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Month: February 2018

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N.J. Transit Exercises Option for 17 More ALP-45 Dual-Power Locomotives

February 6, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
N.J. Transit has exercised an option for 17 additional Bombardier ALP-45 dual-power locomotives, the manufacturer said recently.

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Two Killed After Amtrak-CSX Train Crash

February 4, 2018 Todd DeFeo
Two people were killed and 100 injured when an Amtrak train traveling on the wrong track collided with a CSX freight train, published reports indicate.

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