Showing posts with label train. Show all posts
Showing posts with label train. Show all posts
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Saturday, September 10, 2022
New Push for Boston-to-Montreal Passenger Trains
(SOURCE: Wilson Ring, Holly Ramer, https://apnews.com/article/travel-boston-canada-d2600621dc5fa2ce2af2a3b7825a65b7)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and Boston, riding a renewed interest in train travel to bolster a concept that has been around for more than a decade.
“It’s not a hard sell at all. A lot of people want this,” said Francois Rebello, a former national assembly member in Quebec and a consultant on the project.
Hundreds of travelers would ride a privately operated, overnight train each day if obstacles can be overcome to make the service a reality in coming years, according to a ridership study.
It wouldn’t be a high-speed affair. Promoters envision a different experience — a relaxed ride with a meal and sleep before arriving bright-eyed at the destination. The 14-hour ride would travel through Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Quebec.
The proposal comes against a backdrop of a rail revival, and more than $100 billion in railway infrastructure funding approved by Congress.
Maine State Sen. Richard Bennett, a Republican who lives in a district where the train would pass, said there’s much work to be done.
“I’m both excited and skeptical,” he said. “I certainly support the concept and I think it has a lot of promise. I think this can be done.”
But the proposal is in the early stages and the obstacles are many.
The track on the Canadian side of the border requires more than $100 million in upgrades and repairs. The track is in good shape through northern New England but the speed is limited to about 35 mph (56 kph) for a long stretch, and there’s little hope of securing additional funding to boost the speed.
Operators would have to negotiate agreements with several private owners of the rail — the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic, CSX and others — and there could be multiple crews required for the train. Then there’s the question of clearing customs with people coming and going at multiple train stops, and finding scarce equipment.
The idea for restoring Montreal-to-Boston passenger rail service for the first time since the 1960s has been bounced around for more than a decade, and several different rail routes have been floated over the years.
This time, the proposed route would follow Canadian Pacific Railway track from Montreal to Sherbrooke, Quebec, and then the St. Lawrence and Atlantic across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, where a CSX-owned rail passes through Old Orchard Beach, a popular Maine tourist destination for Canadians. The final stretch is operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.
Carl Fowler, a member of the Vermont Rail Advisory Council, is a rail advocate who likes the idea of expanded passenger rail service. But he said people have to be realistic about the proposal’s challenges.
“There are a lot of loose ends to be resolved,” he said.
Proponents have engaged with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the corporate parent of St. Lawrence and Atlantic, and the Canadian government already has considered investing in railway upgrades, Rebello said. Montreal real estate entrepreneur Nikolai Ray has signed on an investor.
About 60 rail advocates, legislators, tourism officials and others gathered recently in Coaticook, Quebec, to discuss the vision promoted by Montreal-based Fondation Trains De Nuit, or Night Train Foundation, and view a proposed map. Notably absent were state transportation officials from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
But the project won’t start anytime soon. The most optimistic view is that the project would need at least two years to become a reality, he said. However, it could take longer to secure funding and rail agreements.
A motorist could get from Boston to Montreal twice as fast but rail advocates say riders would get there in style. People could have dinner, be entertained and sleep in a comfortable bed, proponents say. They’d also be spared the cost of a hotel fee, since they’d be sleeping and showering on the train, supporters said.
The project holds appeal both for older riders who are nostalgic about trains and a younger generation that’s less enthralled with cars, Rebello said.
Rail enthusiast Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, who lives outside Boston and doesn’t drive, said she “wholeheartedly” embraces mass transit that would allow her to visit family and friends in Canada several times a year.
“I love train travel. I lived in Japan for many years. It was absolutely the best way to get around,” she said.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and Boston, riding a renewed interest in train travel to bolster a concept that has been around for more than a decade.
“It’s not a hard sell at all. A lot of people want this,” said Francois Rebello, a former national assembly member in Quebec and a consultant on the project.
Hundreds of travelers would ride a privately operated, overnight train each day if obstacles can be overcome to make the service a reality in coming years, according to a ridership study.
