Railfanning.org
  • Home
  • News
    • Amtrak
    • BNSF
    • Canadian National
    • Canadian Pacific
    • Commuter Rail
    • CSX
    • Norfolk Southern
    • Union Pacific
    • Press Releases
  • Trackside Guide
  • Rolling Stock
  • Profiles
  • Safety
  • History
    • Directory of Historic Railroads
    • Atlanta Northern Railway
    • Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad
    • Northeast Corridor
    • Western & Atlantic Railroad
    • The Andrews Raid
    • Tennessee Central
  • Store
    • Books
    • Railroadiana
  • More
    • About
    • Contact
    • Encyclopedia
    • Library
    • Photo Galleries
    • Podcast
    • The Cross-Tie
  • Earnings
  • East Palestine Wreck
  • Podcast
  • Georgia
  • Northeast Corridor
  • Western & Atlantic
  • Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville
News Wire
  • [ September 6, 2025 ] Delta Railroad Services Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Rail Unloader to Boost Efficiency and Safety Miscellaneous
  • [ September 4, 2025 ] Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions Union Pacific
  • [ September 2, 2025 ] Dunedin Railways Expands Summer Schedule and Opens Station Office Seven Days a Week World
  • [ August 29, 2025 ] A New Passenger Station for Atlanta? Amtrak
  • [ August 29, 2025 ] Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station Miscellaneous
Home2004

Year: 2004

No Picture
FRA

To Report or Not to Report? New York Times: Railroads Hamper Federal Investigations

August 10, 2004 The Cross-Tie
Railroads, The New York Times reported July 11, have hampered federal investigations by failing to promptly report fatal crashes.

No Picture
BNSF

Railroads Offer 2004 ‘Fall Peak’ Plans

August 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire
Class I Railroads have offered their 2004 “Fall Peak” service plans via a letter sent to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Roger Nober, the STB announced.

No Picture
Short Line/Regional

Wheeling & Lake Erie to Get Overhaul

August 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Wheeling & Lake Erie (W&LE) Railway will get a much-needed facelift thanks to a new loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation meant to boost the competitiveness of the railroad that serves as a key economic link in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

No Picture
Amtrak

In Suspicion of Threat, Amtrak Train Stopped

August 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo
Authorities, responding to a suspicious note, stopped an Amtrak train in Newark, N.J., and searched with bomb-sniffing dogs before letting it resume.

No Picture
FRA

Report: Railroads Hamper Federal Investigations

August 1, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire
Railroads, The New York Times reported July 11, have hampered federal investigations by failing to promptly report fatal crashes.

No Picture
Rail Blog

Backdrops

July 23, 2004 Todd DeFeo
I actually like trains passing through grade crossings.

No Picture
Commuter Rail

TSA Begins Third Phase of Rail Security Experiment

July 15, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire
Beginning July 19, passengers may be screened for explosives while traveling on Connecticut’s Shoreline East commuter rail as part of the third stage of a pilot program exploring new measures for rail security.

No Picture
Safety

Safer Crossings: Highway-Rail Fatalities Reach Record Low in ’03

July 15, 2004 The Cross-Tie
The nation’s rail transportation system achieved a record low number of highway-rail grade crossing fatalities in 2003, statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) show.

No Picture
Commuter Rail

N.J. Transit Board Approved Budget, Avoids Fare Hike

July 15, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire
The N.J. Transit Board of Directors on July 15 adopted a $1.34 billion Operating Budget and a $1.19 billion Capital Program for Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05), and avoided increasing the system’s fares, officials said.

No Picture
Rail Blog

Runnin’ Down a Train

July 1, 2004 Todd DeFeo
I was driving along Interstate 24, when I came to a familiar bridge over a rail line.

Posts pagination

« 1 … 3 4 5 … 12 »

Support Railfanning.org

Click here to support Railfanning.org.

Top Stories

  • Delta Railroad Services Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Rail Unloader to Boost Efficiency and Safety
    September 6, 2025
  • Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions
    September 4, 2025
  • Dunedin Railways Expands Summer Schedule and Opens Station Office Seven Days a Week
    September 2, 2025
  • A New Passenger Station for Atlanta?
    August 29, 2025
  • Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station
    August 29, 2025

Sign Up for Our Emails

Subscribe

* indicates required
/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */

Intuit Mailchimp

Explore Railroad History

Western & Atlantic Railroad

Tennessee Central Railroad

Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.
Archives
About Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org is published by The DeFeo Groupe, LLC. All original content (c) 2002-2025 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC, and may not be republished without express written consent.

Before You Plagiarize

Before you copy and paste this information to your website, please keep in mind this research took a lot of effort. Appreciate it. Learn from it. But do not plagiarize it. Yes, if you think we might be talking to you, we are.

The Latest
  • Delta Railroad Services Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Rail Unloader to Boost Efficiency and Safety
    September 6, 2025
  • Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions
    September 4, 2025
  • Dunedin Railways Expands Summer Schedule and Opens Station Office Seven Days a Week
    September 2, 2025
  • A New Passenger Station for Atlanta?
    August 29, 2025
  • Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station
    August 29, 2025

(c) 2002-2025 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC.