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Month: March 2022

Amtrak

Federal Budget Includes Funding for New Hudson River Tunnel, Portal North Bridge

March 31, 2022 The Center Square

The proposed $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 federal budget includes $100 million for a new tunnel between New Jersey and New York City and more than $330 million for a new bridge over the Hackensack River.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.
Amtrak

Gottheimer: NJ Transit, Amtrak Must Put Aside ‘Bureaucratic Stalling’ and Advance Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project

March 30, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, recently called on NJ Transit and Amtrak to put aside bureaucratic stalling and immediately move forward with the Lackawanna Cut-off restoration project.

Safety

TTCI Renames Itself as MxV Rail, Plans to Open New Facility

March 28, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), has renamed itself MxV Rail.

Legislation

Georgia Plans to Use Tax Dollars to Upgrade State-Owned Rail Lines

March 27, 2022 The Center Square

Georgia plans to spend about $10 million to upgrade state-owned rail lines to Class II standards, which officials said would better integrate the lines with the national rail network and allow faster speeds.

Norfolk Southern

Wabtec to Modernize 330 Locomotives for Norfolk Southern

March 24, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern has placed an additional multi-year order from with Wabtec Corporation to modernize 330 locomotives, part of Norfolk Southern’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet.

Commuter Rail

Study on Creating Passenger Train System Across Tennessee Gains Senate Support

March 18, 2022 The Center Square

A bill calling for a study on train transportation across Tennessee passed unanimously Thursday in the state Senate.

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Remnants of a Derailment in Kingston, Georgia

March 17, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

No one was injured in a mid-February CSX Transportation derailment in Kingston, but the remnants were visible a month later.

BNSF

BNSF, J.B. Hunt Say Joint Initiative Will Improve Intermodal Capacity Challenges

March 16, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new J.B. Hunt Transport Services-BNSF Railway joint effort will substantially improve capacity in the intermodal marketplace and meet the expanding needs of current customers, officials said.

Photo Galleries

A Southbound CSX Freight Appears for Sunday Railfanning in Kingston

March 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The tiny town if Kingston is a community with a deep railroad history.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.
Commuter Rail

NJ Transit: Gladstone Branch Remains Suspended

March 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit are working to install temporary poles and new overhead wires near Maplewood following last Monday’s strong winds.

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