Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 1, 2022
Amtrak Unveils Interiors For New Acela Trainsets
mtrak and its supplier, Alstom, have reached another milestone in the development of the new Acela trainsets, unveiling the interiors of the fleet that will better serve Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor travelers.
April 1, 2022
Amtrak Unveils Interiors For New Acela Trainsets
Amtrak and its supplier, Alstom, have reached another milestone in the development of the new Acela trainsets, unveiling the interiors of the fleet that will better serve Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor travelers.
March 31, 2022
Norfolk Southern Wins Sustainability Awards For Carbon Reduction Initiatives
Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that it is the recipient of two prestigious awards for its achievements in sustainability: the Responsible Care Energy Efficiency Award for Locomotive Fuel Efficiency from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the 2022 Green Bond of the Year Award from Environmental Finance.
March 31, 2022
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 26, 2022
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 26, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 504,817 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.2 percent compared with the same week last year.
March 30, 2022
Norfolk Southern Announces New $10 Billion Stock Repurchase Program
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new program for the repurchase of up to $10 billion of its common stock beginning April 1, 2022. The company’s current program will be terminated on March 31, 2022.
March 29, 2022
U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Recommends Nearly $4.5 Billion To Move New and Expanded Public Transit Services
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the Department is recommending $4.45 billion both to advance seven new rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) projects for first-time funding and to continue funding for eight projects with existing construction grants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. These projects, which require a local match, competed for funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program and Expedited Project Delivery (EPD) Pilot Program.
March 25, 2022
Washington Metro’s Board Approves Budget Plan
Washington Metro’s Board of Directors voted to approve a $4.5B package of service and construction projects that delivers affordability, service and safety as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget. Highlights include cheaper late-night and weekend fares, maintaining service improvements especially for bus customers, and funding for the Silver Line Phase 2 service and the Potomac Yard Station. The budget also funds Metro’s capital program which has improved safety and reliability across the system.
March 25, 2022
Steam in the Valley To Run As Scheduled; Departures out of Rockside Station
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) is partnering with Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society to host “Steam in the Valley” and bring historic steam locomotive no. 765 for the first time in May on the 13-15 and 20-22 with some changes to departure locations this year. This year, the railroad will run departures for this annual tradition out of the Rockside Station located in Independence.
March 25, 2022
SEPTA Board Approves Plan To Invest New Federal Infrastructure Funds
SEPTA’s Board today approved an amended Capital Budget for the current fiscal year to add approximately $95 million in funding that has been made available through the recently enacted federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
March 25, 2022
MBTA Green Line Extension Opens
On March 21 Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler, and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak joined federal, state, and local elected leaders and community partners to celebrate the opening of the first branch of the MBTA Green Line Extension (GLX) Project. A ribbon-cutting event was held at the brand-new Union Square Station as well as the newly constructed and relocated Lechmere Station.
