Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
June 8, 2020
Steamtown National Historic Site Announces Extended Cancellation of Summer Train Excursions
Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) remains temporarily closed and regretfully must cancel all planned railroad passenger excursions through September 30, 2020.
June 8, 2020
NJ Transit’s Ten Year Strategic Plan
Governor Phil Murphy and NJ TRANSIT CEO & President Kevin Corbett today unveiled NJ TRANSIT’s ten-year strategic plan entitled “NJT2030: A 10-Year Strategic Plan” and a complementary 5-Year Capital Plan. Together, these plans provide the vision for the agency to build the future of transportation in New Jersey and with it, drive a 21st century economy in an accountable, transparent and environmentally-sustainable way.
June 8, 2020
MTA Announces 92% of Subway Riders Wearing a Face Covering While Riding Public Transit, Urges 100% Compliance
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced officials at New York City Transit surveyed mask usage and found that approximately 92% of subway riders are complying with the MTA’s requirement that all pasengers and employees wear a face covering on public transit.
June 5, 2020
House Committee Leaders Unveil the INVEST in America Act, a Transformational Surface Transportation Bill
On June 3, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), released text of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, a key component of the Moving Forward Framework that House Democrats, led by Chair DeFazio, released earlier this year
June 5, 2020
Norfolk Southern takes precautions for Tropical System Cristobal in New Orleans
Norfolk Southern takes precautions for Tropical System Cristobal in New Orleans
June 4, 2020
Despite Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, OMNY Project Remains On Schedule For Completion By End Of Year
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced today that the installation of the OMNY new fare payment system remains on schedule to be completed by the end of the year at all subway stations and on all MTA-operated buses.
June 3, 2020
CP completes acquisition of Central Maine & Quebec Railway
Canadian Pacific today completed its previously announced acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. (CMQ US). Together with the earlier acquisition of Central Maine & Quebec Railway Canada Inc. (CMQ Canada), this completes CP’s purchase of the entire CMQ network, which was first announced in November 2019
June 3, 2020
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 23, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 23, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 428,715 carloads and intermodal units, down 19.2 percent compared with the same week last year.
June 2, 2020
CN Breaks Grain Record for Third Consecutive Month
CN announced that it moved over 2.52 million metric tonnes (MMT) of western Canadian grain, ahead of the previous May record of 2.40 MMT set in 2014 and over 20% ahead of the three year average.
June 1, 2020
Norfolk Southern announces leadership and organizational changes
Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that John Scheib is stepping down as executive vice president and chief strategy officer, effective June 1. In conjunction with this change, the company also announced several organizational enhancements.
