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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
February 13, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 8, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 8, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 502,449 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.7 percent compared with the same week last year.
February 12, 2025
Superior Court Affirms Public Service Commission Ruling on Hanson Spur
Last week the Fulton County Superior Court upheld prior decisions by a Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Hearing Officer and the full PSC to grant Sandersville Railroad Company’s petition to acquire small strips of real estate by eminent domain that the railroad needs to construct the Hanson Spur in Hancock County.
February 11, 2025
MTA Features Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson in Subway Announcements Ahead of 50th Anniversary Special
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that announcements recorded by Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson will be played in more than 400 subway stations reminding New Yorkers and visitors alike to pay the fare and not ride outside of subway cars.
February 10, 2025
MBTA Announces South Coast Rail Service Begins March 24, 2025
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has shared the South Coast Rail passenger service start date. Pending final approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), passenger service will begin Monday, March 24, 2025. For the first time in 65 years, the communities of Taunton, Freetown, New Bedford, Middleboro, and Fall River will have passenger rail service
February 10, 2025
Norfolk Southern Successfully Completes $1 Billion in Systemwide Infrastructure Upgrades in 2024
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced today that it successfully completed infrastructure improvements worth $1 billion in 2024. The projects were completed throughout Norfolk Southern’s 22-state network and are designed to ensure the company can continue to safely deliver reliable and resilient service to customers and communities.
February 9, 2025
MTA Announces Justin Vonashek Appointed Seventh President of MTA Metro-North Railroad
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced the appointment of Justin Vonashek to serve as President of MTA Metro-North Railroad. Vonashek will succeed Catherine Rinaldi, the first woman to lead the railroad, who is retiring after nearly seven years in the role.
February 6, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 1, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 1, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 513,622 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.5 percent compared with the same week last year.
February 4, 2025
CSX Begins Reconstruction of Historic Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore
The historic Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, originally opened in the late 1800s, has officially closed for reconstruction as part of an initiative to modernize the nearly 8,700-foot-long tunnel and enable double-stack intermodal service along CSX’s I-95 Rail Corridor.
February 3, 2025
New Spring Schedules Introduce Changes to Bus and Metro Line Names
SEPTA’s Metro transition is underway, and we’re progressing toward our goal of making our system easier to use and simpler to navigate for all of our riders. A key element of this process is streamlining the way we refer to our different services – all bus lines will be indicated by numbers, and all metro lines will be identified by letters.
January 30, 2025
IAL Receives Major Photographic Collection of World-Renowned Railroad Photographer, Michael A. Eagleson
The Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) proudly announces receipt by donation of the photographic and film work of world-renowned railroad photographer and author, the late Michael A. Eagleson. Eagleson’s unique collection spans more than 60 years, and is noteworthy in that it helps document the fading of the steam locomotive from the American railroad scene, and eventually that same gradual surrender to more modern locomotive technologies around the world.
