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
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.
April 20, 2022
CSX Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
CSX Corp. today announced first quarter 2022 net earnings of $859 million, or $0.39 per share, compared to $706 million, or $0.31 per share in the same period last year. First quarter 2022 operating income was $1.28 billion compared to $1.10 billion in the prior year period.
April 20, 2022
CSX Announces Advances on Future Wage Adjustments for Unionized Operations Employees
CSX Corp. announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD) to provide SMART-TD Trainmen and Yardmasters with monthly advance payments on future wage adjustments anticipated in settlement of the 2020 round of national bargaining between rail labor and the Class I railroads. CSX also notified its other labor organization representatives that it intends to reach agreements to provide identical payments to all unionized employees.
April 20, 2022
SEPTA Announces New Regional Rail Schedules
SEPTA is advising customers that some changes are being made to select Regional Rail schedules starting next week. These updates will impact the Airport, Chestnut Hill East, Chestnut Hill West, Trenton, Warminster, and West Trenton Lines.
