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This seems like a continuation of selling used power to regionals, which started with the units sold to Guilford.

I 'm not sure if the topic has ever been delved into, but I was wondering what kinds of track connections were needed for Erie's lines to connect into the Lackawanna's Hoboken Terminal?

One has to wonder if Buffet's New Santa Fe will jump on this bandwagon?

It seems that since Tier 4 went into effect, many railroads aren't sold on the new emissions gear. Since the general 4000-4400hp has been the standard since the mid 1990s, there really isn't too much difference between a AC44 of 1996, and an ET44 of 2020, except the emissions gear, and some tweaking...

Running a locomotive is not the same as driving a car for one simple reason; you don't have to steer. With someone on both sides of the cab, all that is needed is to watch the signals. Other than that, there really isn't much that has to be seen. One area of my run seems to always have heavy fog. I ...

A spring has a set force value. Just think about driving your car. If a spring was used, you'd want it to have enough force to stop the car in an emergency situation. Can you imagine if every time you applied your brake that it almost sent you through the windshield? With air brakes on trains the br...

I smell a rat here somewhere. Some assemblyman is looking for a little pork. Cromwell somewhat, but more so Rocky Hill, and especially Wethersfield are close enough to Hartford that city busses should suffice. One point was made about putting commuter rail on the CNE. I see the point about all of th...

l. As for the NS trains those and all other CP make a left at Rouses Point towards Delson QC not straight through the hand thrown switch that brings you to CN property towards Cantic QC. [/quote] The NS haulage trains stage in the Farm Yard in Rouses Point, if they are short enough to fit, otherwise...

I've read all about when through trains were removed from the Western Route in the 1950s. From then on everything ran via the New Hampshire Route and Wildcat. Looking at some employee timetable from the 1970s, the remaining line was listed as a running track between Reading and Wilmington Junction. ...

There are a few inaccuracies which I'd like to straighten out. First, as a statewide legislative officer for the BLE, and was calling elected officials during the last few years, following the termination of service. The goal was to at least resume service to Rouses Point, and at least Plattsburgh. ...

I see several problems with reciprocal switching. A good example is with the telephone company. In my area Verizon is the local landline carrier. That doesn't mean that I can't contract with AT&T for my service. If I contract through AT&T, the infrastructure serving my home is still owned by...

I think that UP might end up trying to hold the tiger by its tail. Look at the fiasco that the SP merger created, as well as anti competitiveness.

One point which was not mentioned was the nixed CN-BNSF merger. This announcement came on the heels of the UP-SP and the Conrail split. With the ensuing debacle of the for mentioned mergers, the STB then placed stricter rules for “Major Transactions.” So far CP-KCS has been the only application. One...

I grew up in a family which owned a motor carrier. Since then I’ve occasionally driven truck during slow times on the railroad. I’ve also thought of reentering the business as my railroad career is getting towards its end. Needless to say, I’ve been watching the trends in that aspect of the transpor...

This feels like window dressing. Sure, the locomotives are zero emissions but the upline production is nowhere near zero. Sent from my SM-G981U using Tapatalk I agree. It's just like the Tesla drivers who are proud of their stewardship of the environment. The catch is that every night while on the ...