Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
September 11, 2026
SEPTA Receives $13 Million Grant from FTA
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy joined General Manager Scott Sauer and Regional Rail leadership at a press conference at the Overbrook Maintenance Shop on Thursday, September 3 to announce a $13 million federal grant awarded to SEPTA toward the purchase of new Silverliner VI railcars.
September 9, 2026
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending September 5, 2026
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 5, 2026. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 533,545 carloads and intermodal units, up 13.8 percent compared with the same week last year.
September 8, 2026
North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement
On Friday, September 4th Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined Interim Transportation Secretary and MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng, labor leaders and local officials to break ground on the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project, one of the most important rail infrastructure projects in Massachusetts history.
September 8, 2026
Alstom Wins landmark Contract for VIA Rail Canada’s New Long Distance Fleet:
Alstom has signed an agreement with VIA Rail Canada to design, engineer, manufacture and support a new Long Distance, Regional and Remote (LDRR) fleet that will shape the future of passenger rail mobility across Canada.
September 3, 2026
New MARC Train Service from Montgomery County to Baltimore:
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration MARC Train is expanding travel options for Maryland commuters by providing a direct weekday connection between Montgomery County and Baltimore. Beginning Monday, September 28, the innovative, new service creates a fast, seamless and transfer-free ride for commuters through central Maryland and expands travel opportunities for MARC riders.
September 3, 2026
Philadelphia Trolley Weekend Shuttle Busing for 33rd St Substation Repairs
During several weekend in September SEPTA’s T trolley tunnel will be closed, and all five Philadelphia trolley lines will be bused for their full on-street portions and diversion routes.
September 2, 2026
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 29, 2026
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 29, 2026. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 543,212 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.1 percent compared with the same week last year.
September 1, 2026
Norfolk Southern Completes Work to Expand Alabama Rail Capacity
Norfolk Southern has completed a package of new strategic infrastructure investments across Alabama designed to increase freight capacity, improve network fluidity and strengthen one of the state’s most important rail corridors and a critical economic engine for the state.
September 1, 2026
Amtrak Board Establishes System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth
Following recent announcements of expanded passenger rail service, including a second daily Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, Amtrak today announced the creation of a new Board-level System Expansion Committee focused on growing passenger rail service across the country.
August 27, 2026
America’s Great Corridors of Commerce
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled America’s Great Corridors of Commerce (AGCC) – a first-of-its-kind, voluntary nationwide opportunity to transform highway and rail corridors into multi-use arteries for transmission wires, fiber optic lines, water pipelines, and other vital utilities.
