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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.
November 15, 2022
R.J. Corman Acquires Norfolk Southern Track in North Carolina
The new Raleigh & Fayetteville Railroad is expected to begin operations next month.
November 14, 2022
Bill Sheffield, Long-Time Alaska Railroad Leader, Dies at 94
Sheffield was governor in the 1980s when he brokered the purchase of the Alaska Railroad from the federal government.
November 11, 2022
Donated Union Pacific Equipment Begins Journey East
The “Heritage Donation Special” was expected to depart Cheyenne, Wyo., on Friday morning, but no public displays are expected en route.
November 10, 2022
Maintenance of Way Union Extends Cooling Off Period
The extension means the earliest any work stoppages could occur, either by a strike by labor or a lockout by management, would be December 4.