It wouldn’t be a high-speed affair. Promoters envision a different experience — a relaxed ride with a meal and sleep before arriving bright-eyed at the destination. The 14-hour ride would travel through Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Quebec.
The proposal comes against a backdrop of a rail revival, and more than $100 billion in railway infrastructure funding approved by Congress.
Maine State Sen. Richard Bennett, a Republican who lives in a district where the train would pass, said there’s much work to be done.
“I’m both excited and skeptical,” he said. “I certainly support the concept and I think it has a lot of promise. I think this can be done.”
But the proposal is in the early stages and the obstacles are many.
The track on the Canadian side of the border requires more than $100 million in upgrades and repairs. The track is in good shape through northern New England but the speed is limited to about 35 mph (56 kph) for a long stretch, and there’s little hope of securing additional funding to boost the speed.
Operators would have to negotiate agreements with several private owners of the rail — the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic, CSX and others — and there could be multiple crews required for the train. Then there’s the question of clearing customs with people coming and going at multiple train stops, and finding scarce equipment.
The idea for restoring Montreal-to-Boston passenger rail service for the first time since the 1960s has been bounced around for more than a decade, and several different rail routes have been floated over the years.
This time, the proposed route would follow Canadian Pacific Railway track from Montreal to Sherbrooke, Quebec, and then the St. Lawrence and Atlantic across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, where a CSX-owned rail passes through Old Orchard Beach, a popular Maine tourist destination for Canadians. The final stretch is operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.
Carl Fowler, a member of the Vermont Rail Advisory Council, is a rail advocate who likes the idea of expanded passenger rail service. But he said people have to be realistic about the proposal’s challenges.
“There are a lot of loose ends to be resolved,” he said.
Proponents have engaged with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the corporate parent of St. Lawrence and Atlantic, and the Canadian government already has considered investing in railway upgrades, Rebello said. Montreal real estate entrepreneur Nikolai Ray has signed on an investor.
About 60 rail advocates, legislators, tourism officials and others gathered recently in Coaticook, Quebec, to discuss the vision promoted by Montreal-based Fondation Trains De Nuit, or Night Train Foundation, and view a proposed map. Notably absent were state transportation officials from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
But the project won’t start anytime soon. The most optimistic view is that the project would need at least two years to become a reality, he said. However, it could take longer to secure funding and rail agreements.
A motorist could get from Boston to Montreal twice as fast but rail advocates say riders would get there in style. People could have dinner, be entertained and sleep in a comfortable bed, proponents say. They’d also be spared the cost of a hotel fee, since they’d be sleeping and showering on the train, supporters said.
Rail enthusiast Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, who lives outside Boston and doesn’t drive, said she “wholeheartedly” embraces mass transit that would allow her to visit family and friends in Canada several times a year.
“I love train travel. I lived in Japan for many years. It was absolutely the best way to get around,” she said.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Amtrak Service Restored Between Burlington, Vt. & NYC
After nearly 70 years, Vermont’s most populous community once again has passenger rail service to and from New York City.
The newly-expanded Ethan Allen Express connects downtown Burlington and Penn Station.
Secretary Joe Flynn, who leads the Vermont Agency of Transportation, said restoring service took decades of prep work, and more than $115 million in corridor investments — using mostly federal funds.
"I think it makes Burlington more complete," Flynn said in an interview with NECN & NBC10 Boston. "I really do."
Amtrak’s CEO, Stephen Gardner, said he is seeing interest in rail travel rebound to near pre-pandemic levels.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
CSX Receives Approval from Surface Transportation Board to Acquire Pan Am Railways
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| Trains SEPO & BFPO, Westford MA 2016 |
“CSX is pleased that the STB approved the proposed acquisition of Pan Am and has recognized the significant benefits this transaction will bring to shippers and other New England stakeholders,” said president and chief executive officer, James M. Foote. “We look forward to integrating Pan Am, their employees and the rail-served industries of the Northeast into CSX and to working in partnership with connecting railroads to provide exceptional supply chain solutions to New England and beyond.”
