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Royal train to end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
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Royal train to end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize

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Amtrak Introduces New ‘Mardi Gras Service’ Between New Orleans, Alabama
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Amtrak Introduces New ‘Mardi Gras Service’ Between New Orleans, Alabama

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Amtrak has a new service making for a more convenient trip for riders. Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This is a new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans. Amtrak officials said the service will offer a "convenient" morning and evening departure from both cities. Amtrak President Roger Harris says guests can plan …See the Story
Hartford Train Derailment: Three People Injured, Diesel Leaking From Engine
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Hartford Train Derailment: Three People Injured, Diesel Leaking From Engine

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Three people were injured after a Wisconsin Southern train derailed near Hartford on Monday, according to officials.The Hartford police chief said the three people in the engine were injured and taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Hartford Fire is handling the hazmat response, with the chief confirming that diesel is leaking from the trains engine. According to police, the Wisconsin Southern train was traveling east on the tracks into Har…See the Story

Wabtec Completes $1.78B Acquisition of Evident's Inspection Technologies Division

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Wabtec Corp. has officially acquired a Boston-based company’s safety technology division for $1.78 billion.Pittsburgh · PittsburghSee the Story

Coos Bay intermodal port project receives $100 million in state backing

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The Pacific Coast Intermodal Port project would move containers by rail from the Port of Coos Bay, Ore., on the port’s 134-mile rail line. Pacific Coast Intermodal Port COOS BAY, Ore. — The Oregon legislature has approved $100 million in funding for the Port of Coos Bay project to develop a new ship-to-rail container terminal, the port announced this week. The Pacific Coast Intermodal Port would see containers loaded directly from ships on to tr…Coos Bay · Coos BaySee the Story

UK investment analyst seeks paths to Class I mergers

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Norfolk Southern power ieads a westbound intermodal train on Union Pacific at River Forest, Ill. A UK investiment advisory firm sees an NS-UP combination as a possible merger scenario, but less likely than CSX-UP and NS-BNSF. David Lassen With only six Class I freight railroads remaining and stringent merger rules set by the Surface Transportation Board’s 2001 framework, the consensus largely held that the window for large-scale transactions was…Union Pacific · United KingdomRead Article

Buses step in for Amtrak long-distance trains over holiday weekend

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Talgo trainset Mount Jefferson departs Everett, Wash., for Vancouver B.C. on Dec. 5, 2024. Significant capacity constraints for all Amtrak Cascades trains except those with Oregon’s two Talgos have led to sellouts between Seattle and Portland on Sunday, July 6. Bob Johnston CHICAGO — Two planned and two unplanned bus bridges are occurring over the Fourth of July holiday weekend to keep passengers moving on Amtrak’s long-distance network. Coast S…Trains · EverettRead Article

The HO scale Willoughby Line layout

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Facts and features Name: Willoughby LineScale: HO and HOn3 (1:87.1)Size: 13 x 22 feetPrototype: proto-freelancedLocale: California’s Central Valley and Sierra NevadaEra: 1935-1950Style: multi-deck walk-inMainline run: 180 feetMinimum radius: 30″Minimum turnout: No. 6Maximum grade: 2%Benchwork: L-girder and plywood brackets (upper deck)Height: 40 to 60 inchesRoadbed: HomasoteTrack: Micro Engineering codes 55, 70, and 83 flextrackScenery: Hydroca…California, United States · CaliforniaRead Article

The Buffalo & Susquehanna to Wellsville, Addison & Galeton in Ho Scale

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Facts and features Name: Buffalo & Susquehanna to Wellsville, Addison & GaletonScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 12′-4″ x 32′-0″Prototype: Buffalo & Susquehanna and Wellsville, Addison & GaletonLocale: north central PennsylvaniaEra: spring 1910 and spring 1950Style: multi-deck walk-inMainline run: 96 feetMinimum radius: 22″Minimum turnout: No. 8Maximum grade: upper level and lower staging, 2%; middle level, noneBenchwork: wall mountedHeight: 24″ to 52″Ro…Galeton · GaletonRead Article

International rail safety conference held

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A panel discusses rail safety issues at the ILCAD/TRESPAD Conference held in the exhibit hall of the National Railway Museum in York, U.K. Stephen Lee Railroads around the world might look and operate differently, but the challenges of keeping the public safe around passenger platforms and at grade crossings (called level crossings outside of North America) are more or less the same everywhere. No one knows these challenges better than the inter…York, United Kingdom · YorkRead Article

Rio Grande Southern No. 20 set for excursions on Durango & Silverton

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Reenacting a famous Trains Magazine photo, late Trains editor Jim Wrinn rides on the pilot of Rio Grande Southern No. 20 during  a September 2021 photo charter. The 4-6-0 will operate on the Durango & Silverton in early 2026. Cate Kratville-Wrinn collection DURANGO, Colo. — The Colorado Railroad Museum’s Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 No. 20 will come to the Durango & Silverton for special excursions to Cascade Canyon this winter. The “Presidential E…Durango, Colorado · DurangoRead Article

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