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[ December 23, 2025 ] NS Wants to Abandon 1.16 Miles of Track in Summit County, Ohio Norfolk Southern
[ December 23, 2025 ] IG Report: Amtrak Can Reduce Hudson Tunnel Project Performance Amtrak
[ December 20, 2025 ] CN: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger Filing Fails to Show How it Would ‘Enhance Competition’ Canadian National
[ December 20, 2025 ] BNSF Unimpressed With Initial Review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern STB filing BNSF
[ December 19, 2025 ] Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern File STB Merger Application Norfolk Southern

Feds Doling Out $2.3B to ‘Expand and Modernize’ Intercity Passenger Rail

December 9, 2022 The Center Square

The federal government is looking to dole out nearly $2.3 billion to “expand and modernize” intercity passenger rail across the country.

Pacific Surfliner Service Temporarily Suspended South of Irvine Station

September 30, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Los Angeles–San Diego–San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency has temporarily suspended service south of Irvine until further notice for emergency track repairs.

Tennessee’s Amtrak Ridership Remains Down as State Officials Prepare Study on Passenger Rail

September 26, 2022 The Center Square

Ridership on Tennessee’s one line of Amtrak service has dropped considerably since pre-pandemic numbers as the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations prepares a study on passenger service in the state.

Amtrak Says it Will Achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2045

September 23, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the Amtrak Network by 2045.

New Jersey Planning $814 Million in Rail Station Improvements

September 23, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The state of New Jersey is using $814 million from the Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund to pay for rail station improvements across the state, including a $49 million investment at the historic New Brunswick Train Station on the Northeast Corridor.

Amtrak Suspends Some Chicago Routes Ahead of Possible Strike

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

Amtrak is canceling some of its long-distance routes from Chicago ahead of a possible freight rail strike.

Gateway Development Commission Will Sponsor Hudson Tunnel Project

September 13, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) board voted to make the GDC the project sponsor for the complete Hudson Tunnel Project.

Some Push for Amtrak Expansion as it Struggles With Low Ridership, Worker Shortages, Deficits

September 13, 2022 The Center Square

With billions of dollars Congress set aside in last year’s infrastructure bill, some lawmakers would like to see Amtrak restore and expand routes.

Lawmakers Raise Alarm About Amtrak Potentially Being Used for Illegal Immigrants to Cross Border

August 17, 2022 The Center Square

Lawmakers sent a letter to Amtrak Wednesday requesting a briefing as well as all documents related to how taxpayer-subsidized Amtrak may be used to transfer illegal immigrants across the border.

Authorities Board Gives OK to Penn Station Funding, Also Voices Caution

July 28, 2022 The Center Square

A key New York board gave its initial authorization Wednesday to a plan for funding the Penn Station redevelopment proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week.

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