Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
July 23, 2025
CSX, CPKC Create Faster Freight Solutions with Southeast Mexico Express
CSX Corporation and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have created a new rail transportation routing option for customers across the southern U.S. with the Southeast Mexico Express (SMX), the new east-west Class 1 corridor that connects shippers in Mexico, Texas and U.S. southeast.
July 23, 2025
SEPTA Service Cuts
Without state legislative action on a permanent funding solution, SEPTA is unable to maintain its current service levels. In order to close the structural operating budget deficit, SEPTA is forced to cut nearly half of its service, reducing service levels across the region and eliminating dozens of routes. Initial service cuts will go into effect late August 2025 with additional cuts going into effect January 2026.
July 22, 2025
Upcoming Track Work on the Metro-North Danbury Branch Line
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is alerting riders that due to necessary track work on the Danbury Branch Line, substitute bus service will replace all train service from Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 17, 2025. Normal train service will resume on Monday, August 18, 2025.
July 21, 2025
NJ Transit Adopt Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget and Authorized Capital Funding
The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors has adopted the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 2026) operating budget, local programs budget and authorized capital funding. The budgets continue investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience.
July 17, 2025
MBTA Celebrates Renovated, Fully Accessible Winchester Center Commuter Rail Station
The MBTA, along with state and local leaders, celebrated the newly renovated Winchester Center Station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line.
July 16, 2025
SEPTA Preparing for Service Reduction
The Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget approved by the SEPTA Board last month includes systemwide service reductions of 45%, a 21.5% fare increase, and other measures that are needed to balance a $213 million recurring budget deficit without passage of adequate new state funding for public transportation.
July 16, 2025
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending July 12, 2025
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 12, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,188 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
July 15, 2025
VIA Rail Celebrates 120 Years of the Ocean
VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) marked a historic milestone today at its Halifax Station, celebrating 120 years of continuous service by The Ocean, Canada’s oldest named passenger train. For more than a century, The Ocean has served as a vital link for communities across the Maritimes, carrying generations of Canadians and their stories across beautiful landscapes.
July 14, 2025
New York Governor Hochul Announces MTA on Track for Record Year of Ridership and Performance in 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is on track to deliver a record-breaking year, following the success of the first six months of 2025. New York City Transit (NYCT), Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad ridership and on-time performance have all improved in the first half of the year, while customer satisfaction rates are up across all agencies
July 11, 2025
MBTA and Keolis Announce Commuter Rail Schedule Adjustments
The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the operations and maintenance partner for the Commuter Rail, will implement minor schedule adjustments for four Commuter Rail lines to improve reliability for passengers, particularly on the new Fall River/New Bedford Line. The updated schedules will take effect on July 21 for the Fall River/New Bedford, Greenbush, Kingston, and Providence/Stoughton Lines.
