Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 17, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending April 12, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 12, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,908 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.4 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 16, 2025
Locomotive Engineers at NJ Transit Overwhelmingly Reject Tentative Contract
Locomotive engineers at NJ Transit, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), have overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract offer with the commuter railroad. The vote by NJ Transit’s engineers sets the clock ticking for “self-help” where engineers are permitted under the rules of the Railway Labor Act to strike, or the commuter railroad’s management can lock out workers.
April 15, 2025
MTA Announces Breakneck Ridge Metro-North Station to Close for Two Years as First Phase of Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Begins Construction
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Inc. (HHFT) today announced the Breakneck Ridge station on Metro-North’s Hudson Line, along with Breakneck Ridge and other area trails, will close on April 21, 2025, as part of the first phase of construction of the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, a 7.5-mile linear park connecting Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve trailheads between Cold Spring and Beacon.
April 13, 2025
CSX Makes Strong Progress on Blue Ridge Subdivision Restoration
CSX continues to advance the restoration of the Blue Ridge Subdivision, a critical rail corridor along the Nolichucky River in western North Carolina. A key component of this project is the reconstruction of the Poplar Bridge, a vital structure supporting rail operations through this historic region.
April 13, 2025
CPKC and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack sell Panama Canal Railway Company to APM Terminals
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC)said CPKC and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and an independent division of A.P. Moller – Maersk.
April 13, 2025
Mountain Top Rotary Excursion to Feature Steam Locomotive #2102
The Reading & Northern Railroad Passenger Department will operate a special steam excursion to Jim Thorpe from its Penobscot (Mountain Top) station on Saturday, September 13, 2025.
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.
