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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Union Pacific GP9 321 leads three Chicago and Northwestern units and a mixed freight westbound on the number three track from Cheyenne. This alternate main line was opened on May 12 1953. Charles Stookey Photo Train derailed in Avoyelles Parish; HAZMAT cleaning area Ski train to Steamboat looking likely under new mountain railroad agreement NJ Transit and train engineers union sa
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UP in Nebraska...1979. Tom Farence photo Four faults with train safety system, investigation into fatal crash finds and Safety checks not done before fatal train crash Ready to take the train from New Orleans to Mobile? The new Amtrak line has a festive name. and Mardi Gras Service train to link New Orleans and Mobile EXP contributes to procurement of new Siemens Charger-
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Iowa Interstate business train eastbound through the BNSF/IAIS interlocking at Colona,IL.. President and CEO Henry Posner III gives a friendly wave from the Obs car. Tom Farence photos New Bedford commuter train ensnared in delays, cancellations Los Angeles travelers will finally get to ride Metro rail to LAX. Soon. Probably. Moore's maglev support angers Marylanders in path of
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The Tide light rail train at the Civic Plaza stop on 9-6-13. The Tide system extends 7.4 miles from the Eastern Virginia Medical Center complex east through downtown Norfolk to Newtown Road at the border of Virginia Beach. It is served by 11 stations and four park-and-ride lots. Parking is free. Service began on August 19, 2011, the first light rail system in Virginia. Alex Mayes Photo
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Norfolk Southern train 12G heads east as it rounds the curve on track 2 as it passes through South Fork, PA on February 8, 2010. This location is on NS's Pittsburgh Line west of Cresson, PA. This train originates in Bedford, OH and terminates in Harrington, DE. Alex Mayes photo Sound Transit’s new disruption service plan will maximize train capacity while crews perform cracked rail
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Tri County Rail Authority, Known as Tri Rail, operates from Mangonia Park FL to Miami. For years, Tri Rail has used a combination of rebuilt GP40s obtained from Norfolk Southern and an assortment of F40 rebuilds. That has changed with the acquisition of over 20 BL36PH from Brookville. This park and brightly painted warehouse are just a few blocks south of the West Palm Beach station.
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CSX 769 and 637 take an empty coal train through Huntdale, NC. This is Appalachia, the old Clinchfield RR, where trains run through people's back yards. Marty Bernard photo Wig wag pilot train enters service Train, 18 railcars derail in Greene County Thursday MBTA kicks off South Coast Rail service and South Coast Rail is finally running after 34 years. Commuters to Boston
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Headed for Galesburg an eastbound from Kansas City at speed at East Bushnell,IL. under the old CB&Q signal bridge 3-5-12. Tom Farence photo Experts Break Down the $2 Million Nike Train Heists Train game: Take nostalgic trains to the Mets and Yankees home openers this season The world’s first 3D-printed train station will take just six hours to build NCDOT is considering
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CP south bound local at Port Byron,IL.. Tom Farence photo Pakistani insurgents attack a train carrying hundreds of people and take hostages NTSB releases new details on SEPTA train fire that led to evacuation of 329 people [6abc.com] Japan bullet train cars decouple, 2nd time in less than 6 months Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to nort
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You are now connected to our new server, Trainnews.org and Photos.Trainnews.org now reside on the same system. This system has been running in parallel for the past few weeks and seems to be stable. I have removed the temporary home page that was in place during the migration. If you find any issues please post them as replies to this thread. Again thanks for your support.
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Union Pacifics weed and brush control spray train pictured at Jonesville, TX early 2024 has since roamed a good part of the system. A rebuilt SD-40 provides the power. John and Elizabeth Monhoff NTSB releases new details on SEPTA train fire in Delaware County [6abc.com] and Problems were reported just hours before SEPTA train fire that caused $10 million in damages, NTSB says How
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This is a pair of freshly painted Colorado Pacific & Rio Grande engines at La Veta, Colorado in May 2024, westbound. Elizabeth Monhoff Inside the Mojave Desert train heists targeting Nike sneakers Amtrak Ramps Up Sounder Train Maintenance Work, but Service Still Reduced International consortium wins C$3.9 billion Canada high speed train contract New 7 train passageway o
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Sorry no photos rec'd today or left in the unused folder. Please send photos to Photos@trainnews.org TCU/IAM Lorton, Va. Amtrak Auto Train Workers Picket for a Living Wage SMART-TD: Train derailments in Lincoln and Kimball counties caused by broken rail, damaged wheels Northern Michigan pas
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Sanderson Canyon in Texas is huge. It starts west of Sanderson TX, the county seat, and continues east through rugged country before emerging near Dryden. Much of the canyon is inaccessible unless you are priviledged to use the UP access road along the track. Climbing out of Sanderson, the UP tracks cross US90 before disappearing into the depths of the canyon. About 125 miles ahead
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Southbound Union Pacific freight headed by lcomotine 7280 as seen from highway 99E in the Willamette Valley north of Harrisburg, Oregon. July 23, 2023. Louis Cerny Rosenberg Railroad Museum to expand exhibits with new train cars MARTA unveils redesigned ‘state-of-the-art' train cars and State of MARTA 2025: New train car unveiled as transit leaders look towards future and Atl
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Volume 18 - issue 04 Limited number of articles found by search this week. I guess the press were busy with other things. Southbound BNSF coal train crosses bridge over UP mainline just as setting sun reappears after a thunderstorm. Sidney, Nebraska .July 8, 2019. Louis Cerny Train carrying grain derails in Portsmouth Plans for new ‘Interborough Express’ Brooklyn-to-Queens train
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With some assistance I have been able to rebuild the photo albumn lost when the hard disk crashed last year. When it is completed a link will be added to the home page, you can also visit the site at photos.trainnews.org. The Border Patrol is taking a close look at east bound train at Knippa Tx. The first group of cars are beer cars from the Corona Brewery about 30 miles south of Eagle Pa
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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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