New Rail And Engineering Center at U. of Illinois
The University of Illinois announced Tuesday in a press release that they plan to add a rail transportation and engineering center to the school. The U.S Department of Transportation will allocate...
View ArticleUnion Pacific To Invest $1 Billion In Nebraska After 150 Years Of Service
Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Jim Young announced Friday that the company will invest $1 billion in Nebraska rail upgrades over the next 7 years. Across the state, the funds will be spent on three...
View ArticleAAR Announces Record Investment for 2012
The American freight rail industry will experience one of its greatest years for capital investment, according to a recent report by marketwatch.com. The Association of American Railroads (AAR)...
View ArticleNorth American Rail Shippers Meeting
According to a recent marketwatch.com press release, the North American Rail Shippers (NARS) will meet from May 23-25 at the Chicago InterContinental Hotel. The meeting will feature speakers that...
View ArticleProgressive Rail and Wisconsin Northern Fined For Violating Wetland Laws
The state Justice Department announced that Progressive Rail Inc. and Wisconsin Northern Railroad will be forced to pay $49,000 in forfeitures and other fees. The railroad has been accused of violating...
View ArticleUP Heritage Unit on NRHS Excursion
On Father’s Day, June 17, 2012, NRHS ran a special excursion from Chicago Union Station to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Originally intended to depart at 10:30 A.M., the train was delayed two hours due to track...
View ArticleGenesee &Wyoming Inc. Complete Short-Line Merger
As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Genesee & Wyoming Inc., which is a short-life rail operator, has agreed to purchase RailAmerica INc. for $1.39 billion. The purchase was made at $27.50...
View ArticlePRR Position Light Signals on NS Marion Branch
Norfolk Southern’s Marion Branch extends from Goshen, Indiana down to Anderson. It continued all the way down to North Vernon, Indiana, where it used trackage rights on the B&O to reach Louisville....
View ArticleCSX Re-Double-Tracking in 1997
In 1997, CSX was re-installing the second track on their former B&O mainline between Chicago and Deshler, Ohio. They were anticipating freight traffic to double after the Conrail break-up. Sadly,...
View ArticleCSX Re-Double-Tracking 1997 Part 2
Continuing our trek along CSX’s ex-B&O mainline, we come to Hamler, Ohio. Here CSX crosses the former Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR, that has just been transferred to the Indiana & Ohio...
View ArticleCSX Re-Double-Tracking 1997 Part 3
In Part 3 of our 1997 trip along CSX’s Cumberland mainline, we come to Greenwich, Ohio, where CSX crossed Conrail’s ex-Big Four “Bee Line” from Cleveland to Terre Haute, Indiana. No connecting tracks...
View ArticleCSX Double-TRacking 1998 Part 1
In 1998, I again followed CSX’s mainline across northern Indiana and Ohio to record the double-tracking and upgrading. Wellsboro, Indiana, where the GTW and C&O crossed had been simplified; the...
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