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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
February 14, 2022
Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway
The Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway has announced that it will commence tourist train excursions over the former D&H Adirondack Branch, between Corinth and Greenfield, NY, beginning this spring.
February 11, 2022
MTA Announces Catherine Rinaldi to Serve as Interim President of MTA Long Island Rail Road
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced he has appointed Catherine Rinaldi to serve as Interim President of MTA Long Island Rail Road. Rinaldi will concurrently serve as President of Metro-North Railroad, a role she has held since 2018. Rinaldi will succeed Phillip Eng, who is retiring after nearly four years as LIRR President.
February 10, 2022
NJ Transit Board Selects Head Of Rail Operations
NJ TRANSIT’s Board of Directors appointed James Sincaglia as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Rail Operations. Sincaglia is a career employee at NJ TRANSIT with more than 26 years of service with the corporation.
February 10, 2022
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 5, 2022
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 5, 2022. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 458,152 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
February 9, 2022
Amtrak Debuts New ALC-42 Locomotives
New Amtrak locomotives – made in the U.S. and cleaner, faster, and more fuel efficient than predecessors – began service today pulling the famous Amtrak Empire Builder train westbound from Chicago to Seattle. Locomotives 301 and 302 are among the first of 75 locomotives being delivered through 2024.
February 8, 2022
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Fare Change Pilot to Begin at End of Month
To encourage New Yorkers to get back on subways, buses, and trains, and to reduce the cost and worry surrounding everyday travel, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced a pilot fare program that is more affordable, more flexible and more fair.
February 4, 2022
New York Governor Hochul Announces $76.4 Million in Freight Rail Infrastructure Investments
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $76.4 million in funding for 38 projects to renew and modernize New York’s freight rail infrastructure. These 100 percent State funded grants complement the more than $100 million annually in private infrastructure investments made in New York by the freight rail industry.
February 3, 2022
Norfolk Southern Installs Efficient, Hybrid-Powered Cranes At Chicago and Atlanta Intermodal Terminal
Norfolk Southern Corporation has completed the installation of five additional new diesel-electric hybrid overhead gantry cranes at Chicago’s Lander’s and Atlanta’s Inman intermodal terminals. The fuel-efficient cranes further the company’s sustainability efforts by increasing fuel efficiency in terminal operations and reducing air emissions.
February 2, 2022
Rail Traffic for January and the Week Ending January 29, 2022
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 29, 2022, as well as volumes for January 2022. U.S. railroads originated 902,265 carloads in January 2022, down 3 percent, or 27,861 carloads, from January 2021. U.S. railroads also originated 1,001,443 containers and trailers in January 2022, down 14.6 percent, or 171,796 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in January 2022 were 1,903,708, down 9.5 percent, or 199,657 carloads and intermodal units from January 2021.
February 1, 2022
R. J. Corman Railroad Announces The Knoxville And Cumberland Gap Railroad
R. J. Corman Railroad Company has announced the purchase of two railroad branches from Norfolk Southern Corporation and the creation of the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap Railroad, LLC (KXCG).
