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No, the surprise isn't a visit from "Thomas". It might just be that Bennett himself is rolling through town in his accustomed fashion. Take his advice and check out the Holiday Inn.

I witnessed exactly the same thing a couple of years ago when my wife and I rode a special (steam) excursion through the barrios of Guatemala City. The vendors moved their stalls scant moments before our train went through. Immediately afterward, the market stalls, awnings, and crowds of customers g...

Think Northwest Arkansas - not "the south."

ALCO-C, LLP, formerly leased C630m No. 630 to the WNYP. That unit was sold to the railroad, and ALCO-C has entered into a capital lease with the railroad on three M636's. The managing Partner of ALCO-C is the WNYP's Chairman.

Walter G. Rich, a friend and fellow railroader for the past 40 plus years passed away this morning after fighting the devastation of pancreatic cancer for over five months. He was 61. In 1965, while still a student at Syracuse University law School, Walter organized the Delaware-Otsego Corporation t...

NS has trackage rights over the WNYP from Meadville to Hornell. Each month 30-40 NS unit trains use this route to reach utilities in New York's Southern Tier and a power plant at Bow, NH.

The statement in an earlier posting regarding abandonments is correct in its assertion that states have no authority in this area. Under the Interstate Commerce Termination Act the sole authority for abandonments is vested with the three Commissioners of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The S...

The Village of Franklin wasn't on the O&W's Delhi branch, or for that matter, any railroad. The nearest station was Merrickville on the O&W's main line. That's where Walter and his Dad would go to pick up LCL shipments for the family dairy, and that's where his attachment to the O&W had ...

The Warwick is destined to go on display at a museum that Walter Rich is funding in his home town of Franklin, NY. This museum will also feature other artifacts from Walt's extensive railroad collection.

The Indiana Rail Road (cq) has a reputation in the industry as a leader in the adoption of new technology. It was one of the first shortlines to use RCL equipment, and while I don't know this for a fact, I'd be willing to bet that their dispatching system is computer-based. It may even involve the l...