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MARTA Inks Agreement for 254 New Rail Cars

MARTA’s board of directors approved a $646 million agreement with Stadler Rail for the purchase of 254 new rail cars.

MARTA to Sign Agreement for New Cars

MARTA and Stadler US are scheduled to sign an agreement for the procurement of 254 new rail cars for the MARTA fleet.

Cigarette Capers Make Off With $2,000 in Smokes During Great Metuchen Cigarette Heist of 1938

In the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 1938, a 71-car westbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train ground to a halt at the Grove Avenue crossing in Metuchen, N.J.

Amtrak IG: Updated Models Could Save Millions

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

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

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

Feds Make $396 Million in Grant Funding Available

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?

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

FTA Awards $75 Million for Tempe Streetcar Project

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

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