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First R211S Subway Cars Operate on the Staten Island Railway

October 8, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched new R211S subway cars into service on the Staten Island Railway.

Strike at East Coast Docks Enters Third Day

October 3, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

A strike at east coast ports from Maine to Texas entered its third day on Thursday, the first large-scale eastern dockworker strike in 47 years.

New York Police Arrest 17-Year-Old for Taking Subway Train for Joyride

September 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New York police have arrested a 17-year-old woman on suspicion of taking a New York subway train for a joyride.

Feds Sue Norfolk Southern Over Delayed Crescent Trains

July 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The federal government has sued Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, saying the company is violating federal law by delaying Amtrak’s Crescent trains that operate between New York and New Orleans.

New Jersey House Dems Seek Federal Funds for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Route

July 26, 2024 New Jersey Monitor

Eight members of New Jersey’s House delegation urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to deploy federal infrastructure funds to make urgent upgrades to tracks and overhead wires that have snarled trains in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Friday.

Advocates Challenge Hochul Over Congestion Pricing Plan Pause

July 25, 2024 The Center Square

Environmental and transit advocates are taking New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to court over her 11th-hour decision to put the brakes on the nation’s first congestion pricing plan.

Jury Finds Metro-North Largely Responsible for Deadly Valhalla Train Crash

July 22, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Westchester County, New York, jury found Metro-North primarily liable for a February 3, 2015, crash that killed six people, including five Metro-North passengers.

New York Gets ‘Historic’ $12B in Federal Funds for Tunnel Project

July 8, 2024 The Center Square

New York is getting $12 billion in federal funding to help build a long-delayed second tunnel beneath the Hudson River in what officials are touting as the largest rail construction grant in U.S. history.

Feds: Billions More to Improve Northeast Corridor

May 14, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity that makes available over $2 billion in Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program funding for projects on the Northeast Corridor.

Pittsburgh-New York Train Expected to Cost $8M Annually to Operate

April 9, 2024 The Center Square

Pennsylvania’s travelers and train enthusiasts celebrated last fall when Amtrak announced twice-a-day service from Pittsburgh to New York via Harrisburg.