Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
July 29, 2020
NJ Transit’s River Line Light Rail Line Pilots New Exterior Wraps
NJ TRANSIT’s River LINE is testing a new method of refurbishing and maintaining the exteriors of light rail vehicles that promises to be more cost-effective, environmentally safer and easier to apply than traditional painting. The new technique involves the use of wraps, similar to decals, to cover the exterior of the vehicles.
July 29, 2020
Norfolk Southern Reports Second-Quarter 2020 Results
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported second-quarter financial results. Second-quarter net income was $392 million, diluted earnings per share were $1.53 and the operating ratio was 70.7 percent
July 29, 2020
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending July 25, 2020
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 25, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 481,331 carloads and intermodal units, down 9.9 percent compared with the same week last year.
July 28, 2020
Amtrak Expands Reserved Seating Offering for Acela Business Class Travelers
Amtrak’s latest efforts to deliver a New Standard of Travel include the expansion of Reserved Seating (formerly Seat Assignment) to Acela Business Class passengers for travel beginning Monday, August 3 with no extra fees.
July 27, 2020
Reading & Northern Passenger Trains Return to Jim Thorpe
Reading & Northern is bringing passenger trains back to Jim Thorpe, Pa. starting August 14 2020!
July 27, 2020
CSX Announces Second Quarter Results
CSX Corp. announced second quarter 2020 net earnings of $499 million, or $0.65 per share, versus $870 million, or $1.08 per share in the same period last year.
July 27, 2020
Norfolk Southern appoints Sanborn chief operating officer; Wheeler to retire
orfolk Southern Corporation today announced its board of directors has appointed Cindy Sanborn executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 1, 2020. Sanborn will succeed Michael Wheeler, who will retire from the company effective Oct. 1, 2020.
July 27, 2020
MTA Announces Completion of Four ADA-Accessible Stations Coinciding with 30thAnniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the completion of four ADA-accessible stations coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
July 24, 2020
Amtrak and NJ Transit Open First Phase of Refreshed Penn Station Ticketed Waiting Room
Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT have completed the first phase of the Ticketed Waiting Area refresh at New York Penn Station and opened the space for customers today at the Amtrak Concourse on the Upper Level and 8th Avenue side of the Station.
July 23, 2020
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $851.15 Million Loan for the Train Control Implementation and Rehabilitation Project in New England
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau provided a $851.15 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for the Train Control Implementation and Rehabilitation Project in New England.
