August, 2009

It’s still the New Mexico Rail Runner Express and it’s still attracting riders by the car full. Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined the New Mexico commuter-rail system met the requirements for an official trademark...

BNSF Railway Co. is trying to push the efficiency-gain envelope by operating longer distributed-power (DP) intermodal and grain trains. In May 2007, the Class I began moving 10,000-foot intermodal trains and since has operated more than 800 of the trains...

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is making good headway in convincing congressmen to back an extension to the short-line tax credits. In the association’s “Views & News” newsletter that appeared...

I recently received a couple of emails about the re-emergence of the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad. For the first time in more than 70 years, a steam train soon will run between Carson City and Virginia City, Nev. Now operated by V&T Railway...

The recession’s heavy toll on Class Is’ traffic has been well documented throughout 2009. But you don’t read or hear as much about regionals’ and short lines’ traffic woes, which continue to be exacerbated by their interchange...