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Keep up to date on the latest railroad news from the northeastern United States and Canada, edited by Carl Perelman.
April 10, 2023
COLEBROOKDALE RAILROAD ACQUIRES STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 5288:
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and the Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust are pleased to announce a partnership that will return to Pennsylvania a historic steam passenger locomotive. Locomotive 5288, a 4-6-2 Pacific-type locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1919, will be moved to the Colebrookdale in the next few weeks for eventual restoration.
April 9, 2023
GCRTA Announces Recommendation of Rail Car Replacement Vendor
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Rail Car Replacement Project Team recommended Siemens Mobility Incorporated to the GCRTA Board of Trustees as the preferred vendor to replace their aging rail fleet during the April 4, 2023, GCRTA Board Committee meeting.
April 9, 2023
MTA Commuter Railroads Announce Service Updates Effective Monday, April 10
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) today announced updates to service effective Monday, April 10.
April 9, 2023
MBTA Publishes 3-Year Safety Improvement Plan
The MBTA announced the release of its 3-Year Safety Improvement Plan, a forward-looking document that on the MBTA’s commitment to strengthen its safety culture through continuous improvement.
April 9, 2023
Amtrak Completes Upgrades at Gastonia, N.C., Station
Amtrak customers now have a more accessible journey with the completion of a $3.2 million project at the Gastonia, N.C., station. The upgrades are part of the company’s overall commitment to improve the customer experience at stations and onboard trains across its national network.
April 9, 2023
FRA Holds Stakeholder Meetings to Study the Restoration and Expansion of Amtrak Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) concluded a series of six working group meetings in February to inform and collaborate with stakeholders across the country on FRA’s Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study. Mandated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this study will evaluate the restoration of daily passenger rail service along discontinued long-distance routes and current long-distance routes that operate with less than daily service. It will also open possibilities for establishing new long-distance routes and bolstering essential intercity passenger rail connections, especially in rural areas.
March 31, 2023
Justice Department and EPA File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced a complaint against Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern) related to the Feb. 3, derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
March 31, 2023
Hundreds of Yankees Fans Join New York City Transit President on Nostalgia Train Ride to Yankee Stadium for Opening Day
On March 30 hundreds of New York Yankees fans joined New York City Transit President Richard Davey on the New York Transit Museum’s 1917 IRT Lo-V Nostalgia train for the Yankees home opener. Fans boarded the train at Grand Central for an express train unlike any other to Yankee Stadium. The train ride followed a news conference where Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) leaders reminded Yankees fans that the fastest way to Yankee Stadium is via public transportation.
March 30, 2023
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending March 25, 2023:
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 25, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 469,958 carloads and intermodal units, down 7.5 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending March 25 were 236,526 carloads, down 0.2 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 233,432 containers and trailers, down 13.9 percent compared to 2022.
March 29, 2023
Gulf & Atlantic Railways Signs Agreement to Acquire Three Midwestern Short Lines
Gulf & Atlantic Railways (G&AR) (www.garailways.com) has signed an agreement to acquire three midwestern railroads from Midwest & Bluegrass Rail. The railroads, Camp Chase Railroad (CAMY), Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad (CKIN) and Vermilion Valley Railroad (VVRR), are located in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, respectively, and will expand G&AR’s existing portfolio from two railroads to five.
