Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
May 15, 2025
Amtrak Advances Upgrades and Repairs at Lancaster Station
Amtrak provided an update on critical improvements and repairs underway and planned at the historic Lancaster Station (LNC). The enhancements include many safety and efficiency upgrades advancing in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
May 15, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 10, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 10, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 495,552 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.7 percent compared with the same week last year.
May 12, 2025
CSX Announces Tentative Labor Agreement with Locomotive Engineers
CSX Corporation announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on a new five-year single-system agreement covering approximately 3,400 locomotive engineers.
May 8, 2025
Amtrak and Crayola Team Up to Promote Family Travel and Creative Exploration
Summer travel season is right around the corner, and Amtrak and Crayola have joined forces to create fun-filled experiences designed to inspire creativity and exploration. This perfectly paired brand partnership includes can’t-miss offers and vibrant locomotive designs encouraging creativity on the go.
May 7, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending May 3, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 3, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 498,693 carloads and intermodal units, up 7.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
May 6, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Approves Another 180 Grants to Get America Building Again
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Department has approved another 180 infrastructure grants to get America building again. The latest grants, which total more than $3.2 billion, are part of the unprecedented backlog of more than 3,200 projects the previous administration announced but did not execute
May 1, 2025
Autonomous Battery-Electric Rail System Pilot
Parallel Systems, the world’s first autonomous battery-electric rail system, will launch its first commercial pilot in April after securing approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to deploy its railcars along a 160-mile stretch of two Georgia railroads
May 1, 2025
NJ Transit Contingency Service Plan for Possible Rail Stoppage:
As a result of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) membership voting down a tentative agreement reached between NJ TRANSIT and the BLET leadership, the BLET is threatening to disrupt the lives of more than 350,000 commuters by calling for a strike as early as Friday, May 16 at 12:01AM.
April 30, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending April 26, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 26, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 502,105 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 29, 2025
NJ Transit Celebrates Completion of the new Lyndhurst Station:
NJ TRANSIT yesterday celebrated the completion of construction of the new Lyndhurst rail station.