David A. Fink, president of Pan Am Railways said: “This much anticipated decision paves the way for an exciting new chapter for Pan Am customers and our employees as we begin our transition to the CSX team.”
Adding Pan Am to our network will extend the reach of our service to a wider customer base over an expanded territory, creating new efficiencies and market prospects for customers to capitalize on a robust pipeline of growth opportunities to move freight to, from and within New England.
With this transaction, New England will benefit from CSX’s track record as a leader in environmental performance. CSX will operate Pan Am with a more reliable and more fuel-efficient fleet, significantly reducing fuel consumption and improving rail’s environmental footprint in the region.
Passenger and commuter carriers in New England will benefit as the company is committed to maintaining or improving existing passenger service that operates on Pan Am. CSX has a long-standing history of working cooperatively with Amtrak and other passenger rail partners as evidenced by the significant improvement in contractual on-time performance with Amtrak since CSX has implemented its new operating model.
Headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts, Pan Am owns and operates a highly integrated, nearly 1,200-mile rail network and has a partial interest in the more than 600-mile Pan Am Southern system. Pan Am’s network across New England has access to multiple ports and large-scale commodity producers. The transaction will expand CSX’s reach in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts while adding Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine to its existing 23-state network.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as financial advisor and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP acted as legal advisor to CSX in connection with the transaction.
Friday, February 4, 2022
Athearn / Roundhouse HO Pan Am EMD F7A Locomotives PAR1 & PAR2
Just announced, and due March of 2023, is the Athearn/Roundhouse HO scale Pan Am EMD F7A pair of locomotives, PAR1 and PAR2.
- 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble-free operation
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Clear plastic cab and/or portal windows
- Single or dual headlight per prototype
- Separately-applied horns
- McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- DCC Ready 21 pin plug
- Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brand of track
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
Sunday, December 5, 2021
The Union Freight Railroad Office - 87 Atlantic Ave Boston MA
The Union Freight Railroad's office at 87 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA. Judging by the cars, I'd guess the photo was taken in the 1940s. The building at right still exists.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Empty Bow NH Coal Train at West Chelmsford MA 3/17/20
Empty Bow (NH) coal train passes through West Chelmsford MA on a dreary St. Patrick's Day (3/17/20). Power was MEC/Pan Am 7620/7535/7542. It was strange seeing CSX coal cars instead of NS ones!
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020
West End Hoosac Tunnel Liner Collapse
There has been a failure of the liner on the west end of Hoosac Tunnel, causing debris to partly cover the track.
Norfolk Southern has issued the following press release:
Feb 12, 2020
Norfolk Southern’s partner, Pan Am Railways, has reported a partial wall collapse in the Hoosac Tunnel which affects all trains operating between Mechanicsville, New York, and Ayer, Massachusetts. Pan Am Railway’s engineering department is evaluating the situation and Norfolk Southern will provide updates as they are available. Customers with traffic in the affected area should expect delays of at least 48 hours.
LINKS:
https://www.wwlp.com/news/hoosac-tunnel-out-of-service-for-structural-evaluation/
https://www.rtands.com/freight/norfolk-southern-short-line-partner-suffers-partial-tunnel-wall-collapse/
https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/partially-collapsed-hoosac-tunnel-was-an-1800s-engineering-feat/
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/berkshire-county/hoosac-tunnel-out-of-service-for-structural-evaluation/
UPDATE:
Videos are starting to be posted of the collapse
Norfolk Southern has issued the following press release:
Feb 12, 2020
Norfolk Southern’s partner, Pan Am Railways, has reported a partial wall collapse in the Hoosac Tunnel which affects all trains operating between Mechanicsville, New York, and Ayer, Massachusetts. Pan Am Railway’s engineering department is evaluating the situation and Norfolk Southern will provide updates as they are available. Customers with traffic in the affected area should expect delays of at least 48 hours.
