Railpace Hot News
Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
November 22, 2023
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town on SEPTA
A supersized version of SEPTA’s annual ‘Santa Express’ will help merrymakers kick off the holiday season this year with the SEPTA SANTA EXPRESS-ES running in FULL FORCE this year. Fourteen trains running on various modes will head to Center City, Philadelphia to kick off the holiday season on Friday, November 24
November 21, 2023
Alstom Delivers the First of 60 New Streetcars to the Toronto Transit Commission
Alstom announced that it has delivered the first of 60 new low-floor, zero-emission Flexity light-rail vehicles (LRV) to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) as the first step in fulfilling a contract signed in June 2021.
November 21, 2023
SEPTA’s Locomotive Engineers Unanimously Vote to Authorize a Strike
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced today that its members who operate regional rail trains for SEPTA have voted to grant BLET National President Eddie Hall the authority to call a strike.
November 21, 2023
SEPTA Board Approves Contract Agreement with TWU Local 234
The SEPTA Board approved the new contracts between SEPTA and TWU Local 234, covering employees in the City, Suburban, and Frontier Transit Divisions.
November 20, 2023
Amtrak Launches Procurement for Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Projec
Amtrak, in coordination with NJ TRANSIT, has begun the procurement process for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project. Replacement of the Sawtooth Bridges is a key component of the Gateway Program to preserve and expand the busiest section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC).
November 17, 2023
NJT Releases Commemorative Wrap for Honor 100th Anniversary of Atlas Model Railroad Co.
NJ Transit has completed the application of the vinyl wrap on ALP45DP 4503, commemorating Atlas Model Railroad Company’s 100th anniversary in 2024.
November 17, 2023
CSX Howells Yard Derailment
At approximately 6:28 a.m. ET, a Norfolk Southern train came in contact with a CSX train at an interchange point in Howells Yard in Atlanta, GA causing a derailment.
November 15, 2023
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending November 11, 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 11, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 497,348 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.4 percent compared with the same week last year.
November 15, 2023
CSX President & CEO Joe Hinrichs to Chair B&O RR Museum’s Campaign to Transform its Campus for 200th Anniversary of Railroading
The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, is pleased to announce that Joe Hinrichs, President and CEO of the CSX Corporation will chair the Museum’s $30 million dollar capital campaign to transform the Museum’s campus in preparation for the 200th Anniversary of American Railroading in 2027.
November 14, 2023
Amtrak Service Temporarily Suspended between New York City and Croton-Harmon
Due to safety concerns stemming from structure issues of a non-Amtrak, privately owned building above the Empire Line tracks in New York City, Amtrak service is suspended between Croton-Harmon and New York City.
