Bells & Whistles—Pier cracks delay opening of LRT line
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.
Union Pacific will replace a bridge on its western Oregon line on Sunday.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its initial report on a July railroad collision.
When he got up on the morning of Aug. 8, David Starr had no thoughts of being an emergency flagger.
Geneva, Ill., has been waiting for a third rail to be constructed for quite some time, and officials said the project should begin next month.
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
Union Pacific is making land claims out west, and it is leading people to believe the Class 1 is preparing for a line expansion.
Advances in technology have always moved the railroad forward.
The city of Houston and Harris County, Texas, are planning on suing Union Pacific over a site that they are calling “contaminated” in the city’s Fifth Ward.
The Lawrence, Kan., Police Department has released drone footage of the aftermath of the Union Pacific derailment that happened over the weekend.
Replacing a 110-year-old bridge in 48 hours is an ambitious task no matter who you ask; accomplishing it in 30 hours deserves a major acknowledgement. A cross-functional Union Pacific team recently did just that in Iowa.
The top news stories of the week.
For the second time in as many weeks a train has derailed at a Union Pacific rail yard in Idaho.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its completed investigation report on a Union Pacific derailment that occurred nearly two years ago. The derailment cased a hazardous material release and fire.
Union Pacific was hauling away a local landmark late last week in Liberty, Texas.
After 20 years off the grid, the Aransas Pass railroad is back in business in Texas.
Oklahoma has been hit with heavy rains this week, causing washouts for Union Pacific.
We only cover steam and heritage activities when something truly special is happening, which is pretty rare. However . . .
Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014 is set to return to the tracks this summer for its “West Coast Steam Tour.”
Plans to revive a dormant rail line between Pueblo, Colo., and Dotsero, Colo., are still alive, but what version it will be is in question.