Uinta Basin Railway Design
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
RAIL OPERATORS' REPORTING MARKS February 24, 2010 a AA
RAIL OPERATORS' REPORTING MARKS February 24, 2010 A AA ANN ARBOR AAM ASHTOLA AND ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN AB ATLANTIC AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY ABA ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC ABB AKRON AND BARBERTON BELT RAILROAD ABC ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND COAST ABL ALLEYTON AND BIG LAKE ABLC ABERNETHY-LOUGHEED LOGGING COMPANY ABMR ALBION MINES RAILWAY ABR ARCADIA AND BETSEY RIVER ABS ABILENE AND SOUTHERN ABSO ABBEVILLE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ABYP ALABAMA BY-PRODUCTS CORP. AC ALGOMA CENTRAL ACAL ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR LINE ACC ALABAMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ACE AMERICAN COAL ENTERPRISES ACHB ALGOMA CENTRAL AND HUDSON BAY ACL ATLANTIC COAST LINE ACLC ANGELINA COUNTY LUMBER COMPANY ACM ANACONDA COPPER MINING ACR ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD ACRR ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER ACRY AMES AND COLLEGE RAILWAY ACTY AUSTIN CITY RAILROAD ACY AKRON, CANTON AND YOUNGSTOWN ADIR ADIRONDACK RAILWAY ADPA ADDISON AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY AE ALTON AND EASTERN AEC ATLANTIC AND EAST CAROLINA AER ANNAPOLIS AND ELK RIDGE RAILROAD AF AMERICAN FORK RAILROAD AG ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD AGR ALDER GULCH RAILROAD AGP ARGENTINE AND GRAY'S PEAK AGS ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN AGW ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN AHR ALASKA HOME RAILROAD AHUK AHUKINI TERMINAL RAILWAY AICO ASHLAND IRON COMPANY AJ ARTEMUS-JELLICO RAILROAD AK ALLEGHENY AND KINZUA RAILROAD AKC ALASKA CENTRAL AKN ALASKA NORTHERN AL ALMANOR ALBL ALAMEDA BELT LINE ALBP ALBERNI PACIFIC ALBR ALBION RIVER RAILROAD ALC ALLEN LUMBER COMPANY ALCR ALBION LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD ALGC ALLEGHANY CENTRAL (MD) ALLC ALLEGANY CENTRAL (NY) ALM ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA -
The Impact of Jumbo Covered Hopper Cars on Kansas Shortline Railroads
Report No. K-TRAN: KSU-04-3 FINAL REPORT THE IMPACT OF JUMBO COVERED HOPPER CARS ON KANSAS SHORTLINE RAILROADS Michael W. Babcock James Sanderson Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas SEPTEMBER 2004 K-TRAN A COOPERATIVE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM BETWEEN: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 1 Report No. 2 Government Accession No. 3 Recipient Catalog No. K-TRAN: KSU-04-3 4 Title and Subtitle 5 Report Date THE IMPACT OF JUMBO COVERED HOPPER CARS ON KANSAS September 2004 SHORTLINE RAILROADS 6 Performing Organization Code 7 Author(s) 8 Performing Organization Report Michael W. Babcock and James Sanderson No. 9 Performing Organization Name and Address 10 Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Kansas State University Department of Economics; 317 Waters Hall 11 Contract or Grant No. Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4001 C1401 12 Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13 Type of Report and Period Kansas Department of Transportation Covered Bureau of Materials and Research Final Report 700 SW Harrison Street June 2003 - July 2004 Topeka, Kansas 66603-3754 14 Sponsoring Agency Code RE-0338-01 15 Supplementary Notes For more information write to address in block 9. 16 Abstract Class I railroads have been replacing 263,000-pound (loaded weight) covered hopper cars capable of handling 100 tons of grain with 286,000-pound covered hopper cars that can handle 111 tons. While these heavier cars provide a decrease in railroad cost per ton-mile for the Class I (Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe) Railroads; they will cause a significant increase in operating and maintenance costs for the shortline railroads in the state of Kansas. -
INRD's Major Moves
Entrepreneurial Railroading SM Vol. 28 No. 2 Summer 2014 "New" INRD INRD’s Major Moves: Key White River Ballast Cars Add Bridge Replacement Gets Underway Safety, Speed to The year that Indiana Rail Trackwork Road’s bridge over the White River near Elnora, Ind., was Indiana Rail Road’s Engi- constructed, the following hap- neering department has scored a pened: The U.S.S. Maine mys- “win-win-win” with a new and teriously exploded in Havana heavily-rebuilt fleet of ballast cars (Cuba) Harbor, a catalyst for the in use across the system this year. Spanish-American War; jockey Not only do the bright-yellow cars Willie Simms won the 24th(!) distribute rock-ballast along the Kentucky Derby aboard Plaudit; right-of-way faster than ever be- and on December 18, in France, fore, but their air-actuated control the world’s first automobile land system is much safer and easier for speed record – 39 mph – was re- employees to use. corded. (Some background: Well That was 1898, and back at over a century ago, railroads dis- Elnora, crews built a 450-foot covered that rock ballast is the best Pratt-style pin-connected steel The INRD is replacing the 1898 White River Bridge with a new structure, way to keep the wooden crossties truss bridge to carry the Southern allowing for greater train capacity and speed. (or in some cases today, more ex- Indiana Railway across the White pensive concrete ties) in place. The River, eventually reaching Terre Haute. Through more to 263,000 pounds. Since the rail industry standard steel rails are firmly connected to than a century and thousands of train movements car- maximum weight is 286,000 pounds, the bridge puts the crossties with steel spikes or rying millions of tons of Indiana commerce, this rail southern Indiana businesses at a competitive disad- other fasteners; rock ballast poured line changed hands several times until 2006, when vantage. -
