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 →
All Things Trains will be back in Chantilly, VA for the Greenberg’s Train & Toy Show on December 20th and 21st. We will be broadcasting The All Aboard Podcast and we will have on sale: Our show inventory will be available online on The Main Line Mall, beginning on Tuesday,Read More →
As kids, most of us were introduced to trains by books like “The Little Engine That Could” or shows like Thomas the Tank Engine. These were great…but they didn’t teach you very much about the railroad. However, Joyce Robinson is changing all of that. Starting her career with Conrail inRead More →
