On April 22, 2026 the Surface Transportation Board issued an exemption approving construction of the Green Eagle Railroad in Eagle Pass, TX. This proposed carrier, established in the wake of the 2023 immigration-related embargo of rail service through Eagle Pass, is part of a broader effort to offer fluid rail-Read More →
Class I rail carrier BNSF and the State of Colorado have concluded a preliminary agreement to allow Colorado Connector–the new moniker for state-funded intercity passenger service radiating from Denver–trains to operate between Denver and Ft. Collins. This service will utilize BNSF’s Front Range Subdivision, extending for 74.4 miles north fromRead More →
On April 9th, GoRail, the Washington, DC-based freight rail advocacy nonprofit appointed Betsy Cantwell to serve as its President. Cantwell has served in a variety of roles for the organization, since joining in 2015 as Communications Director. Cantwell takes over following the death of longtime senior executive Michael Gaynor, andRead More →
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, andRead More →
April 1, 2026 was Conrail’s 50th Birthday. Few railroads have been as consequential as the eastern railroad giant that was known for blue locomotives, fast intermodal trains, a unique “can-do” attitude, and a battle for control that led to its second act: a multi-city terminal railroad supporting southern rail giantsRead More →
50 years ago, on March 31, 1976, trains of the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York & Long Branch, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, and the Ironton Railroad rolled their last miles. The next day, Conrail would begin operating trains over many of theirRead More →
Voltify, with offices in Israel, Florida, and Los Angeles, raised $30 million in venture capital to develop battery technology to replace diesel engines in U.S. rail services. Learn more about the potential “Tesla of Rail” through this piece by CTECH.Link: Voltify raises $30 million Seed round to build ‘Tesla ofRead More →
Trains Magazine is reporting that Amtrak continues to have recurring equipment problems that produce train delays and cancellations. Their piece, linked below, provides a snapshot of what these problems look like and the impact on passengers. Link: Locomotive, equipment failures still plague Amtrak routes: Analysis – Trains For more onRead More →
Here at All Things Trains, when Iran threatened closure of the Strait of Hormuz we asked: what role can rail play to solve the problem? Well, this article from the International Railway Journal spotlights Saudi Arabian Railways’ role and we will discuss this more in depth on the April 8thRead More →
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 &Read More →
