Tag: rail

World’s largest locomotive stopping in the west’s largest rail yard

(FOX40.COM) — The City of Roseville is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for railroad royalty as Big Boy No. 4014 prepares its Summer 2024 tour. •Video Above: I-5 Northern California undergoes emergency conditions In April, FOX40 reported that Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive will be making a […]

German rail service benefits as beer goes down a treat with Euro fans

Polish fans arrive at Altona station on a special soccer train during the UEFA EURO 2024. Germany’s rail service is benefiting from the thousands of football fans from all over Europe who have travelled to the country to watch Euro 2024 matches and are ordering snacks and drinks on trains as they head from one […]

Union voting on whether to extend strike threat by CN, CPKC rail workers

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has initiated a second strike vote to workers for CPKC and CN that began Friday and will end on June 29. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The union representing more than 9,000 CN and CPKC workers has organized a second strike vote amid stalled contract negotiations with the railroads. “It is clear […]