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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
October 24, 2024
Train Service on the Metro-North Waterbury Branch Line Resumes Monday, October 28
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) alerts riders that train service on the Metro-North (MNR) Waterbury Branch Line resumes on Monday, October 28 with the 4:45 a.m. train from Waterbury and the 7 a.m. train from Bridgeport.
October 24, 2024
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending October 19, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 19, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,730 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.1 percent compared with the same week last year.
October 18, 2024
STB Approves Transaction That Creates New CPKC-CSX Class I Connection Linking Mexico, Texas and the U.S. Southeast
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (CPKC), CSX Corporation (CSX) and Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today said the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved CSX’s and CPKC’s respective applications regarding their acquisition of the rail lines operated by G&W’s Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR), which will result in the creation of a new direct CPKC-CSX interchange connection in Alabama.
October 18, 2024
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending October 12, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 12, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 505,033 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
October 17, 2024
SEPTA Announces September Ridership
SEPTA has announced system-wide ridership in September 2024 was 74% of pre-COVID September 2019 ridership. August 2024 still holds the record for highest recovery rate.
October 16, 2024
MTA Announces Partnership with Zabar’s to Celebrate 120 Years of the Subway
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) \announced a partnership with New York institution Zabar’s in honor of the New York City subway’s 120th anniversary and Zabar’s 90th anniversary, the legendary gourmet market located on West 80 St. on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Zabar’s will offer promotional “commuter special” bagel deals beginning Thursday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 27, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
October 15, 2024
Hafeet Rail Procures 27 EMD Locomotives for Freight Transport Across Oman and the UAE from Progress Rail
Progress Rail has signed a contract with Hafeet Rail for 27 EMD® SD70ACS freight locomotives, which will be used to connect Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
October 11, 2024
NJ Transit Announces Special Rail Service for Far Hills Race Meeting
NJ TRANSIT is offering special rail service between Hoboken and Far Hills to transport customers to and from the 103rd running of the Far Hills Race Meeting on Saturday, October 19. NJ TRANSIT’s Far Hills Station on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines is located directly across the street from Moorland Farms, the site of the event.
October 10, 2024
Amtrak Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Work Advances Ahead of Schedule
Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania is progressing ahead of schedule, with the last day of replacement bus service now planned for Nov. 7, two weeks earlier than originally promised.
October 10, 2024
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending October 5, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 5, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 486,187 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
