May 2021 – Railfanning.org

Workers wrap civil construction on $11 billion East Side Access project in New York City

May 28, 2021 The Center Square

Crews in New York City have completed “civil construction” on the East Side Access project, an $11 billion endeavor to build a 350,000-square-foot passenger station beneath Grand Central Terminal to allow the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to enter the complex.

Pair of decisions by feds boost chances for $11.6 billion Hudson Tunnel project between New York, New Jersey

May 28, 2021 The Center Square

A pair of federal agencies issued the Final Environment Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the multibillion dollar Hudson Tunnel Project.

Operation Lifesaver Awards More Than $245,000 for Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns

May 28, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are awarding than $200,000 in competitive rail safety awareness grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in a dozen states.

CN, Kansas City Southern File Motion with Surface Transportation Board to Approve Voting Trust

May 28, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN and Kansas City Southern said they have jointly filed a renewed motion to approve its voting trust with the Surface Transportation Board.

CN, Kansas City Southern Enter Into Merger Agreement

May 22, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN and Kansas City Southern have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

Wabtec Says Battery-Electric Locomotive Reduces Fuel Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

May 17, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Wabtec Corp. says its FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive delivered more than an 11-percent average reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for an entire train during a three-month pilot with BNSF Railway.

Kansas City Southern Board Determines CN Proposal to be a ‘Company Superior Proposal’

May 14, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Kansas City Southern Board of Directors has determined CN’s proposal to be a “Company Superior Proposal” and plans to terminate its announced March 21 merger agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway.

Feds OK Funding for $1.5 Billion Railway Project in Bronx, Cuomo Says

May 14, 2021 The Center Square

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that a major project to connect the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North line to Penn Station would resume.

One Killed Following Truck, Train Collision in New Zealand

May 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

One person was killed after a truck and a train collided in Marton, New Zealand, police said.

CSX Acquiring Liquid Chemical Transportation Provider Quality Carriers

May 12, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corp. is acquiring Quality Carriers Inc., the largest bulk liquid chemical truck transportation provider in North America, from Quality Distribution Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.