Federal Railroad Administration Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report
Federal Railroad Administration Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Summary of Inspections and Audits Performed, and of Enforcement Actions Recommended in FY 2017 A. Railroad Safety and Hazmat Compliance Inspections and Audits 1. All Railroads and Other Entities (e.g., Hazmat Shippers) Except Individuals 2. Railroads Only B. Summary of Railroad Safety Violations Cited by Inspectors, by Regulatory Oversight Discipline or Subdiscipline 1. Accident/Incident Reporting 2. Grade Crossing Signal System Safety 3. Hazardous Materials 4. Industrial Hygiene 5. Motive Power and Equipment 6. Railroad Operating Practices 7. Signal and train Control 8. Track C. FRA and State Inspections of Railroads, Sorted by Railroad Type 1. Class I Railroads 2. Probable Class II Railroads 3. Probable Class III Railroads D. Inspections and Recommended Enforcement Actions, Sorted by Class I Railroad 1. BNSF Railway Company 2. Canadian National Railway/Grand Trunk Corporation 3. Canadian Pacific Railway/Soo Line Railroad Company 4. CSX Transportation, Inc. 5. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company 6. National Railroad Passenger Corporation 7. Norfolk Southern Railway Company 8. Union Pacific Railroad Company III. Summaries of Civil Penalty Initial Assessments, Settlements, and Final Assessments in FY 2017 A. In General B. Summary 1—Brief Summary, with Focus on Initial Assessments Transmitted C. Breakdown of Initial Assessments in Summary 1 1. For Each Class I Railroad Individually in FY 2017 2. For Probable Class II Railroads in the Aggregate in FY 2017 3. For Probable Class III Railroads in the Aggregate in FY 2017 4. For Hazmat Shippers in the Aggregate in FY 2017 5. -
MDOT Michigan State Rail Plan Tech Memo 2 Existing Conditions
Technical Memorandum #2 March 2011 Prepared for: Prepared by: HNTB Corporation Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................1 2. Freight Rail System Profile ......................................................................................2 2.1. Overview ...........................................................................................................2 2.2. Class I Railroads ...............................................................................................2 2.3. Regional Railroads ............................................................................................6 2.4. Class III Shortline Railroads .............................................................................7 2.5. Switching & Terminal Railroads ....................................................................12 2.7. State Owned Railroads ...................................................................................16 2.8. Abandonments ................................................................................................18 2.10. International Border Crossings .....................................................................22 2.11. Ongoing Border Crossing Activities .............................................................24 2.12. Port Access Facilities ....................................................................................24 3. Freight Rail Traffic ................................................................................................25 -
Rail Plan 2005 - 2006
Kansas Department of Transportation Rail Plan 2005 - 2006 Kathleen Sebelius, Governor Debra L. Miller, Secretary of Transportation Kansas Department of Transportation Division of Planning and Development Bureau of Transportation Planning – Office of Rail Affairs Kansas Rail Plan Update 2005 - 2006 Kansas Department of Transportation Division of Planning and Development Bureau of Transportation Planning Office of Rail Affairs Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building 700 SW Harrison Street, Second Floor Tower Topeka, Kansas 66603-3754 Telephone: (785) 296-3841 Fax: (785) 296-0963 Debra L. Miller, Secretary of Transportation Terry Heidner, Division of Planning and Development Director Chris Herrick, Chief of Transportation Planning Bureau John Jay Rosacker, Assistant Chief Transportation Planning Bureau ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Prepared by CONTRIBUTORS Office of Rail Affairs Staff John W. Maddox, CPM, Rail Affairs Program Manager Darlene K. Osterhaus, Rail Affairs Research Analyst Edward Dawson, Rail Affairs Research Analyst Paul Ahlenius, P.E., Rail Affairs Engineer Bureau of Transportation Planning Staff John Jay Rosacker, Assistant Chief Transportation Planning Bureau Carl Gile, Decision Mapping Technician Specialist OFFICE OF RAIL AFFAIRS WEB SITE http://www.ksdot.org/burRail/Rail/default.asp Pictures provided by railroads or taken by Office of Rail Affairs staff Railroad data and statistics provided by railroads 1 Executive Summary The Kansas Rail Plan Update 2005 - 2006 has Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1654 et seg). Financial been prepared in accordance with requirements of the assistance in the form of Federal Rail Administration Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) U.S. Department (FRA) grants has been used to fund rehabilitation of Transportation (USDOT), as set forth in federal projects throughout Kansas. -
