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Month: June 2018

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N.J. Transit Will Not Meet PTC Deadline

June 28, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit will not meet the Dec. 31, 2018, deadline to install PTC, News 4 New York reported.

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Kansas City Southern Taps GE Transportation for 50 Locomotives

June 26, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. and Mexico rail subsidiaries of Kansas City Southern will acquire a combined total of 50 new locomotives from GE Transportation.

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Amtrak Looking to Replace or Rebuild its Current Fleet of Diesel Locomotives

June 26, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak is moving to either acquire new locomotives or rebuild its current diesel fleet of locomotives to supplement and replace its aging national network diesel locomotive fleet used on long-distance and some state-supported routes.

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BNSF Railway Implements PTC Over Several Amtrak Subdivisions

June 26, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak and BNSF Railway earlier this month implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) over several BNSF-owned subdivisions.

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A Look Back at the 1977 Metuchen Derailment

June 22, 2018 Todd DeFeo

In the grand scheme of railroad history, the 1977 derailment of a freight train in Metuchen was a decidedly minor event.

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