https://www.wwlp.com/news/hoosac-tunnel-out-of-service-for-structural-evaluation/
https://www.rtands.com/freight/norfolk-southern-short-line-partner-suffers-partial-tunnel-wall-collapse/
https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/partially-collapsed-hoosac-tunnel-was-an-1800s-engineering-feat/
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/berkshire-county/hoosac-tunnel-out-of-service-for-structural-evaluation/
UPDATE:
Videos are starting to be posted of the collapse
Monday, December 9, 2019
More Than 20 Arrested in Blockades of Train Delivering Coal to N.H. Power Plant
(SOURCE: Boston Globe)
Protesters blocked railroad freight tracks in Worcester, Ayer, and Hooksett , N.H. ,
on Saturday and Sunday, trying to keep a train from delivering coal to a New Hampshire
“In 2019, there’s no reason for us to still be burning
coal,” said Marla Marcum, director of the Climate Disobedience
Center
The train was delivering coal to Merrimack Station, a power
plant in Bow, N.H. The protests were part of an ongoing effort to shut down the
coal power plant.
No injuries were reported. Protesters called the train’s
dispatchers before they blocked the tracks so as not to take engineers by
surprise, Marcum said.
In Worcester
In Ayer, police arrested 12 people on charges of trespassing
on railroad property Sunday. All were released on personal recognizance and
scheduled to appear in Ayer District Court, Ayer Police Deputy Chief Brian Gill
said.
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| Bow Coal Train 1/26/10 |
Another 12 people were arrested on a railroad bridge in
Hooksett, where they had hung an anti-coal banner, said Rebecca Beaulieu, a
climate organizer with 350 New
Hampshire
They were charged with trespassing and are due in court in
January.
MBTA Safety Review Panel Final Report
Want to read more about the December 9, 2019 MBTA Safety Review Panel Final Report? Try these links:
https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2019/12/12-09_MBTA_Safety_Executive_Summary.pdf
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/09/read-panel-summary-mbta-operations-and-safety/7cJoGcT8qEibnkZyDSkQGP/story.html
https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/mbta/mbta-safety-review-panel-recommendations-to-fmcb-to-improve-safety-for-t-riders-employees/
https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2019/12/12-09_MBTA_Safety_Executive_Summary.pdf
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/09/read-panel-summary-mbta-operations-and-safety/7cJoGcT8qEibnkZyDSkQGP/story.html
https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/mbta/mbta-safety-review-panel-recommendations-to-fmcb-to-improve-safety-for-t-riders-employees/
Damning MBTA Safety Report Released
(SOURCE: Boston Globe - J. Ellement)
The MBTA’s safety system was examined by three outside
experts and their findings were damning at best. What follows is five of the
major conclusions outlined in the executive summary based on interviews with T
employees at every level of the workforce.
- The T has failed to include safety concerns in its daily
operations, routine maintenance schedules or long-term investment and
construction plans, according to the report.
“In essence, safety is not the priority at the T, but it
must be. To meet the demands of the future, the agency must address its safety
culture – it is critical to every aspect of the agency.’’
- Turnover at the top job, the T’s general manager, has
eroded the importance of safety issues at the very highest levels of the
region’s primary public transit system, the panel found. There have been nine
general managers since 2010.
“Leadership sets the
tone for safety ... the recurrent turnover in general managers (GMs) over the
past 10 years has been incredibly disruptive and has placed the agency in a
vulnerable position. This may be the overarching reason that we see the level
of safety deficiency at the agency.”
- T employees don’t talk to one another, and this is
especially troubling because safety concerns raised inside the agency rarely
reach the right person or office that can then take the needed corrective
action, the report found.
“There is a total lack of routine upward or downward
communication within the agency. Employees at all levels told the Panel that
the T has many siloes and that communication is rarely, if ever, done across
departments. Leadership has not identified or attempted to open channels of
communication with the workforce.... The only avenue for communication we
identified during this review is a ‘safety hotline’ which does not appear to
have received the confidence of the workforce in the field.”
