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April 10, 2023
N&W 611 to Return to Virginia Following ‘Farewell Tour’ at Strasburg
The J Class 4-8-4 will lead excursions over two weekends in May before heading back to Virginia.
April 7, 2023
In Montana, Beer in the River Means Helpers on the Hill
After a derailment, Montana Rail Link used helper locomotives on Evaro Hill for the first time in nearly a decade.
April 6, 2023
Washington Tribe Wins Suit Against BNSF
Burlington Northern had agreed to limit traffic to 25 rail cars per day in 1991, but that changed following the Bakken oil boom.
April 5, 2023
CSX Reaches Paid Sick Leave Deal With Conductors
The deal would provide paid sick leave to more than 10,000 CSX employees.
April 4, 2023
Milwaukee Road Bicentennial SD40-2 Saved in Oklahoma
The EMD SD40-2 still wears its Pan Am paint but will be repainted into the Milwaukee Road bicentennial scheme at the Oklahoma Railway Museum.
April 3, 2023
Feds Sue Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Wreck
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court states that NS violated the Clear Water Act when one of its trains derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in February.
April 2, 2023
MRL Train Derails in Montana
No one was injured and no hazardous materials were spilled in the derailment near Paradise, Mont., on Sunday.
March 31, 2023
Union Pacific to Transfer Commuter Service to Metra
Operation of Union Pacific West, Northwest and North lines will be handed over to Metra by early 2024.
March 30, 2023
BNSF Derailment Forces Evacuations in Minnesota
A manifest freight train derailed near Raymond, Minn., early on Thursday morning.
March 30, 2023
Ohio Close to Passing New Rail Safety Law
Following the derailment in East Palestine, pressure has built on lawmakers to pass legislation on rail safety.
