Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 22, 2025
NJ Transit’s New Fare Pay
NJ TRANSIT is introducing a new fare card as an easy and fast way to pay fares. The card, called “FARE-PAY,” will begin its roll-out at four bus park & rides and on the Newark Light Rail system beginning April 19, when monthly passes go on sale.
April 19, 2025
Delaware & Ulster Railroad Reopening
This week the Delaware & Ulster Railroad announced its long awaited 2025 reopening. The beloved tourist railroad based in the hamlet of Arkville, which has been closed and under construction extensively since the COVID pandemic derailed the 2020 season, will begin offering train rides to the public again this spring.
April 19, 2025
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Control of Penn Station Overhaul, Saves Taxpayers $120 Million
Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is taking bold action to protect American taxpayers by withdrawing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from leading the Penn Station Reconstruction project in New York City. Instead, Amtrak, backed by USDOT, will spearhead this critical infrastructure initiative.
April 18, 2025
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum Announces Hiring of Executive Director Matthew W Nawn
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational corporation, is excited to announce the selection of its first-ever full-time Executive Director – Matthew W. Nawn – to help grow and sustain the organization’s future as a unique and important cultural institution in downtown Baltimore preserving and interpreting the wonderful history of streetcars, street railways and transit in Baltimore and beyond.
April 17, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending April 12, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 12, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,908 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.4 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 16, 2025
Locomotive Engineers at NJ Transit Overwhelmingly Reject Tentative Contract
Locomotive engineers at NJ Transit, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), have overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract offer with the commuter railroad. The vote by NJ Transit’s engineers sets the clock ticking for “self-help” where engineers are permitted under the rules of the Railway Labor Act to strike, or the commuter railroad’s management can lock out workers.
April 15, 2025
MTA Announces Breakneck Ridge Metro-North Station to Close for Two Years as First Phase of Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Begins Construction
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc. (HHFT) today announced the Breakneck Ridge station on Metro-North’s Hudson Line, along with Breakneck Ridge and other area trails, will close on April 21, 2025, as part of the first phase of construction of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, a 7.5-mile linear park connecting Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve trailheads between Cold Spring and Beacon.
April 13, 2025
CSX Makes Strong Progress on Blue Ridge Subdivision Restoration
CSX continues to advance the restoration of the Blue Ridge Subdivision, a critical rail corridor along the Nolichucky River in western North Carolina. A key component of this project is the reconstruction of the Poplar Bridge, a vital structure supporting rail operations through this historic region.
April 13, 2025
CPKC and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack sell Panama Canal Railway Company to APM Terminals
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC)said CPKC and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and an independent division of A.P. Moller – Maersk.
April 13, 2025
Mountain Top Rotary Excursion to Feature Steam Locomotive #2102
The Reading & Northern Railroad Passenger Department will operate a special steam excursion to Jim Thorpe from its Penobscot (Mountain Top) station on Saturday, September 13, 2025.
