January 2017 – Page 2 – Railfanning.org

Brightline Unveils New Passenger Trainset for Planned Florida Line

January 12, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

A privately-funded express passenger rail system in Florida is showing off its first trainset. Brightline is planning to open a new passenger rail connection this year between Miami and Orland

A Closer Look at Union Pacific’s Centennial Locomotives

January 10, 2017 Todd DeFeo

Starting in May 1969, Union Pacific operated Centennial diesel-electric locomotives, famous as the largest diesel-electric locomotives ever built.

Rail Volume Down 5 Percent in 2016, AAR Says

January 10, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Total rail traffic volume in the United States in 2016 was 26,587,351 carloads and intermodal units, down 5 percent or 1,389,323 carloads and intermodal units from the same point last year.

Museum of the American Railroad a Delightful Work in Progress

January 9, 2017 Todd DeFeo

The Museum of the American Railroad is still very much a work in progress, but it stands to be one of the nation’s more impressive rail museums once completed.

Amtrak Reduces Senior Management Team Into Six Reports

January 8, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has announced management and organizational changes the railroad says will increase organizational effectiveness and improve service.

Second Avenue Subway, Newest Line in NYC, Opens

January 6, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

The system’s first major expansion in more than 50 years officially opened on Jan. 1.

Georgia State Senator Discusses Railroad Safety with CSX

January 6, 2017 Todd DeFeo

A Georgia state senator recently met with CSX to discuss the safety and necessary improvements for a railroad crossing and siding track in Catoosa County, Ga.

UP Acquires Refrigerated, Cold Storage Distribution Assets

January 6, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific has acquired Railex LLC’s refrigerated and cold storage distribution assets in Delano, Calif.; Wallula, Wash.; and Rotterdam, N.Y. The acquisition does not include Railex Wine Services LLC.

More Than 75 Injured in LIRR Derailment

January 4, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

More than 75 people were injured this morning when a Long Island Rail Road train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, NBC New York reported. The train was arriving from Far Rockaway when it crashed at about 8:30 a.m. The train apparently failed to stop and hit the bumper block at the end of Track 6, the station reported. “Obviously the train is supposed to stop short of the bumping block,” the station quoted MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast as saying.

BNSF, J.B. Hunt Head to Arbitration Over Revenue Sharing

January 4, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF Railway Co. (BNSF) and J.B. Hunt Transport are heading to arbitration provided for in a Joint Service Agreement between the two companies.