Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 13, 2025
SEPTA Budget: 45% Service Cut, 21.5% Fare Increase & Workforce Reductions to Fill Deficit
SEPTA released a budget proposal that would require 45% in service cuts – coupled with major fare increases, workforce reductions and a 9 p.m. curfew for all rail services – to address a massive structural budget deficit during the new fiscal year that starts July 1. The release of the budget comes amid critical negotiations in Harrisburg on a statewide transit funding plan introduced in February by Governor Shapiro that would prevent these dire measures from taking effect.
April 7, 2025
Update on Trains Affected By Horizon Car Removal
In less than two weeks, all Amtrak trains on the Borealis, Hiawatha, and Amtrak Cascades routes have been restored and operating on schedule.
April 4, 2025
New York Governor Hochul Announces Ground Breaking on New Long Island Rail Road Yaphank Station in Suffolk County
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials broke ground on the new Yaphank Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station strategically relocated to be closer to William Floyd Parkway, the Long Island Expressway and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
April 3, 2025
MTA Unveils First Fully Redesigned Subway Map in Half a Century
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled a reimagined subway map, its first new design since 1979. The new map, which draws from previous versions, simplifies riders’ primary wayfinding asset while providing the most essential travel information in an easily readable, bright, bold, and orderly manner.
April 3, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 29, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 29, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,553 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 2, 2025
CSX 2024 Annual Report Showcases Resilience, Innovation, and Strategic Growth
CSX has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of resilience, strategic investment, and progress in safety, service, and sustainability.
March 31, 2025
Industry-first program cuts supply chain emissions for freight rail customers
Norfolk Southern Corporation today launched RailGreen, a first-of-its-kind solution enabling customers to reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments. RailGreen makes Norfolk Southern the only freight railroad in the world to offer verified certificates for supply chain emissions reduction.
March 31, 2025
New Passenger Information Displays Improves Customer Experience at Main Street Station in Richmond
To provide the most up-to-date train status information to customers, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), Amtrak, and the City of Richmond have collaborated on the installation of a Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) at the Amtrak Station on Main Street in Richmond, Va.
March 27, 2025
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV to Co-Chair the B&O Railroad Museum’s 200th Anniversary Campus Transformation Campaign
The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, is pleased to announce that Benjamin H. Griswold, IV will co-chair the Museum’s $38 million dollar capital campaign with Joe Hinrichs, President and CEO of the CSX Corporation, to transform the Museum’s campus in preparation for the 200th Anniversary of American Railroading in 2027.
March 27, 2025
Amtrak Removes Horizon Fleet from Service
In compliance with federal requirements and its ongoing commitment to safety, Amtrak routinely inspects its railcars and locomotives. Amtrak discovered corrosion in several Horizon railcars and, while working with the manufacturer, it was decided to remove the equipment from service after learning of additional areas of concern from intensive inspections of multiple cars.
