Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 25, 2025
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Breaks Ground on New River Valley Project
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin today broke ground on the highly-anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in Christiansburg, Va. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) initiative, the New River Valley Project encompasses railroad infrastructure upgrades that will allow VPRA to extend its Amtrak Virginia service from Roanoke to Christiansburg and return passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.
April 24, 2025
Introducing Amtrak Mardi Gras Service twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile via Coastal Mississippi
Agreements have been reached for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. Starting this summer, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer convenient morning and evening departures from both cities.
April 24, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending April 19, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 19, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,053 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 23, 2025
Norfolk Southern Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Wednesday its first quarter 2025 financial results. For the quarter, revenue was $3.0 billion, income from railway operations was $1.1 billion, operating ratio was 61.7%, and diluted earnings per share were $3.31.
April 22, 2025
NJ Transit’s New Fare Pay
NJ TRANSIT is introducing a new fare card as an easy and fast way to pay fares. The card, called “FARE-PAY,” will begin its roll-out at four bus park & rides and on the Newark Light Rail system beginning April 19, when monthly passes go on sale.
April 19, 2025
Delaware & Ulster Railroad Reopening
This week the Delaware & Ulster Railroad announced its long awaited 2025 reopening. The beloved tourist railroad based in the hamlet of Arkville, which has been closed and under construction extensively since the COVID pandemic derailed the 2020 season, will begin offering train rides to the public again this spring.
April 19, 2025
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Control of Penn Station Overhaul, Saves Taxpayers $120 Million
Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is taking bold action to protect American taxpayers by withdrawing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from leading the Penn Station Reconstruction project in New York City. Instead, Amtrak, backed by USDOT, will spearhead this critical infrastructure initiative.
April 18, 2025
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum Announces Hiring of Executive Director Matthew W Nawn
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational corporation, is excited to announce the selection of its first-ever full-time Executive Director – Matthew W. Nawn – to help grow and sustain the organization’s future as a unique and important cultural institution in downtown Baltimore preserving and interpreting the wonderful history of streetcars, street railways and transit in Baltimore and beyond.
April 17, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending April 12, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 12, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,908 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.4 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 16, 2025
Locomotive Engineers at NJ Transit Overwhelmingly Reject Tentative Contract
Locomotive engineers at NJ Transit, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), have overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract offer with the commuter railroad. The vote by NJ Transit’s engineers sets the clock ticking for “self-help” where engineers are permitted under the rules of the Railway Labor Act to strike, or the commuter railroad’s management can lock out workers.
