Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 26, 2022
SEPTA Releases Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget & 12-Year Program
SEPTA today released its proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget and 12-Year Program. The proposed Capital Budget is a record-breaking plan – the first to break the billion-dollar mark, while the proposed 12-Year Program represents SEPTA’s largest-ever investment in the system at $11.4 billion – almost twice as large as the current program.
April 26, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $1.76 Billion Loan for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that its Build America Bureau (Bureau) has provided up to a $1.76 billion low-interest loan to Purple Line Transit Partners for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. The loan will finance up to 33 percent of the $5.9 billion in eligible project costs.
April 26, 2022
Berkshire Flyer Service Commences July 8
Amtrak, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), are announcing pilot seasonal passenger rail service to operate this year and in 2023 to be known as the Berkshire Flyer, with a route between New York City and Pittsfield, MA. The service will be initiated on July 8 and will operate on weekends through the summer months with a similar schedule next year.
April 26, 2022
Amtrak Full Restores Service to Hartford Line
In coordination with state partners at the Connecticut and Massachusetts Departments of Transportation, beginning Monday, April 25, Amtrak is restoring service of Amtrak Hartford Line Service trains (operating between New Haven, CT and Springfield, MA via Hartford, CT) in response to anticipated increased demand. Seven total trains will return, including two weekday trains, one Saturday train and four Sunday trains. This restores all Amtrak Hartford Line trains to pre-pandemic (before March 2020) levels.
April 25, 2022
CSX Paints C30-7 Locomotive for KSHC
This week, the CSX Huntington, West Virginia shops will roll out another freshly painted locomotive, as is done routinely by the Jacksonville, Florida-based Fortune-500 transportation company. On Monday, however, their most recent rendering is a homage to a vanishing era in American railroading; a cosmetically restored General Electric C30-7, a locomotive that ruled the rails in Appalachia over three decades ago.
April 25, 2022
Lackawanna Railway MU Motor Will Return To New Jersey
Tri-State is happy to announce that after nearly a year of planning a genuine Lackawanna m.u. motorcar is coming home to New Jersey. Working with the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and BDP Holdings LLC, Tri-State will oversee the professional restoration of Lackawanna m.u. motorcar 2628 to be ultimately installed as a defining feature of Lackawanna Plaza, a community-oriented redevelopment project based around the Montclair Terminal, now owned by BDP Holdings LLC.
April 22, 2022
Amtrak Greenwood, Mississippi Station Upgraded:
Amtrak customers in this northern Mississippi city now have a smoother, brighter and more accessible journey with the famous Amtrak City of New Orleans train. A $5.4 million project is now complete and local leaders joined with Amtrak officials to cut the ribbon this week.
April 22, 2022
Amtrak Remains Steadfast In Its Commitment To Sustainability
During one of the most exciting phases for passenger rail in this nation’s history, Amtrak is beginning a new era that offers even more sustainable transportation options for travelers. To bring this transformation to life and as part of Amtrak’s vision for the future, Amtrak pledges to reduce 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, fully transitioning all electricity to carbon-free sources by 2030. As a part of this vision, the acquisition of new ALC-42s will reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions compared to the legacy fleet they are replacing.
April 21, 2022
Reading & Northern Purchases Large Industrial Complex
Reading & Northern Railroad has acquired the former north campus of the Kovatch Fire truck company. The complex consists of nine buildings spread over approximately 10 acres of property
in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County
April 21, 2022
Ground Breaking for Significant Renovations To Perth Amboy Train Station
Governor Phil Murphy, NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett, Speaker Craig Coughlin, Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez, and other state and local officials today celebrated the groundbreaking on major renovations to transform the Perth Amboy Train Station into a modern, customer-focused, and fully-accessible facility.
