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Mr. Toolmaker, I doubt if there would be damage to any lading within containers situated Aft of the Bridge, which means most.

Those Forward, especially about the vessel's Prow, different story, the photo in this Journal article clearly depicts.

Seems like when I rode that route (honestly, one of the most scenic routes I've ever traveled) during '79. There were no issues. I took the Sleeper London Euston to Ft. William, then boarded a self propelled car (RDC, DMU; whatever). That was simply one ride using a Brit Rail Pass. Now it appears th...

Diverting away from Amtrak affairs, Mr. R36, but does your immediate ever remind me of what was standard practice on the New Haven some seventy years ago. Riding the #2XX, the Stamford Locals, as a kid, it was standard practice to leave the traps open for the entire twenty miles and the thirteen sta...

I have issues with the reporting of this $600M settlement by any of a number of media outlets - including The Times - depicting the "controlled burn" dictated by environmental agencies, implying to lay readers that such was a direct result of the derailment incident. The derailment itself ...

The Wall Street Journal reports that a $600M settlement has been reached. Fair Use: Norfolk Southern agreed to pay $600 million to settle lawsuits brought by individuals and businesses in connection with a toxic train derailment in Ohio early last year. The tentative settlement announced Tuesday sti...

I must wonder, Mr. NHV, if there is somewhere a CPKC liveried engine (it's now M-Day + 13mo), and would they assign it to train 121 on which you diligently report its consist.

Why The Times could not pay for a Roomette for their Environmental Reporter escapes me, but they didn't. Shame on you, Gray Lady. However, the conclusion this reporter reached is not going to draw many raves around here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/trains-planes-carbon-footprint-pollu...

Still, better the engines cut out while "accessible" vs out on the high seas. Not sure about that one; the hull was presumably "sound", and there would have nothing about with which to collide. But to the ship itself? Likely impounded for the foreseeable future. Until a full ins...

NBC News as well as other sources, report that the containers aboard the m/v Dali are now being transloaded to barges and returned to Port of Baltimore. Presumably they will be further loaded (by ILA members) aboard the CSX and NS "shuttles", as well as of course, highway vehicles, and mo...

Well, I certainly hope that is the case, Mr. Dunville. As Michigan Central is one of the very few structures standing from passenger railroading's Golden Age - transportation use or otherwise notwithstanding. This Journal article appearing today certainly suggests "the bloom is off the rose&quo...

Regarding Mr. Carey's immediate, as well as my own, I took several laps around the HPN terminal perimeter simply because I had learned about the regenerative braking properties in the Model Y and I wanted to "have a feel" for such before I dared to leave the airport and head on to the 684....

NBC News just reported a 3.4 Richter aftershock.

The New Madrid Fault has delivered "the Big One" in the past, reversing the flow of Ol' Man River, and could well deliver again in the future. I only learned of such during Geology 101 - one of the more interesting electives, which I took to fulfil my 6 hours of Physical or Natural Science...

My only "up close and personal" with an earthquake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Coalinga_earthquake I was aboard an aircraft at KSFO getting ready to leave for KORD. Suddenly, the aircraft shook as if a service vehicle had hit the aircraft. Then the announcement of a delay to inspec...

Inspecting track, restricted speed, says Points Guy: Amtrak said that it was inspecting its tracks along the Northeast corridor, and that train speeds were restricted as inspections were carried out. Other reports note a 4.8 magnitude with the epicenter in Hunterdon County NJ, which is "sort of...