October 2019 – Railfanning.org

Amtrak IG: Updated Models Could Save Millions

October 18, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Amtrak inspector general recommended the company update its models to improve the reliability of its forecasts of the short-term financial impacts of various rates of on-time performance.

Railfanning.org Editor Publishes Book About Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville

October 18, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new book chronicles the history of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, and is believed to be the first-ever complete history of the line.

Introduction to The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad: A History

October 14, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad’s “good old days” were rather brief.

Feds Make $396 Million in Grant Funding Available

October 13, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program) that includes $396 million in grant funding.

What happened when the Richmond & Danville crossed the Rome Railroad?

October 4, 2019 Todd DeFeo

“I will have you put in the penitentiary, sir,” one railroad official said.

FTA Awards $75 Million for Tempe Streetcar Project

October 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded a $75 million grant to Valley Metro for the Tempe Streetcar project in Tempe, Arizona.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

New Jersey Senate Committee to Investigate N.J. Transit

October 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

A newly formed Senate Select Committee will investigate will probe the “continuing failures of the troubled” N.J. Transit.