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November 22, 2022
Ex-Santa Fe Semaphores Fall in New Mexico
Nearly two dozen signals were replaced on BNSF’s Glorieta Subdivision over the weekend.
November 21, 2022
Montana Rail Link Asks STB to Green Light Lease Termination
Montana Rail Link will lease branches it owns back to BNSF; No date has been set for when the Class I will take control.
November 21, 2022
A Split Decision: BLET Ratifies Class I Contract, SMART Rejects It
The vote by members of SMART Transportation Division sets off a brief cooling-off period before a possible strike or lockout on December 9.
November 21, 2022
Fort Wayne Historical Society Acquires Ex-CP Obs Car
‘Riding Mountain Park’ was built for the Canadian Pacific in 1954. Now it will be used on the Indiana Rail Experience.
November 18, 2022
Train Derails After Bridge Collapses on Mississippi Short Line
One locomotive and multiple cars derailed when a Grenada Railroad bridge collapsed on Wednesday.
November 18, 2022
Dinner Rolls Roll on the Northeast Corridor This Weekend
The company behind the popular Thanksgiving side, King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, is sponsoring dinner excursions between Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
November 18, 2022
NJ Transit’s Newest Heritage Unit Enters Service
NJ Transit GP40PH-2 4101 is the agency’s fourth heritage tribute unit.
November 17, 2022
Boilermakers Become Third Union to Reject Class I Contract
The rejection comes as the two largest unions vote on whether or not to accept a deal with the National Carriers Conference Committee.
November 17, 2022
Gunderson to End Railcar Production in Portland
The Oregonian reports that the rail car producer with a century-long history in the Rose City will end production there in 2023.
November 16, 2022
On Eve of 100th Birthday, CNJ 0-6-0 to Power ‘Santa Trains’
The holiday excursions on the Reading & Northern are scheduled for December 10 and 11.
