Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
November 30, 2022
USDOT, Biden Administration Deliver $4.3 Billion in Funding to Amtrak in Year One of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) granted an unprecedented $4.3 billion in funding to Amtrak this fall to modernize the intercity passenger rail network, most immediately funding improvements to Amtrak-served stations to upgrade fleets and meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards. Over the next five years, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest a total of $22 billion in Amtrak, improving and expanding intercity passenger rail services nationwide and addressing long-delayed repairs and maintenance.
November 29, 2022
VIA Rail will Modernize Two Maintenance Centers
VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has announced that it has awarded two contracts to two Canadian companies for the modernization of its maintenance centres in Toronto and Montréal. An important pillar of the Corridor Fleet Replacement Program, these upgrades will allow these centres to become the home base for the maintenance of VIA Rail’s 32 new trains, while continuing to maintain and service our existing fleet.
November 29, 2022
SEPTA Awarded Federal Grant to Study Transit Oriented Development in Delaware County
SEPTA has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to study the conditions and opportunities created along the corridor formed by the ends-of-line for its Route 11 and 13 trolley services in Darby and Yeadon boroughs in Delaware County. The grant is one of 19 projects awarded funding by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning.
November 29, 2022
Holiday Nostalgia Rides are back! Take a ride back in time on the New York Transit Museum’s Train of Many Colors
After a 2-year hiatus, MTA New York City Transit continues its annual tradition of Holiday Nostalgia Rides on the New York Transit Museum’s vintage fleet. In honor of the exhibit Reign of the Redbirds, the Holiday Nostalgia Train will feature the Train of Many Colors and travel along a new route this year!
November 29, 2022
MBTA Ski Train Returns to the Fitchburg Line
The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the agency’s operating partner for Commuter Rail, announced an updated schedule for the Fitchburg Line beginning on Monday, December 12, 2022. The updated schedule reflects the addition of the seasonal “ski train,” a specially equipped train that connects passengers to the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.
November 29, 2022
Amtrak Fiscal Year 2022:
Amtrak continued rebuilding its business and began a new era of intercity passenger rail investment in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 by growing ridership by 89%, restoring and expanding service across the nation and launching major infrastructure projects.
November 22, 2022
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Acquires Park-Series Dome
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society has acquired the Riding Mountain Park, a vintage streamlined dome-lounge-observation car built in 1954 for transcontinental passenger train service on the Canadian Pacific. The acquisition was made possible by a private donor.
November 22, 2022
Norfolk Southern to Purchase Assets of the Cincinnati Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced the execution of a purchase agreement under which the company’s operating subsidiary, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, will acquire substantially all of the assets of the Cincinnati Southern Railway (CSR), an approximately 337 mile railroad that runs from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
November 21, 2022
Amtrak Advances Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project
Amtrak is moving forward with a major infrastructure project to replace the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge. Two new bridges will replace the current bridge; and overhead power, signal, safety and security systems will be modernized to improve railroad efficiency on the Northeast Corridor. The total construction cost to replace the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge is estimated to be at least $1.5 billion.
November 18, 2022
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town on SEPTA
The SEPTA Santa Express – powered by Penn Medicine – returns for its 31st year to kick off the holiday season in Center City Philadelphia, on Friday, November 25.
