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Month: April 2020

History

That Time the Nazis Targeted America and Our Railroads

April 24, 2020 Railfanning.org Digital Library

In June 1942, during World War II, the Germans launched a plan to sabotage key targets inside the United States.

Auckland, New Zealand
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New Zealand Allows Work on City Rail Link to Resume

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Zealand’s government has approved workers to resume work on the City Rail Link, and workers are “champing at the bit” to resume the project.

KiwiRail
World

KiwiRail Conducting Track Maintenance During Period of Reduced Commuting

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

KiwiRail said it is taking advantage of reduced commuting on the Auckland network to conduct track maintenance.

Miscellaneous

Southeastern Railway Museum begins interior renovation of historic ‘Superb’ railcar

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Railway Museum has started an interior renovation of a historic Pullman car that transported the body of President Warren G. Harding after he died in 1923.

Pukerangi
World

Dunedin Railways to Mothball Historic Rail Line and Equipment Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dunedin Railways Limited is mothballing its track and equipment as the COVID-19 pandemic compounds “the company’s existing financial challenges,” officials said.  

Miscellaneous

Greenbrier Companies Halts Production of New Railcars at Greenbrier Gunderson Facility in Portland

April 21, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Greenbrier Companies said it has halted production of new railcars at its Greenbrier Gunderson flagship manufacturing facility in Portland, Oregon, because of COVID-19.

Auckland, New Zealand
World

COVID-19 brings Auckland’s City Rail Link Project to a Halt

April 20, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress on the City Rail Link project in Auckland, New Zealand.

FTA

Federal Transit Administration Allocates $25 Billion to Help Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

April 20, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration has handed out $25 billion in taxpayer money to help public transportation systems nationwide respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pukerangi
World

Scenic New Zealand Railroad May Stop Running Over a Portion of the Otago Central Railway

April 19, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dunedin Railways is considering ending service to Middlemarch, New Zealand, citing concerns about costs, according to published reports.

Amtrak

Feds Give $1 Billion to Support Amtrak

April 18, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making over $1 billion available to Amtrak to support the railroad’s activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the spread of COVID-19.

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