Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 3, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 29, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 29, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,553 carloads and intermodal units, up 8.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
April 2, 2025
CSX 2024 Annual Report Showcases Resilience, Innovation, and Strategic Growth
CSX has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of resilience, strategic investment, and progress in safety, service, and sustainability.
March 31, 2025
Industry-first program cuts supply chain emissions for freight rail customers
Norfolk Southern Corporation today launched RailGreen, a first-of-its-kind solution enabling customers to reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments. RailGreen makes Norfolk Southern the only freight railroad in the world to offer verified certificates for supply chain emissions reduction.
March 31, 2025
New Passenger Information Displays Improves Customer Experience at Main Street Station in Richmond
To provide the most up-to-date train status information to customers, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), Amtrak, and the City of Richmond have collaborated on the installation of a Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) at the Amtrak Station on Main Street in Richmond, Va.
March 27, 2025
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV to Co-Chair the B&O Railroad Museum’s 200th Anniversary Campus Transformation Campaign
The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, is pleased to announce that Benjamin H. Griswold, IV will co-chair the Museum’s $38 million dollar capital campaign with Joe Hinrichs, President and CEO of the CSX Corporation, to transform the Museum’s campus in preparation for the 200th Anniversary of American Railroading in 2027.
March 27, 2025
Amtrak Removes Horizon Fleet from Service
In compliance with federal requirements and its ongoing commitment to safety, Amtrak routinely inspects its railcars and locomotives. Amtrak discovered corrosion in several Horizon railcars and, while working with the manufacturer, it was decided to remove the equipment from service after learning of additional areas of concern from intensive inspections of multiple cars.
March 26, 2025
Weekly Rail Freight Traffic Report
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 22, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,214 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
March 25, 2025
OmniTRAX Deploys First Electric Train
OmniTRAX, a leading supply-chain and logistics solutions provider, proudly announces that its Ohio rail affiliate, Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR), has placed the first battery-electric locomotive (BEL) into revenue service in the United States.
March 25, 2025
CSX Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Signalmen
SX Corporation today announced it has secured new five-year tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS).
March 24, 2025
MTA Announces Additional Service to Get to Yankees Opening Day and Return of Yankee Clipper Trains for 2025 Season
The New York Yankees, the 2024 American League Champions, are back in the Bronx for their first game of the new season against the Milwaukee Brewers. Fans looking to get to Opening Day, regardless of where they are coming from, can take any MTA service to get to Yankee Stadium ahead of the 3:05 p.m. start time on Thursday, March 27.
