SEPTEMBER 2024: SEPTA PCCs return to Philadelphia’s Route 15, while Andrew Grahl wraps up his tour of the scenic Metro-North Waterbury Branch. Spend rush hour at busy Marble Hill on Metro-North’s Hudson Line. All this plus the latest photos and news stories from across the Northeast in the September issue of Railpace Newsmagazine!
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 7, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 7, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 520,894 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.4 percent compared with the same week last year.
Historic Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Equipment Donated to Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
A retired Alco switcher, snow plow, work car, and caboose were donated to the railroad museum in November 2023.
Ontario Southland Railway – A Short Line at the Crossroads
Ontario Southland Railway is a Canadian short line railway famous for a locomotive roster worthy of any museum.
Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local
Buffalo & Pittsburgh’s Petrolia Local operates out of Butler, Pa., to serve two oil refineries in the Petrolia area.