California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection MS 855MS 855
http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c89g5tx2 No online items Guide to the California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection MS 855MS 855 CSRM Library & Archives Staff 2019 California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives 2019 Guide to the California State MS 855 1 Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection MS 855MS 855 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives Title: California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection Identifier/Call Number: MS 855 Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet(12 postcard boxes) Date (inclusive): 1856-1976 Abstract: The CSRM Passes collection consists of railroad passes that were used by railroad employees and their families to travel for free. The passes vary geographically to include railroads across the United States as well as from the late 1850s through the 1970's. The collection has been developed by donations from individuals who believed the passes had relevance to railroads and railroading. Language of Material: English Statewide Musuem Collection Center Conditions Governing Access Collection is open for research by appointment Other Finding Aids See also MS 536 Robert Perry Dunbar passes and cards Preferred Citation [Identification of item], California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection, MS 855, California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives, Sacramento, California. Scope and Contents The CSRM Passes collection consists of railroad passes that were used by railroad employees and their families to travel for free. The passes vary geographically to include railroads from across the United States as well as from the late 1850's through the 1970's. Many of the passes are labeled the names of employees as well as their family members who are entitled to the usage of the pass. -
Index to Volume 77
INDEX TO VOLUME 77 Reproduction of any part of this volume for commercial pur poses is not allowed without the specific permission of the publishers. All contents © 2016 and 2017 by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Wau kesha, Wis. JANUARY 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 2017 – 910 PAGES HOW TO USE THIS INDEX: Feature material has been indexed three or more times—once by the title under which it was published, again under the author’s last name, and finally under one or more of the subject categories or railroads. Photographs standing alone are indexed (usually by railroad), but photo graphs within a feature article are not separately indexed. Brief news items are indexed under the appropriate railroad and/or category; news stories are indexed under the appro- priate railroad and/or category and under the author’s last name. Most references to people are indexed under the company with which they are easily identified; if there is no easy identification, they may be indexed under the person’s last name (for deaths, see “Obi t uaries”). Maps, museums, radio frequencies, railroad historical societies, rosters of locomotives and equipment, product reviews, and stations are indexed under these categories. Items from countries other than the U.S. and Canada are indexed under the appropriate country. A Amtrak Capitol Limited at Point of Rocks, Md., Gallery, 10 minutes at Fassifern, In My Own Words, Jan 56-57 Mar 69 Aberdeen & Asheboro: Amtrak consists, Ask TRAINS, Nov 65 Sleepy short line to busy unit train host, Jun 24-31 (correc) Amtrak diners enter service, -
Evaluation of Michigan Biomass Transportation Systems
Michigan Economic Development Corporation Forestry Biofuel Statewide Collaboration Center Task B1 Evaluation of Michigan Biomass Transportation Systems Final Report Authors: Pasi Lautala, Ph.D., P.E. Richard Stewart, Ph.D, CTL Robert Handler, Ph.D Hamed Pouryousef Final Report January, 2012 Table of Contents Disclaimer and Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. 7 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... 8 Transportation Definitions and Terminology .................................................................................. 20 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 23 1-1. Statewide Evaluation of Michigan Biomass Transportation Systems ................................. 23 1-2. Limitations of the Study ...................................................................................................... 25 1-3. Outline and Structure of Report ........................................................................................... 26 1-4. Literature Review ................................................................................................................ 27 1-4-1- Transportation .............................................................................................................. 27 1-4-2- Multimodal (Intermodal) Transportation .................................................................... -
