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Freakin moron. I've been down that road. Even in the summer, bone dry, it isn't great traction. Add to that you have to be on top of the crossing to see a train. She's lucky her and her passenger didn't become a stain.

Via Rail cancels trains nationwide, CN shuts down Eastern Canadian network as Indigenous protests continue. john Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Feb 13, 2020 5:08 PM ET | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago CN Rail and Via Rail are shutting down huge sections of their railway networks as Indigenous blocka...

Do the trains ever come to a stop for significant periods of time crossing Fort Street, or do they just roll slowly across? I've seen several trains there, and all were going 15-20 mph. That isn't the case many times at the other crossings.

Long overdue.

Train Carrying Corn Has Massive Spill, Transforms Tracks Into a “Yellow Brick Road” By Sara Barnes on January 17, 2020 On a cold winter day in Crystal, Minnesota, Mike Parker noticed an unusual sight near his house. The neighboring train tracks were completely covered in golden kernels of corn as fa...

Vandals Try To Derail Cape Cod Railroad Train With Concrete Blocks On Tracks January 9th, 2020.....WBZ CBS Boston BOURNE (CBS) – Someone tried to derail a Cape Cod Central Railroad train Thursday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police. They said a vandal pushed five large concrete blocks o...

At least access for heavy equipment won't be an issue for that particular job, according to the photo.

2 children critical, 2 others injured in train-truck crash in Monroe Twp. Associated PressPublished 12:16 p.m. ET Dec. 19, 2019 MONROE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two children suffered critical injuries and two other people also were hurt Thursday when a freight train struck a pickup truck Thursday at a cross...

Police report alcohol was involved in the crash.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get back to normal?

I'm certain that just about every bit of spare track us going to be utilized for car storage, if it hasn't already. It's not like there is any real hope of a traffic surge on that line developing from massive amounts of new business.

I could be wrong, but I don't think anything changed. I think it was just a case of the first train hitting the next two blocks before the second train arrived? The next block going westbound is a set of crossovers. Possibly the first train took the crossover, or the second train was lined to take t...

Don't think it would impact the operations of CN very much. Clearly going straight from Sudbury to the Soo would be a far shorter distance, but would it justify keeping the line open for the few cars that would venture across there? Even if CN bought the line and refurbished it, you're not going to ...

According to Chicago Rail Junctions, the CSX Woodland Sub sees approximately 15-20 trains a day, plus 2-4 Indiana Railroad trains exercising trackage rights

A post in Train Orders said approximately 20 UP per day, which I think is high. My guess is closer to 14. It also says 10 on CN, and 6 Amtrak trains. That number is close, IMHO Now that the Eastern Illinois has taken over the CSX line, not sure if the 2-4 moves per day still holds. I've been through...

You're correct. It is a light tower. I just looked at the scene on Google Earth.

Could have had something to do with the railcar resting against the transmission line structure? That would be difficult to assess at night, the actual potential of it collapsing. If a live transmission line fell onto the train, then you have a shock hazard throughout the entire length of the train.

Yes they do change crews at Vickers. Quite a bit depends upon traffic, as trains do get backed up near the train station, where NS has its offices. Another reason for changing crews there is if the train is going to be laid up for any sort of time. That would be the best place in the Toledo area to ...

Yes, ELS interchanges with CN in CN's Green Bay Yard, which is near the Howard/Green Bay border, or where I-41 and I-43 meet. There is a small industrial yard north of there in Howard, with a track over to the ELS line.

Freight Waves Column dated 9/23/19 Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that Claude Mongeau has been elected as a director, effective Sept. 23. Mongeau is the former president and chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI). He will serve on the board’s compensatio...