Weekly U.S rail traffic ends long run in positive territory
Oct 10, 2024 · WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than nine months, U.S. weekly rail traffic has dropped below 2023 levels. For the week ending Oct. 5, total U.S. traffic was 486,187 carloads and intermodal units, a 2.5% decline from the same week a year earlier, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. It was the first time since the
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Holiday trains & ‘Polar Express Train Rides’ (2024)
May 23, 2024 · Holiday trains: Young child exiting one of the PEX cars, while conductor stands by train. Benjamin Wideman, National Railroad Museum. Holiday trains & Polar Express Train Rides (2024): It’s never too early to start planning for a magical train ride with family and friends — especially when tickets go on sale during the spring and summer for ...
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May 24, 2019 · For example, the Bachmann E-Z Command DCC system comes with a 1 amp power supply that can power two HO or four N scale locomotives (assuming .5 amps per locomotive for HO and .25 amps for N scale). The NCE PowerCab, on the other hand, is rated at 2 amps and therefore can power four HO and eight N scale locomotives.
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Union Pacific's Big Boy proves the enduring allure of steam
Oct 11, 2024 · Seemingly every resident of West, Texas – population 2,531 – has turned out to witness a spectacle. Townspeople are lined up on both sides of Union Pacific’s Fort Worth Subdivision, which runs smack through the middle of downtown. All eyes are looking to the south, hoping to catch the first glimpse of UP 4-8-8-4 No. 4014. The world’s largest steam
UP, Ferromex limit grain traffic into Mexico following derailment
Oct 14, 2024 · EAGLE PASS, Texas — Union Pacific and Mexican partner Ferromex have suspended permits for grain shuttles as a result of a derailment in Mexico, UP said in a notice to customers issued Saturday, Oct. 12. The suspension of permits for two active Ferromex embargos reflects “the high volume of ag unit trains in the pipeline and additional volume forecasted over the