Top Railroad News
Class I Railroads
Union Pacific Releases Trump Locomotive
On June 2nd, the Union Pacific Railroad introduced GE ET44AC (A C45ACCTE in UP parlance) #4547,
Freight Rail Traffic Rises
In it’s Week 21 report on freight rail traffic, the Association of American Railroads reported that U.S. rail carrier carloads edged up by 4%, while intermodal units (containers and trailers) jumped by 10%, over 2025 levels. Notably, grain traffic increased by 33.8%, while coal declined 9%. Both Mexico and Canada
IBEW Strikes CPKC
Canadian signal maintainers, represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, struck CPKC on Monday, June 1, 2026. The action represents approximately 300 employees and is confined to the former CP Rail lines in Canada, with no reports of picket lines on the former Soo Line, Milwaukee Road, and Kansas
Intercity Passenger Rail
Alstom Expands in Mid-Atlantic
Alstom, operator of MARC’s commuter rail services in Maryland and the District of Columbia and manufacturer of Amtrak’s Acela II trains, has acquired property near Newark, DE as part of its agreement to provide maintenance services to the Avelia Liberty-based trains. The new facility will have two indoor tracks to
Commuter Rail
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
No! At least that’s what Amtrak and Metro-North are saying in the ongoing saga about non-revenue movements by Amtrak on MN’s lines. As we covered here, damage to Metro-North catenary by an Amtrak train is responsible for the most recent part of the feud. StreetsBlog Empire State reports that Judge
Subway & Transit
World Cup Rail Exclusivity?!?
Passenger rail operators serving Boston and New York City have taken steps to limit crowds using trains or traveling through key facilities during the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, owner of commuter rail services that utilize former New Haven, Boston & Albany/New York Central, and
Short Line Railroads
Delaware-Lackawanna Unveils America250 Locomotive
The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, a unit of Genessee Valley Transportation that operates primarily over the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western/Erie Lackawanna Scranton Division main line and a portion of the former Delaware & Hudson in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, unveiled M630 #1776 in its America250 paint scheme. #1776 was built by the
Railroadiana & Collectibles
2026 Train Show Tour: Richmond, VA!
All Things Trains is in Richmond, VA for the weekend of January 17-18 at the Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show at the Richmond Raceway. Check out our neat selection of vintage HO scale Tenshodo brass locomotives and passenger cars, public timetables from railroads such as Southern Pacific, Wabash, Norfolk &
Model Railroading
TN Train Show Celebrates Milestone
72 vendors, 15,000 square feet of trains, and thousands of visitors from Tennessee’s Tri-Cities Area. What are we talking about? The Big Train Show, of course! May 29th and 30th saw the show celebrate its 10th anniversary, taking place at the East Tennessee State University Ballad Health Athletic Center. Joy