- The T does have a stand-alone safety department but it is
an organizational orphan with little ability to play a forceful role in
workplace safety and other safety concerns facing the agency.
“The safety department, which should be providing day-to-day
leadership for safety initiatives, is somewhat debilitated in what they can
accomplish, and lacks the ability to guide the agency at large,” the report
said. “For example, the staff is absent in the field to support the workforce
and champion a safe work environment. On the other hand, the safety department
is grossly understaffed, lacks subject matter experts (SMEs) and is currently
not in any position to manage the needs of the agency.”
- The experts concluded that the MBTA’s commuter rail
system, which is operated by Keolis Commuter Services, has a far better safety
environment than the T’s transit system. The experts noted that Keolis operates
under the Federal Railroad Administration rules and regulations.
“It is noteworthy to mention that the commuter rail service
is performing well and does not face many of the challenges that were
identified on the transit side of the house. The Panel attributes this higher
level of performance to the structure provided by FRA regulations, which are
clearly defined and have fiscal consequences if not complied with.”
John R. Ellement can be reached at ellement@globe.com. Follow
him on Twitter @JREbosglobe.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
NVRRA Rail Fair 2019 Boxboro MA - October 5 & 6
October 5th & 6th, 2019
10AM to 4PM
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center
Boxboro, MA
The Nashua Valley Railroad Association is a model railroad club building and operating a permanent layout in Shirley, MA. NVRRA models the Boston & Maine Railroad from Boston to Mechanicville, NY in the modern era (1980+). RailFair helps defray annual operating costs.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Loaded Autorack Burns in Gardner MA
I love how the news says the "train" was on fire, instead of saying a "railcar" was on fire. Also, I have read that 10, around 15, and 20 vehicles were burned! Now THAT is getting all the details! Not to mention the fact Pan Am hauls Fords and one other, Japanese make (which escapes me at the moment) on those trains. I'd like to know what caused the fire... arson, "hot box", or possibly a hybrid car who's batteries caught fire. For now, here's all we know:
https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Train-Car-Carrying-a-Dozen-Vehicles-Destroyed-in-Fire-Gardner-Massachusetts-559913731.html
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190910/train-fire-in-gardner-destroys-new-cars
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/09/10/alarm-fire-gardner-damages-rail-car-carrying-new-vehicles/2xmevKLcCk4UUNa4h7NeNK/story.html
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/09/10/gardner-train-car-carrier-fire
https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Train-Car-Carrying-a-Dozen-Vehicles-Destroyed-in-Fire-Gardner-Massachusetts-559913731.html
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190910/train-fire-in-gardner-destroys-new-cars
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/09/10/alarm-fire-gardner-damages-rail-car-carrying-new-vehicles/2xmevKLcCk4UUNa4h7NeNK/story.html
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/09/10/gardner-train-car-carrier-fire
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Low-speed Collision & Derailment of MBTA Commuter Trains in Boston 4/10/19
https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Buses-to-Replace-MBTA-Commuter-Rail-Fairmount-Line-After-Minor-Derailment--508363091.htmlhttps://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/09/upright-derailment-slows-train-traffic-at-south-station/
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/10/mbta-fairmount-commuter-rail-line-train-derailment-service/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/09/commuter-rail-train-derails-outside-south-station-causing-delays/N2JwPaKmA4TzhX2EHiGw1N/story.html
Friday, March 23, 2018
Boston & Maine Hinsdale NH Railroad Station FOR SALE!
(update - I am told this property was indeed sold... leaving the photos up for the record)
Have you always wanted to live in a railroad station? The station at
Hinsdale NH is for sale by its owner! It is located on Depot Street next to what was
once the Ashuelot branch of the Boston & Maine, now a rail trail.
Monday, March 5, 2018
Name That Photo Location: 1947 Ayer MA Boston & Maine Photo Location FOUND!
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| The Photo. |
I was doing some organizing of my digital
railroad photo files, then noticed an Ayer postcard that seemed very familiar. It showed a NYNH&HRR boxcar on a siding. All of a sudden, a lightbulb went off in my head.
