The View Outside the Fence
This photo was taken outside the property and is of the Cotter Merchandise Storage leased locomotive No. 1231 in Akron. Photograph by Robert Farkas
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30 x 13 on RRE Bellevue Day
No that is not the loads versus empties for the Wheeling train coming into Bellevue Yard. That is the number of trains we observed in the total number of hours members of the Forest City Division of the Railroad Enthusiasts were in Bellevue last June This year s weather was considerably better than last year. We [ ]
Steam Saturday: Iconic View of the 614
Mark Perri caught this historic view of Chessie System No. 614 in Confluence, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 27, 1980. Collection of Robert Farkas
Amtrak Wins Federal Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Amtrak more than $2 billion to be used to buy additional corridor trainsets. The grant is part of more than $5.3 billion in federal funding for rail-related projects approved by USDOT. The $2.05 billion for equipment will fund 43 new trainsets for Amtrak, to be used on short [ ]
Indiana Port Gets REDI Designation
Ports of Indiana and the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership announced the 544-acre Mount Vernon megasite at the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon has earned a silver designation through the Readiness Evaluation for Development and Investment, or REDI, Sites program. The site was evaluated through the program according to utilities, ownership and entitlements, environmental factors, ease of…
Freight Transportation Index Fell in June
The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics said that its Freight Transportation Services Index fell 0.3 percent in June from May s level to 134.9, decreasing for the third consecutive month. On a year-over-year basis, the index fell 1.7 percent. The freight TSI measures the amount of cargo carried by for-hire freight transportation providers. The Freight TSI [ ]
It Had to Go Outside the Plant
Morgan Crane s center cab GE 44 ton switcher had to leave the plant sometimes in order to get enough headroom to switch certain areas. Here the switcher is crossing East Summit Street in Alliance on March 27, 1979. Photograph by Robert Farkas
PM 1225 Won’t Appear in Virginia This Fall
The planned appearance of Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 in Virginia this fall has been cancelled. The Steam Railroading Institute of Owosso, Michigan, which owns the locomotive, said it would not be able to move the locomotive to Virginia for a series of fall foliage excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad. SRI did not explain [ ]
R&N RDC Three for Thursday
Here are three images of Reading Northern Rail Diesel Cars from a charter run last April 18. This was mostly a mileage collector trip with only six photo locations in 34 miles of mostly industrial and branch lines, and only three were moving run-bys. Among the locations were Delano Junction, where the Maria Branch [ ]
Museum Preserve Triple Crown RoadRailer
A Michigan railroad museum has added a former Triple Crown RoadRailer to its collection. The RoadRailer has been preserved and placed on display by the Southern Michigan Railroad Society of Clinton. The display includes the trailer, bogie, and CouplerMate. The group hopes to eventually put a display inside the trailer with artifacts and information about [ ]