February 21, 2024

Maryland Transit Administration Awarded $213 Million Federal Grant to Replace Entire Light Rail Vehicle Fleet

The Maryland Transit Administration has been awarded $213,696,341 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration’s Rail Vehicle Replacement program. The grant will support the Maryland Transit Administration’s efforts to replace all 52 aging Light Rail vehicles in its fleet with new, modern railcars.

February 21, 2024

Investor Group Announces Slate of Qualified, Independent Director Candidates and Proposed Management Team for Norfolk Southern Corporation

Ancora Holdings Group, LLC has announced the nomination of an group of independent candidates for directors, along with a management team, for Norfolk Southern Corporation

February 20, 2024

Three Iron Horse Rambles Featuring Steam Locomotive #2102 Slated for Summer 2024

The Reading & Northern Railroad will continue the tradition of Iron
Horse Ramble excursions in the summer of 2024.

February 20, 2024

CSX Releases 10th Heritage Locomotive, Unveils RF&P 1836

CSX has once again demonstrated its commitment to honoring the legacy of American railroads by launching its latest heritage locomotive, the RF&P 1836. This addition to the heritage fleet represents a significant milestone for the company, marking the tenth locomotive in this distinguished series.

February 20, 2024

$317.1 Million Secured to Replace 200 Rail Cars on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line

This past Friday (Feb. 16) , U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA), U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), Dwight Evans (D-PA-3), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced that SEPTA is receiving $317,160,000 in infrastructure funding to purchase approximately 200 new rail cars on the Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA’s most heavily-used commuter rail line.

February 16, 2024

Norfolk Southern, BLET, SMART-TD, and FRA Sign Landmark C3RS Safety Agreement

Norfolk Southern Corporation, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), along with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), signed an agreement Thursday to participate in the FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).

February 16, 2024

Amtrak Completes Upgrades at Selma-Smithfield Union Depot

February 15, 2024

Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 10, 2024

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 10, 2024.

February 14, 2024

Palmetto Railways partners with Innovative Rail Technologies to Retrofit Two Locomotives to Battery-Electric Power

Palmetto Railways, a division of the South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce), announced it is partnering with Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) to convert two of its diesel switcher locomotives to lithium-ion battery powered locomotives

February 13, 2024

Wabtec and CSX Extend Deal to Modernize over 200 Locomotives

Wabtec Corp. and CSX Corp. signed a deal for over 200 locomotive modernizations featuring a suite of digital solutions, innovations, and services. The agreement will transform the remaining AC4400 locomotives in CSX’s fleet providing improved fuel efficiency, reliability, utilization, and tractive effort.