"That looks like the building in the background of that Ayer photo I have!"
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| Postcard view of the Chandler Machine building |
Knowing this, the rail siding in the photo was off of the Worcester & Nashua line, which is now a paved rail trail north of Ayer Center.
Newspaper articles in 2002 stated that Chandler's closing was due to the proliferation of cheaper machinery being sold by countries like China. This is a story repeated over and over in America.
Friday, February 16, 2018
Name That Photo Location: Boston & Maine Wreck at Lynn MA
The image shows B&M locomotive #827 on its side, with B&M crane #3359 hooked up to a baggage car. The area has multiple tracks and a signal, which helped confirm the location of Lynn Massachusetts, just west of the West Lynn station. (The Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RR also had a West Lynn station)
The only real lead I had to go by was the sign in the distance atop a commercial building. It appeared to read "Hoag & Wald_n", which I assumed was "Walden" or "Waldon". After much web searching, I found a reference to a shoe manufacturer in Lynn named "Hoag & Walden". 
I then started looking at old maps and aerial photos to see if I could find the building in the middle-background, as it had an easy-to-spot roof style. I finally found the exact building, which in 1916 belonged to Fred M. Page & Company, "manufacturers of cotton and paper specialties"and was located on 29 Bennett Street. Amazingly, this building was still standing as of 2014, though partially re-sided and in tatty condition. There was also a building to its left that may possibly be the one in the photo with a water tower on the roof. If so, it has been altered quite a bit.
As for the key Hoag & Walden building, it was located on Commercial Street in an area that appears to now be a playing field.
Now that I had located the location of the photo, I needed to figure out the date it was taken. I used an online newspaper archive to search for Lynn train accidents that made the news. I knew that locomotive #827 had been scrapped in 1913. I used that date, along with the style of automobiles in the photo, to narrow down my search. I finally found a short article in the March 29, 1910 issue of The Lowell Sun newspaper which said that just before noon, the "Portland express... Train 44" derailed while traveling on the Eastern Division toward Boston. The train consisted of "a couple of baggage cars, a Pullman, and three regular coaches, the latter being in the rear". The passenger cars being in the rear explains the baggage car being present behind the locomotive.
The train was not scheduled to stop at West Lynn, and left the track "a hundred yards beyond that station", followed by all but two coaches. The article states that an open switch had caused the accident, which also confirms the photo's location, as even today there is a track that curves off the main. This is the now abandoned Saugus Branch.
No one died in the accident.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Train Derails in Worcester MA, Blocking Burncoat Street and Diverting Traffic
JAN 24, 2018: Part of Pan Am/CSX freight SEPO derailed Wednesday
(1/24/18) morning, creating traffic problems in Worcester but causing no injuries... Three locomotives and several box cars at the
front of the train came off the tracks around 8 a.m... the train came to a stop
just south of West Mountain Street
just past where the tracks go under West
Boylston Street. The box cars that went off the
tracks were directly behind the three engines... District Fire Chief Daniel O’Neil said the cars affected
by the derailment were carrying paper. He said that for safety reasons, it is
common practice to have cars without hazardous materials directly behind the
engine. Other cars on the train contained liquefied petroleum gas. He said they
were not affected by the derailment.
http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2018/01/train_derails_in_worcester_blo.html
https://worcestermag.com/2018/01/24/train-derails-off-burncoat-street/56966
http://www.telegram.com/news/20180124/derailed-train-moved-traffic-flowing-on-burncoat-street-in-worcester
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements
It has been a long time since I posted an update of New England model railroad releases, so here goes!
N SCALE:
HO SCALE:
ATLAS: Alco RS-32
Locomotive – Central VermontATLAS: Bombardier multi-level control/standard
coaches – MBTA (multiple #s) (2nd Quarter 2018)
N SCALE:
MODEL POWER: 2-6-0 Mogul Locomotive – Boston & Maine,
New Haven,
MODEL POWER: 4-4-0 American Locomotive – Boston & Maine
O SCALE:
Z SCALE:
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