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MARTA Board Votes in Favor of Amendment Supporting Bonding Capacity and Expansion Plans

December 21, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
The amendment outlines jurisdictional roles and responsibilities relating to the development of the MARTA system. It also ratifies the extension of the full penny sales tax levy through 2057, which the Georgia General Assembly approved in 2015.

Amtrak

Amtrak to Continue Work at Penn Station in 2020

December 21, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak plans to continue its Infrastructure Renewal Program at New York Penn Station throughout Winter 2020, the railroad announced.

History

Outrage on the New Jersey Railroad

December 6, 2019 Todd DeFeo
When Patrick Lane boarded the 6:20 p.m. New Jersey Railroad train from Jersey City on November 29, 1869, he had no idea what fate awaited him.

FRA

FRA: Majority of Railroads Operating or Testing PTC Systems

December 3, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
The majority of the 42 railroads subject to the statutory implementation requirement are operating PTC systems in revenue service or in advanced field testing, known as revenue service demonstration (RSD), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said.

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