On wednesday, popular Instagram foamer meme page “wdtx1402” was revealed to be artificial intelligence.The meme page, most well known for its popular altered photos of trains, is revealedto have been operated by a Chinese Government Counter-Intelligence agency out ofthe Guangdong province in China.It is unknown what purpose the Artificial Intelligence run account serves, althoughit isContinue reading “WDTX1402 revealed to be artificial intelligence”
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CPKS Strikes new deal with Mexican drug cartel to provide end to end transport solutions
(Calgary, AB)Canadian Pacific announced a new deal with a Mexican cartel on thursday, to provideend to end transportation services under their new CPKS network.Only recently, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern announced plans to mergeinto a single company, combining the two rail networks.A CP representative stated, “Although the merger has not been federally approved asContinue reading “CPKS Strikes new deal with Mexican drug cartel to provide end to end transport solutions”
Unfunny human makes meme of railroad term with alliterative day
(Fullerton, CA)On monday, a child known as Joe Lawrie logged into his computer, and created an extremely unfunny video, consisting of a railroad term alliterative to the day, over a compilation of footage of said railroad term.Within hours, chaos erupted in the streets. Thousands of people were enraged by thisvideo lacking any sort of humor,Continue reading “Unfunny human makes meme of railroad term with alliterative day”
Report: Union Pacific plans to eliminate all employees by 2023
(Omaha, Nebraska) Union Pacific, (NYSE: UNP) a major freight hauling class-one railroad, today announced that the company has plans to lay off all employees by 2023, citing their continuous efforts to streamline operations. The company expects to cut their employee base to just 5,000 employees by 2022, adjusted from their initial estimate of 2,500. UnionContinue reading “Report: Union Pacific plans to eliminate all employees by 2023”
Morrison Kndusen Re-incorporates, Immediately Begins Tier 4 MK5000C Production
BOISE, ID. – The Morrison Knudsen company, defunct since the early 2000s and best known for their Caterpillar-powered, 5000-horsepower road diesels, filed for industrial permitting outside of Boise at their former shop complex, which rail news understands was obtained from Wabtec through hostile takeover via heavily armed paramilitary contractors. A press release from the companyContinue reading “Morrison Kndusen Re-incorporates, Immediately Begins Tier 4 MK5000C Production”
National Model Railroad Association Survey shows Average Member Age is 1,607 Years Old
(Soddy Daisy, Tennessee) The NMRA conducted an extensive survey of its members during the last year. The survey, sent by carrier pigeon to all current members, covered topics ranging from individual statistics to modeling preferences. One noteworthy finding is that 78% of members prefer to use the NMRA-standard X2F “horn-hook” coupler on their wood kitContinue reading “National Model Railroad Association Survey shows Average Member Age is 1,607 Years Old”
Calls to retire CN C40-8Ws after reports of racism
(Canada, CA) – People on Twitter are calling for the removal of Canadian Nationals C40-8W fleet after several racist remarks from their BNSF days have resurfaced. One dash-8 made a string of slurs, uttering “several of the grossest profanities known to man.” The dash-8Ms have come out defending their companions, stating: “Those comments were madeContinue reading “Calls to retire CN C40-8Ws after reports of racism”
CSRM Pledges to replace collection with CARB funded SC-44s
(Sacramento, California)On friday, the California State Railroad Museum (CSRM) announced plans to replace all their exhibits with Tier-4 compliant Siemens SC-44 charger locomotives. The plan was hatched after discussions with the California Air Resource Board (CARB) about the excessive emissions created by the preserved locomotives in the museum’s collection. Liane M. Randolph was contacted forContinue reading “CSRM Pledges to replace collection with CARB funded SC-44s”
Trainorders.com receives first new subscription in 4 years
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a young man by the name of Chris Barnhart made a decision. Fueled by the desire to access a lackluster image of BNSF’s TACPAS with partial CN power, he purchased a subscription to Trainorders. This turned out to be a first in over 4 years for the website,Continue reading “Trainorders.com receives first new subscription in 4 years”
Interview: CN Optimizes locomotives by not using them at all
INTERVIEW: Canadian National optimizes Locomotive Performance by just not using them at all CALGARY, AB – Canadian National Railway is experimenting with a revolutionary new operating plan to move trains with as little power as possible by simply not using locomotives at all. Our field correspondent Spike Maulski sat down with a Canadian National operationsContinue reading “Interview: CN Optimizes locomotives by not using them at all”
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