LIRR Announces Schedule Changes Effective Tuesday, Sept. 3
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) announced that new schedules will go into effect on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and the railroad will – for the first time in its history...
View ArticleWeekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending July 27, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 27, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 508,496 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.3...
View ArticleJustice Department Files Complaint Against Norfolk Southern to Stop Amtrak...
The United States filed a civil complaint on Tuesday, July 30, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway...
View ArticleNorfolk Southern Invests in the 3B Corridor
Norfolk Southern Corporation is investing to grow capacity on a key rail line in the state of Alabama, the 3B Corridor, which connects markets in northern and central Alabama to the Port of Mobile and...
View ArticleMBTA Reaches Significant Milestone for South Coast Rail: Keolis Has Assumed...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced that the dispatching responsibilities for the South Coast Rail territory has been transferred to MBTA’s Railroad Operations division and...
View ArticleGenesee Valley Transportation Announces the Sale of Two Historic Locomotives
Genesee Valley Transportation announces the sale of two historic RS-3 locomotives to the Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway. Locomotives 4103 and 4118 (former D&H 4103 and 4118) will be moving...
View ArticleNorfolk Southern and ATDA initiate C3RS Pilot program
Norfolk Southern Corporation and the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Tuesday their joint participation in the...
View ArticleCSX Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results
CSX Corp. announced second quarter 2024 operating income of $1.45 billion compared to $1.47 billion in the prior year period. Net earnings were $963 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to...
View ArticleWeekly Rail Traffic for July and the Week Ending August 3, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 3, 2024, as well as volumes for July 2024. U.S. railroads originated 1,073,191 carloads in July 2024,...
View ArticleFull Service to be Restored on Quincy-Chicago Corridor
A transfer of locomotives from within the Amtrak network will restore complete service to the twice-daily corridor between Quincy, Ill., and Chicago, operated by Amtrak under a contract with the...
View ArticleCSX Huntington Heavy Repair Shop Achieves Fourth Consecutive AAR M-1003...
The CSX Huntington Heavy Repair Shop has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence by passing the Association of American Railroads (AAR) M-1003 audit with zero exceptions. This achievement...
View ArticleMARC and Virginia Railway Express Connectivity
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration and Virginia Railway Express have celebrated a new collaborative agreement that will enhance commuter connectivity and...
View ArticleBattery Electric Trains on Fairmount Commuter Rail Line
Yesterday Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and...
View ArticleWeekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 10, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 10, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,509 carloads and intermodal units, up...
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MBTA Purchases Additional New Commuter Rail Cars
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) signed an option under the agreement with Hyundai Rotem, a company that specializes in manufacturing railway vehicles, to replace an aging fleet...
View ArticleNJ Transit Fare Holiday Announced
New Jersey Governor Murphy today announced a transit fare holiday for all customers from August 26 through September 2, 2024. During this period, fares will be waived for all modes of transportation,...
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Amtrak Infrastructure Work Enhances Northeast Corridor Service
As part of Amtrak’s efforts to advance a new era of rail, the company is making significant infrastructure improvements on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to improve reliability, safety and efficiency....
View ArticleSEPTA Board Awards Contract for Purchase of New Market-Frankford Line Fleet
SEPTA awarded a contract to Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. for the purchase of modern railcars to replace the aging Market-Frankford Line [L] fleet. The new rail fleet will provide significant improvements...
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Locomotive No. 12 to Undergo Major Restoration
One of Tweetsie Railroad’s historic steam locomotives, the 107-year-old No. 12, will be out of service for several months for major restoration. Guests can expect a few changes in the in the originally...
View ArticleWeekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 17, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 17, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,819 carloads and intermodal...
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