“Railways should start paying the freight” is how Coun. Fraser Laschinger phrased it in a summary of council's feelings on the railway tax issue. Treasurer Matt Armstrong told council in a report Monday that the Canadian National Railway owns 16.8…
In Metra's 2018 capital program, $84.8 million has been allocated for the types of construction projects included in this release: $5.5 million for station improvements, $20.9 million for track maintenance and improvements, $12 million for bridge projects, $4.5 million for…
(Mmmm. Trains.) Anyway. Last week I published a faintly gratuitous piece rounding up 11 of the best rail maps from the mayor of London's Transport Strategy. .... If want to get more technical, try to wrap your head around the…
ENGLISH Welsh & Scottish Railway's first General Motors (GM) 3,300hp Class 66 arrived in Britain on Saturday April 18 at Immingham Dock - and it's expected to start work on May 18. The pioneer locomotive of the 250-strong class was…
Metra and other railroads it shares tracks with plan to replace about 92,000 railroad ties this year as part of the following track upgrade projects: BNSF will replace about 12,000 ties on one ... The rest of the funding is…
