Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
August 4, 2021
Rail Traffic for July and the Week Ending July 31, 2021
U.S. railroads originated 904,670 carloads in July 2021, up 6.6 percent, or 55,969 carloads, from July 2020. U.S. railroads also originated 1,066,169 containers and trailers in July 2021, up 1.5 percent, or 15,450 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in July 2021 were 1,970,839, up 3.8 percent, or 71,419 carloads and intermodal units from July 2020.
August 4, 2021
Washington Metro Announces Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Opening Delay
Metro announced a delay of at least five months to complete construction of the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station. Prior to the announcement, Metro notified the City of Alexandria of the delay.
August 4, 2021
SEPTA Transit Police Launch New YouTube Channel
SEPTA Transit launched a new YouTube channel for the release of surveillance video to the public in an effort to quickly identify suspects of crimes on the system.
August 3, 2021
Kentucky Steam Receives $20,000 ARP Grant Through Kentucky Humanities
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation has been named as a recipient of COVID-19 pandemic relief funding from the nonprofit organization Kentucky Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
August 2, 2021
GVT’s VP Mechanical Donald J. Colangelo Retires
Genesee Valley Transportation announces that their long time Vice President, Mechanical, Don Colangelo will retire as of August 2021. Don has been with the railroad for over 25 years and has looked over a locomotive fleet that has grown from 10 locomotives when he joined the company to greater than 50 locomotives today.
July 30, 2021
STB Accepts CSX’s Revised Merger Application
The Surface Transportation Board is accepting for consideration the revised application filed on July 1, 2021, by CSX Corporation for its proposed merger with Pan Am Systems and affiliated railroads.
July 30, 2021
SEPTA Announces Regional Rail Service Adjustments for Upcoming Work
SEPTA will further efforts to rebuild a critical portion of Regional Rail infrastructure in the University City area as part of the Southwest Connection Improvement Program. The work is scheduled to take place on weekends in August (August 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29) and will require major service adjustments that will impact customers who use the Airport, Media/Elwyn and Wilmington/Newark Lines.
July 30, 2021
Governor Cuomo Announces Janno Lieber to Serve as MTA’s Acting Board Chair and CEO
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Janno Lieber will serve as Acting Board Chair and CEO of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, effective July 31, while legislation to proceed with outgoing New York City Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg’s nomination as Board Chair awaits approval from the State Senate
July 30, 2021
Maine Governor Adds Name to Growing List of Supporters of the CSX/Pan Am Merger
CSX Corp. announced that its proposed merger with New England’s Pan Am Railway’s Inc. (Pan Am) gained additional support from Maine Governor Janet Mills as well as four shippers, two municipalities, and one member of the New York State Assembly who all filed letters with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) enthusiastically backing the deal.
July 29, 2021
New York City Transit Museum Announces Reopening
After one year of closure, the New York City Transit Museum, located in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced its reopening on August 14.
