Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 14, 2021
Amtrak Increases Downeaster Service
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced today that the Amtrak Downeaster will increase service and implement a new schedule on May 3, 2021. This will restore the Downeaster to its pre-COVD service level of five daily round trips between Brunswick and Boston. The Downeaster has been offering four daily round-trips since July 2020.
April 13, 2021
VIA Rail Canada Announces The Resumption of the Winnipeg to Toronto Portion of the Canadian
VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces that it will be providing additional essential intercity transportation options by resuming the Toronto to Winnipeg portion of the Canadian which will enable one full round-trip per week starting May 17, 2021.
April 12, 2021
PATH’s Harrison Station
PATH is closing the southwest entrance of Harrison Station beginning Monday, April 12, to allow for demolition of the existing station structure, paving the way for a new, modern headhouse that will be ADA-accessible and provide an enhanced customer experience.
April 9, 2021
Amtrak Vermont Service Will Resume This July
Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced that Amtrak passenger rail service in Vermont will resume effective July 19, 2021.
April 9, 2021
Daily Subway Ridership Tops Two Million for the First Time Since Beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic
MTA New York City Transit officials announced a significant milestone today — 2,009,025 trips were recorded on the subway on April 8, the first time that more than two million trips were taken on the subway since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
April 8, 2021
WMATA Board finance and capital committee approves budget that maintains service improvements to support regional recovery
The Metro Board of Directors Finance and Capital Committee today approved a $4.7 billion operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2022 (beginning July 1, 2021) that maintains current service levels and enhancements, while continuing to accelerate Metro’s capital investment in safety-critical repairs and service reliability improvements. The full Board of Directors is expected to approve the Committee’s recommendation on April 22.
April 7, 2021
Rail Traffic for March and the Week Ending April 3, 2021
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 3, 2021, as well as volumes for March 2021. U.S. railroads originated 1,156,158 carloads in March 2021, up 4.1 percent, or 45,504 carloads, from March 2020. U.S. railroads also originated 1,430,331 containers and trailers in March 2021, up 24 percent, or 276,781 units, from the same month last year.
April 6, 2021
NJ Governor Murphy Marks Beginning Of Testing For NJ Transit Dual-Power Locomotives
Governor Murphy, NJ TRANSIT Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin Corbett, and local officials today marked the beginning of testing of the first of 25 new ALP-45 dual-power locomotives manufactured by Alstom during a ceremony that was held on Track A at Newark Penn Station.
April 5, 2021
Metro-North Railroad Announces Restoration of Weekend Service to Wassaic and Other Service Adjustments in April 12 Timetables
Metro-North Railroad today announced new train schedules taking effect Monday, April 12 that will restore weekend service to Wassaic and include service adjustments on the Harlem Line weekday schedule to accommodate trackwork.
April 1, 2021
White River Productions Acquires Diesel Era Magazine
White River Productions has acquired Diesel Era from Withers Publishing, naming Tony Cook as the new editor of the quarterly publication.