Short Line Railroading in the Northeastern United States: Its Relevance and Future in Connecting Industry to the North American Rail Network
Syracuse University SURFACE Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects Projects Spring 5-1-2012 Short Line Railroading in the Northeastern United States: Its Relevance and Future in Connecting Industry to the North American Rail Network William Jay Hotaling Syracuse University Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone Part of the Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons Recommended Citation Hotaling, William Jay, "Short Line Railroading in the Northeastern United States: Its Relevance and Future in Connecting Industry to the North American Rail Network" (2012). Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects. 163. https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/163 This Honors Capstone Project is brought to you for free and open access by the Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syracuse University Honors Program Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Short Line Railroading in the Northeastern United States: Its Relevance and Future in Connecting Industry to the North American Rail Network A Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Renée Crown University Honors Program at Syracuse University William Jay Hotaling Candidate for B.S. Degree and Renée Crown University Honors May 2012 Honors Capstone Project in Supply Chain Management Capstone Project Advisor: _______________________ Professor Julie Niederhoff Capstone Project Reader: _______________________ Professor Minet Schindehutte Honors Director: _______________________ Stephen Kuusisto, Director Date: 25 April 2012 2 Abstract Short line railroads are vital links in the North American rail network. To remain profitable and viable they must keep abreast of technological advancement and increase cooperation both amongst themselves and with large railroads. -
Termination of Combat Zone Designation in Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate
Executive Orders EO 13003 Texarkana Union Station Trust Company Union Pacific Fruit Express Union Pacific Railroad Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Oklahoma, Kansas & Texas Railroad Western Pacific Railroad Wichita Terminal Association Executive Order 13002 of May 13, 1996 Termination of Combat Zone Designation in Vietnam and Waters Adjacent Thereto By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 112(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 112(c)(3)), June 30, 1996, as of midnight thereof, is hereby designated as the date of termination of combatant activi- ties in the zone comprised of the area described in Executive Order No. 11216 of April 24, 1965. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, May 13, 1996. Executive Order 13003 of May 15, 1996 Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Disputes exist between certain railroads represented by the National Car- riers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference, in- cluding Consolidated Rail Corporation (including the Clearfield Cluster), Burlington Northern Railroad Co., CSX Transportation Inc., Norfolk South- ern Railway Co., Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Union Pacific Railroad, Chicago & North Western Railway Co., Kansas City Southern Rail- way Co., and their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Mainte- nance of Way Employes. The railroads involved in these disputes are des- ignated on the attached list, which is made a part of this order. -
Assessment of the Operational and Commercial Viability of the Seagraves, Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad Company
Technical Report Documentation Page I. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. TX-95/2951-lF 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date ASSESSMENT OF THE OPERATI ON AL AND COMMERCIAL August 1995 VIABILITY OF THE SEAGRAVES, WHITEFACE AND LUBBOCK 6. Performing Organization Code RAILROAD COMPANY 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Stephen S. Roop, Richard T. Bartoskewitz, Hoy A. Richards, Research Report 2951-IF and Dwayne E. Morris 9. Performing Organization Name and Address IO. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Texas Transportation Institute The Texas A&M University System I 1. Contract or Grant No. College Station, Texas 77843-3135 Study No. 7-2951 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Texas Department of Transportation Final: Research and Technology Transfer Office May 1995-June 1995 P. 0. Box 5080 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Austin, Texas 78763-5080 15. Supplementary Notes Research performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation. Research Study Title: Evaluation/Options on Shortline Railroads 16. Abstract The Lubbock District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning the acquisition of railroad right-of-way from the Seagraves, Whiteface, and Lubbock Railroad Company (SWLR) as part of the U.S. 82 East-West Freeway project. During the planning process, several questions have arisen regarding the long term commercial viability of the railroad. The SWLR is faced with several situations and conditions that could adversely impact the longer-term viability of the line. The schedule and form of debt service established with the purchase of the line requires renegotiation, refinancing, or as an alternative, sale of the line.