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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
October 3, 2022
CSX Contributes $200,000 to Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts
CSX Corporation announced it will contribute $200,000 to support relief and recovery efforts underway in the Florida and South Carolina communities affected by Hurricane Ian.
September 30, 2022
Improvements at MBTA Red Line Codman Yard Beginning by End of Year
As part of the MBTA’s Capital Programs, the Capital Transformation team will hold a virtual pre-construction public meeting on Thursday, October 13, at 6 PM to discuss work to be completed at Codman Yard. The Codman Yard Expansion and Improvements project includes replacing existing tracks and adding six new storage tracks within the existing yard to hold 36 additional Red Line vehicles, increasing yard capacity by over 50%.
September 29, 2022
Norfolk Southern Creates Transportation and Network Operations Organization
Norfolk Southern Corporation has created a combined Transportation and Network Operations organization led by Paul B. Duncan. Duncan has been promoted to Senior Vice President Transportation and Network Operations and will lead the team responsible for designing network operations, executing network plans, and coordinating the movement of trains across the company’s rail network.
September 29, 2022
LIRR Announces Six Express Trains Included in Port Washington Branch Revised Grand Central Madison Draft Timetables
MTA Long Island Rail Road Interim President Catherine Rinaldi today was joined by Senator Anna M. Kaplan and Assemblymember Gina L. Sillitti to announce that the LIRR has released revised draft timetables for the Port Washington Branch.
September 29, 2022
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending September 24, 2022
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 24, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 489,111 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.4 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending September 24 were 231,258 carloads, down 3.2 percent compared with the same week in 2021, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 257,853 containers and trailers, down 5.4 percent compared to 2021.
September 28, 2022
CSX Santa Train Resumes This Year
The CSX Santa Train will return to the rails Saturday, November 19, for its 80th year!
September 27, 2022
Patriot Rail to Acquire Delta Southern Railroad
Patriot Rail Company LLC today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Delta Southern Railroad, Inc. (DSRR), a short line railroad company operating two line segments in Louisiana. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
September 26, 2022
MBTA Commuter Rail to Begin Operating Fare Gates at North Station on October 1
As part of the MBTA’s fare transformation program, new electronic fare gates will begin operation on North Station’s concourse on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
September 23, 2022
SEPTA Board Advances Major Initiatives: KOP Rail & Trolley Modernization:
The SEPTA Board approved measures that will allow for significant advances to two major initiatives of SEPTA Forward, the Authority’s Strategic Plan – King of Prussia Rail (KOP Rail) and Trolley Modernization.
September 23, 2022
Amtrak Aims to Achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2045
As part of Amtrak’s vision for the future, Amtrak has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the Amtrak Network by 2045. This net zero emissions target focuses on expanding efforts across Amtrak’s entire carbon footprint to reduce environmental impacts from operations while safely moving people.
