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Month: January 2019

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Norfolk Southern Reports $702 Million in Net Income for Q4 2018

January 30, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. reported $702 million in net income for the fourth-quarter of 2018 and $2.6 billion for the full year.

Commuter Rail

MARTA Plans to File Court Injunction to End Work Slow-Down

January 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

MARTA has notified ATU Local 732 it plans to file a court injunction to end a work slow-down.

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A New Railfanning Review is Here

January 21, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The Railfanning Review is back in a new format.

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A Robbery so Brazen, This Could Have Been the Wild West, Not Outside of Atlanta

January 16, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The southbound Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway train from Nashville, Tenn., pulled into Vinings on the evening of January 16, 1914. What happened next is remarkable.

Commuter Rail

MARTA CEO Calls for ‘Moonshot for Transit’

January 11, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker today said Atlanta needs a “moonshot for transit” to ensure metro Atlanta’s growth as a world-class region.

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That Time a Railroad Sued a Commuter for 92 Cents Plus Interest

January 9, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Fare evasion remains a constant problem for commuter railroads and transit agencies. The Erie Railroad once took legal action against a Montvale, N.J., woman who boarded a train and did not pay.

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Commuter Rail

New Jersey Governor Signs Legislation Reforming N.J. Transit

January 4, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy last month signed legislation officials say reforms N.J. Transit’s governance and management.

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