Commuter Rail Working to Reactivate Staten Island Railroad January 15, 2005 The Cross-Tie In December, construction began on the reactivation of the eight-mile Staten Island Railroad to provide rail-freight access to Staten Island.
Amtrak Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Urges Va. Railroad Board to Stand Up to Amtrak, Allow Competitive Bid January 5, 2005 Railfanning.org News Wire The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board should stand up for Virginia taxpayers and commuters by standing up to Amtrak.
Miscellaneous New Year, New Look for The Cross-Tie January 1, 2005 The Cross-Tie The Cross-Tie, celebrating its third anniversary in 2005 has been redesigned inside out.
Miscellaneous Intermodal Continues to Dominate in 2004 January 1, 2005 The Cross-Tie The year ended with a bang for railroads — for the first time ever, intermodal volume on U.S. railroads has topped 10 million trailers and containers in a single year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said in December.
Norfolk Southern All roads lead to McDonough November 29, 2004 Todd DeFeo The GP40 locomotive let off a distinctive hissing sound – the air breaks had just been released.
Union Pacific Union Pacific Named a Top Military Friendly Employer November 16, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire G.I. Jobs magazine has named Union Pacific Railroad one of the nation’s top 25 Military Friendly Employers for 2004.
Union Pacific Toy Trains or Real-Life Locomotives Power-Up for the Holidays November 16, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire As the holiday season begins to rev up, so do millions of toy train sets circling just as many Christmas trees.
World Hundreds injured in Australian derailment November 16, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire Upwards of 160 people were injured Tuesday when a high speed train derailed, taking out trees in its path.
Norfolk Southern Five People Killed by Freight Train November 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire Five people were killed Nov. 10 when their car was struck by a Norfolk Southern freight train, various news outlets reported.
CSX Santa Claus Making His Way to Appalachia for 62nd Running of the Santa Special November 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire Santa Claus is delegating his North Pole duties to a team of elves so that he may make his annual railroad trip through Appalachia.