2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1616+ words) BNSF will seek trackage rights from Chicago to Eastern Pennsylvania over Norfolk Southern WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway, CPKC, and CSX plan to seek broad trackage rights over a combined Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern system if federal regulators approve the transcontinental merger. Notably,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (111+ words) Trainz acquires Sal Olsen’s Toy Train Parts Trains has acquired the inventory of parts diagrams from Sal Olsen’s Toy Train Parts. In a press release sent to CTT dated September 10, Trainz announced that they will incorporate the Olsen diagrams into…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1676+ words) The HO scale Crabbitt & Pitchahissee RR is a salute to West Virginia's 1920s logging industry Thanks to Bob Hazard’s careful modeling and attention to detail, visitors to his HO scale 26 x 26-foot Crabbitt & Pitchahissee RR are treated to a slice of…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (407+ words) Broad-based growth in intermodal and carload volume signals a strong economy, the Association of American Railroads says WASHINGTON — Intermodal traffic set an all-time monthly record in August — and year-to-date is the highest ever — while monthly carload volume is at its…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (212+ words) Three-loop design could carry 4.2 million passengers annually ATLANTA — A 22.2-mile Atlanta Beltline light rail system encircling downtown would cost approximately $3.5 billion and could carry 4.2 million passengers annually, according to a study released last week by Atlanta Beltline Inc. Beltline officials…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (273+ words) Intermodal, carload traffic both up for week ending Aug. 29 WASHINGTON — Led by intermodal volume, U.S. rail traffic once again remained ahead of 2025 levels in the week ending Aug. 29, 2026. According to the Association of American Railroads, overall traffic for the week…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (110+ words) The America 250 Locomotive Celebration departed the North Carolina Transportation Museum in one consist SALISBURY, N.C. — The three-day America 250 Locomotive Celebration, held at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, N.C., officially wrapped up on Sunday, Aug. 30. So on Monday, Aug. 31, that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) Equipment from Athena Industrial monitors for broken rails, track temperature in dark territory BORGER, Texas — OmniTRAX has introduced a new technology on a Texas short line that monitors dark territory for train presence, broken rails, and track temperatures 24 hours a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) State representative asks that discussions of railbanking, trail use are a condition of approval WASHINGTON — A Colorado state legislator has asked the Surface Transportation Board to make the future of Tennessee Pass a part of any Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) Ferromex is winning share from road, rail, and water Canadian Pacific and Canadian National battled over KCS in 2021 for one reason: The growth potential of the 3,315-mile KCS de Mexico. When the Mexican government began privatizing its railroads in 1997, it…...