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November 16, 2021
Wind, Rain Impact Pacific Northwest Rail Operations
Heavy rain resulted in washouts along the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National main lines in the Fraser River Canyon.
November 15, 2021
BNSF Train Derails After Hitting River Barge
Yes, the train was still on the tracks. And yes, the barge was still in the river… technically.
November 15, 2021
Doug Karhan, NS Steam Program Mechanic, Dies at 79
Doug Karhan was the Norfolk Southern steam program’s master mechanic in the 1980s and 1990s.
November 12, 2021
STB Plans Environmental Review for CPKC; Hearings for Pan Am, Gulf Coast
The STB announced that it will subject the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger to an environmental review.
November 12, 2021
CN Says CP-KCS Filed Merger App Too Quickly
CN attorneys wrote this week that major merger applicants must wait three months after filing a notice of intent to formally file; CP-KCS waited seven weeks.
November 11, 2021
Norfolk Southern Opens New Atlanta HQ
The railroad had been based in its namesake Norfolk since the N&W-Southern merger in 1982.
November 11, 2021
Four Years After Fatal Wreck, Amtrak to Return to Port Defiance Bypass
The line that where three people were killed when Amtrak’s Cascades train derailed in 2017 will reopen on November 18.
November 10, 2021
Colorado’s Winter Park Express Returns for 2022 Season
The ski train from Denver to Winter Park along the old Rio Grande has not run since 2020.
November 9, 2021
Canadian Border Open Again, But Amtrak’s Still Stuck in the Station
Amtrak has not said when the Maple Leaf, Adirondack or Cascades will resume service into Canada.
November 8, 2021
What Can Railroads Do With $66 Billion?
Amtrak is the big winner in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill in Congress over the weekend with billions of dollars heading to the passenger railroad over the next five years.
