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Class I Railroads
IBEW Strikes CPKC
Canadian signal maintainers, represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, struck CPKC on Monday, June
Norfolk Southern COO Replaced
John Orr, who joined Norfolk Southern as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer during the height of the Ancora proxy battle, stepped down today (June 1st) and has been replaced by Brian Barr, effective immediately. Orr replaced Paul Duncan who was dismissed during the proxy fight, as Ancora sought
UP-NS Merger Application Accepted
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board accepted the merger application submitted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, Thursday. However, the Board immediately postponed the proceedings, requesting additional information including an environmental review. For the full story from Railway Age, click here: STB Accepts UP-NS Revised Merger Application; Delays Proceedings – Railway
Intercity Passenger Rail
A New Penn Station?!?
New York City’s Pennsylvania Station has long been a source of irritation for travelers, railroaders, and railfans. From the present station’s construction in the mid-1960s until the opening of the Moynihan Train Hall in 2021, the facility had a feeling of not only being cramped (which it frequently was), but
Commuter Rail
Amtrak, Metro-North in Wire Dispute
Damage from an Acela II pantograph is at the center of a new dispute between Amtrak and Metro-North. Amtrak claims that Metro-North is not allowing test runs that Amtrak needs for safety and certification purposes in the aftermath of an Acela II pantograph damaging a portion of the commuter carrier’s
Subway & Transit
Skokie…Not So Swift? CTA Lowers Train Speeds on Skokie Swift/Yellow Line
CTA reduces speeds on Skokie Swift Line.
Short Line Railroads
Delaware-Lackawanna Unveils America250 Locomotive
The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, a unit of Genessee Valley Transportation that operates primarily over the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western/Erie Lackawanna Scranton Division main line and a portion of the former Delaware & Hudson in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, unveiled M630 #1776 in its America250 paint scheme. #1776 was built by the
Railroadiana & Collectibles
2026 Train Show Tour: Richmond, VA!
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 &
Model Railroading
Man Finds HO Scale Layout In Basement!
If you’re a regular reader of All Things Trains, you would LOVE to wake up one day and find a fully-built, HO-scale model railroad in the basement of your new home. Back in 2025, an Australian bloke did just that, in this video from SBS News. And even though this
