Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
August 20, 2021
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 14, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 14, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 504,810 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.9 percent compared with the same week last year
August 20, 2021
Amtrak Restores Coast Starlight Service Effective August 23
Amtrak announces full restoration of Coast Starlight service operating daily between Los Angeles and Seattle following several weeks of service interruption resulting from extensive wildfire damage in Northern California.
August 18, 2021
Chesapeake & Indiana Donates Locomotive to Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum has announced that the Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad has donated locomotive SD9 no. 818 to the museum. The locomotive is a welcome addition to its growing fleet of historic equipment. It is currently operational and will remain in service, hauling freight until it is ready for delivery to the museum.
August 17, 2021
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Receives Rare TVA Locomotive
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced the donation of a significant railroad locomotive from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Railroad Museum’s collection, a Fairbanks-Morse model H16-66 #F3060.
August 16, 2021
Norfolk Southern To Reopen Pennsylvania Intermodal Facility
Norfolk Southern announced plans to reopen its intermodal facility in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, creating capacity to support economic growth and help ease supply-chain congestion that has slowed the flow of commerce across all modes of the U.S. transportation sector.
August 16, 2021
Metro-North Railroad to Implement Major Service Increase Just Before Labor Day
Metro-North Railroad today announced major service increases coming to the railroad just ahead of Labor Day, with service increasing to 82% of pre-pandemic levels and weekend service returning to full pre-pandemic levels. The service increases take effect beginning Sunday, August 29.
August 13, 2021
NJ Transit Football Service to Metlife Stadium Returns
Football fans headed to MetLife Stadium this season can beat the traffic and skip parking with NJ Transit rail service. Beginning this Saturday, August 14th with the Jets vs. Giants pre-season kickoff and continuing through the regular season, NJ Transit will be offering Meadowlands train service to and from Secaucus Junction for each and every Jets or Giants home game.
August 12, 2021
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 7, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 7, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 509,607 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.4 percent compared with the same week last year.
August 11, 2021
Brightline Announces Plans to Resume Service
Brightline announced today its plans to resume service in South Florida later this year. During a virtual media update, Brightline President Patrick Goddard detailed the company’s reopening schedule set to start the first half of November for service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach
August 11, 2021
B&O Railroad Museum Unveils the Central New Jersey No. 1000: The First Commercial Diesel-Electric Locomotive in the World
On August 12, 2021 the B&O Railroad Museum unveils the complete cosmetic restoration of the Central New Jersey (CNJ) No. 1000: the first commercial diesel-electric locomotive in the world.
