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Month: February 2022

Commuter Rail

MARTA Looking to Extend Bankhead Station Platform

February 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is planning to extend the platform on its Bankhead station to accommodate eight-car trains.

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NJ Transit Buying 25 Additional Multilevel III Rail Cars

February 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit Board of Directors this week approved the purchase of 25 additional Multilevel III rail cars, exercising options on the original December 2018 contract with Alstom to purchase 113 new Multilevel III rail cars.

Amtrak

Amtrak Debuts New ALC-42 Locomotives

February 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak’s new locomotive began service this week, pulling the Amtrak Empire Builder train westbound from Chicago to Seattle.

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NJ Transit Board Adopts $2.6 Billion Fiscal 2022 Budget

February 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit board approved the agency’s more than $2.6 billion operating budget.

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DeFeo Highlights History of the Atlanta Northern During Speech on New Book

February 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org Editor Todd DeFeo kicked off a promotional tour of his newest book, the first complete history of the Atlanta Northern Railway.

Commuter Rail

MARTA Investing $25 Million in State of Good Repair Work on its Heavy Rail Lines

February 7, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is investing approximately $225 million in State of Good Repair work on its heavy rail lines.

Commuter Rail

Sound Transit Attempting to Address Huge Budget Shortfalls

February 6, 2022 The Center Square

Metro Seattle’s Sound Transit faces an “unsustainable” financial future in the face of a declining number of users and an increase in users not paying for rides.

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