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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
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.
July 29, 2021
Rail Traffic for the Week Ending July 24, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 24, 2021. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 503,219 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
July 28, 2021
GO Transit Increases Train Service
Ontario’s GO Transit is increasing rail service starting August 7th as passengers continue to return to transit. The news includes the announcement of all-day, hourly trips between Hamilton’s West Harbour GO and Toronto Union Station.
July 28, 2021
Norfolk Southern Reports Second-Quarter 2021 Results
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported second-quarter 2021 financial results, which included second-quarter records for net income and diluted earnings per share, and all-time quarterly records for operating ratio and income from railway operations.
July 27, 2021
Port Jervis Transportation History Center Is Now On Track
Exactly thirteen months after the initial proposal was submitted to the City of Port Jervis, New York, the new railroad equipment for the Port Jervis Transportation History
Center is on track for arrival at the historic Erie turntable site in late summer and early fall of 2021. Operation Toy Train, an all-volunteer non-profit organization that collects toy donations for the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation, signed its final agreements with the Outdoor Club of Port Jervis and the City of Port Jervis yesterday to bring its historic railroad
equipment to the City-owned property.
