Flix orders trains worth €2.4 bln from Talgo, Siemens and Flix awards Talgo a €2.4 bn contract for the supply and maintenance of up to 65 European high-speed trains A
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Former Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway 2-6-0 No. 6 pulls a short passenger train on the Midwest Central Railroad’s three-foot gauge line at Midwest Old Threshers museum complex in Mount Pleasant, Iowa during the 2012 NRHS Convention. The narrow gauge Mogul was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1891 and hauled logs from the forests in southeast Virginia to a large lumber processing
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BNSF westbound(geographical east) at Barstow,IL. during recent flooding of the Rock river. I’m standing on Barstow road and what I thought was just flood debris started moving in my direction..... Tom Farence photos 5 injured after SEPTA train hit barrier at end of track at Norristown Transit Center [6abc.com] and NTSB investigating after SEPTA train crashes at Norristown Transportati
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