General railway discussions

[smallspy]

Was by the plant a few weeks ago and the union is in for the long haul by the way they are setup camp wise.

I thought Wabtec had already decided to close the plant down after taking control of the plant last year and have a new plant in Texas??

The Fort Worth plant is simply an assembly plant. Erie is where they produce all of the various components that go into the locos (prime movers, alternators, traction motors, control systems, etc.), plus where they prototype and test everything. They also have production capabilities there, although they moved the final assembly to Fort Worth to save on that labour.

The Erie plant is far more important to the well being of Wabtec than the Fort Worth plant is.

Dan

 

[drum118]

Visited the London site on Aug 3 and it look like the piers were almost in place.

No idea if CP will be running train to/from the US for this closure

Currently working on the Aug 3 photos now.

Adelaide Street to be closed for three days while rail bridge lifted​

 

[Metroscapes]

Visited the London site on Aug 3 and it look like the piers were almost in place.

No idea if CP will be running train to/from the US for this closure

Currently working on the Aug 3 photos now.

Adelaide Street to be closed for three days while rail bridge lifted​

Hmm, not the upgrade I was thinking of. The Wharncliffe Road underpass is apparently supposed to happen in 2024.

 

[drum118]

Aug 3
Photos for London are up on my site

This will be replace Later this year with the 2nd bridge

This will be replace next week with the first bridge

 

[Allandale25]

Siemens breaks ground on new North Carolina plant - Trains

LEXINGTON, N.C. — Siemens Mobility broke ground Wednesday, Aug. 23, on its new Lexington, N.C., plant, which aims to begin production in 2024 and expects to employ more than 500 people by 2028. The new facility, on a 200-acre site with room for expansion, will produce passenger cars as well as...

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[drum118]

SIERRA CLUB RAIL TRANSPORTATION STATEMENT

 

[Urban Sky]

SIERRA CLUB RAIL TRANSPORTATION STATEMENT

And the point you are trying to underline with this document is what exactly?

 

[nfitz]

And the point you are trying to underline with this document is what exactly?

To me, it looks entirely relevant to this thread.

Do you see a better thread? I suppose the VIA thread might make sense, but it's more general than that.

 

[crs1026]

Haven't read it completely and I may not agree with everything, but it describes the present "lay of the land" pretty well imho, and makes useful arguments for many issues that we touch on at UT. Well worth digesting and it may be useful in what is discussed here.

- Paul

 

[Urban Sky]

To me, it looks entirely relevant to this thread.

Do you see a better thread? I suppose the VIA thread might make sense, but it's more general than that.

I did not say that it was off-topic. I just dislike getting dumped a link without any explanation as to what it actually is about. If he’s too lazy to spend 30 seconds to tell all of us why we might want to read it, then I’m too lazy to spend the 5 minutes trying to figure that out by my own…

 

[Allandale25]

Analysis: Pin your high-speed hopes on 186-mph Brightline West project - Trains

Until Texas Central became a zombie company over the past couple of years, its plan to link Dallas and Houston with a fleet of Japanese bullet trains was the country’s best shot at finally getting true high-speed passenger rail. Texas Central’s concept — operate proven 205-mph Shinkansen trains...

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[Allandale25]

Amtrak tentatively sets Sept. 11 date to resume 'Adirondack' service to Montreal - Trains

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Amtrak has resumed selling tickets for the much-interrupted Adirondack to Montreal and plans to resume service on Sept. 11, WAER radio reports, but the station quotes an Amtrak spokesman as saying the company still needs to “work out several operational details to make that...

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[drum118]

The first bridge is in place and the 2nd one being place this weekend in London. This will then allow the digging of the new road for the underpass.

Adelaide underpass work​

 

[lenaitch]

I just saw on the news that Domtar is shutting down its pulp and paper mill in Espanola. In addition to being devastating to the community (a mill has been there in one form or another for over a century), it will no doubt have a significant impact on the viability of the Huron Central Railway.

Domtar shutting down operations in Espanola

The pulp and paper mill in Espanola, Ont., is being shut down next month, with approximately 450 employees affected, Domtar Corporation said in a news release Wednesday morning.

northernontario.ctvnews.ca

 

[Northern Light]

I just saw on the news that Domtar is shutting down its pulp and paper mill in Espanola. In addition to being devastating to the community (a mill has been there in one form or another for over a century), it will no doubt have a significant impact on the viability of the Huron Central Railway.

Domtar shutting down operations in Espanola

The pulp and paper mill in Espanola, Ont., is being shut down next month, with approximately 450 employees affected, Domtar Corporation said in a news release Wednesday morning.

northernontario.ctvnews.ca

450 people newly out of work.

The plant is being idled, in such a way as to allow for a re-start if a buyer can be found.

But it was previously placed on the market w/o success, so the odds are a bit long.

Total population is just over 5,000, so this is a huge portion of the town's working-age folks.