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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
January 20, 2023
Amtrak Starts the Process for New Overnight Trains
A new era at Amtrak accelerates this year, with as many as ten manufacturers submitting their ideas on replacement railcars for world-famous routes such as the Auto Train, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Empire Builder and Southwest Chief. This marks the first formal step to completely reequip the Amtrak Long Distance Network that provides vital service on 14 overnight routes from coast to coast.
January 19, 2023
Durham Area Commuter Rail Feasibility Report Released
GoTriangle, Durham, North Carolina’s regional transit authority, is proposing a commuter rail line. It has issued the Greater Triangle Commuter Rail Feasibility study. It is seeking public input on options for commuter rail service, as identified in the report released.
January 18, 2023
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 14, 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 14, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 486,000 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.7 percent compared with the same week last year.
January 17, 2023
MBTA Announces New Schedules on Providence and Franklin Lines
Beginning on Monday, January 23, 2023, the Providence and Franklin Lines of the MBTA Commuter Rail will operate on new schedules that makes minor adjustments designed to avoid delays related to train traffic and improve on time performance. The Providence Line schedule has also been adjusted to accommodate service at the new Pawtucket station.
January 16, 2023
Virginia Railway Express Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) fiscal year (FY) 2024 operating and capital budget has been approved by its two parent commissions, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission. The $190.7 million budget, which will take effect July 1 of this year, now goes to the governing bodies of the nine jurisdictions VRE directly serves for their review and approval.
January 12, 2023
Reading & Northern Smashes All Freight and Passenger Records
Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN), Pennsylvania’s largest privately-owned railroad, once again broke its own records for freight traffic and excursion passenger ridership.
January 12, 2023
NJ Transit Rail Operations Celebrates 40 Years of Service
On January 1, 2023 marked the 40th anniversary of NJ TRANSIT assuming control and management of the operations of New Jersey’s commuter rail network, previously operated by Conrail under contract to NJ TRANSIT and the State of New Jersey.
January 12, 2023
Amtrak Scholarships Advance the Future of Rail
Amtrak is proud to announce it will award 11 scholarships to advance the future of rail through the Amtrak Scholarship Program. The scholarships aim to help full-time undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about rail. Students must submit applications by Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
January 12, 2023
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 7, 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 7, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 416,489 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
January 11, 2023
Governments of Canada and Ontario invest in Huron Central Railway in Northern Ontario
The federal Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Terry Sheehan, announced an investment of up to $10.5 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund to the Huron Central Railway Inc. for an infrastructure investment in Northern Ontario.
