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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
March 23, 2023
Amtrak Study Examines Scranton – New York Corridor
Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority (PNRRA) have released the findings of a two-year analysis examining the potential for rail service between Scranton and New York. The study included operations planning to develop a sample schedule, ridership estimates, economic impacts and an infrastructure assessment for the Pennsylvania segment. The infrastructure assessment estimates costs to upgrade track to accommodate passenger trains along 60 route miles owned by PNRRA between Scranton and the Delaware Water Gap.
March 23, 2023
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 18, 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 18, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 453,500 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending March 18 were 227,454 carloads, down 2.7 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 226,046 containers and trailers, down 15.2 percent compared to 2022.
March 22, 2023
Yankee Clipper Trains Return
Metro-North’s schedule update includes the return of game-day service to Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees open their season at home against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, March 30, at 1:05 p.m. For Opening Day, Metro-North will operate shuttle trains between Grand Central Terminal (GCT), Harlem/125th Street station and Yankees/E 153rd Street stations and will also make a stop at the stadium on several additional Hudson Line trains.
March 22, 2023
Metro-North Railroad Announces Schedule Adjustments to Support State of Good Repair Projects
MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced upcoming schedule adjustments on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines to support state of good repair work. The new schedule will go into effect on Sunday, March 26, and be in effect through Saturday, June 10. The minor adjustments on the schedule will support ongoing infrastructure improvements happening on all three of the railroad’s East of Hudson lines.
March 21, 2023
Amtrak Announces Restoration of the Adirondack
Amtrak, in conjunction with VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and other federal agencies, today announced the resumption of train service between New York City and Montreal via the Adirondack train beginning Monday, April 3.
March 20, 2023
Matt Johnson named VP-Government Affairs at Reading & Northern RR
Reading & Northern Railroad (R&N) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Johnson to the new position of VP-Government Affairs. Johnson will report directly to CEO/Owner Andy Muller, Jr.
March 20, 2023
Groundbreaking CSX Select Site Program Adds New Tools, Capabilities to Assist Growing Companies
CSX has announced it is enhancing its groundbreaking industrial site selection program to meet growing demand for new rail-served manufacturing facilities. The enhancements will further assist companies in locating properties that meet a wide range of development criteria, including sustainability factors.
March 20, 2023
SEPTA Pauses King of Prussia Rail Project
SEPTA is pausing the King of Prussia Rail project following further review of rising costs, which have been exacerbated by inflation and high interest rates. The project is not recommended for federal New Starts funding in Fiscal Year 2024, and SEPTA will use resources that had been allocated for KOP Rail to bolster essential infrastructure work.
March 17, 2023
BLET Members Ratify Springfield Terminal Implementing Agreement
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) employed by the Springfield Terminal Railway Company (ST) (an affiliate of Pan Am Railways) today ratified a New York Dock Implementing Agreement with the ST and Pittsburgh and Shawmut Railroad LLC d/b/a Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E) (a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming). The agreement governs approximately 60 members.
March 17, 2023
CP Sets Date for Combination with KCS, Announces CPKC Executive Leadership Team
Canadian Pacific said today that, on April 14, 2023, it will exercise the authority granted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board’s (“STB”) March 15 final decision and combine with Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the first and only single-line railway connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada. CP today also announced the executive leadership team that will lead CPKC.
