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Patriot Rail Dedicates Blue Ridge Depot to Former CEO

July 26, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Patriot Rail’s Blue Ridge Scenic Railway celebrated Patriot’s former chief executive officer, John E. Fenton, today with a special dedication ceremony renaming the railroad’s depot to Fenton Station in honor of Fenton’s contributions to the transformation of the scenic operation and the Patriot Rail nationwide network.

Norfolk Southern Reaffirms Full-Year Adjusted Operating Ratio Guidance

July 26, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corporation’s income from railway operations for the second quarter was $1.1 billion, while its operating ratio was 62.8%, and diluted earnings per share were $3.25.

A Heritage Unit Passes Through Smyrna, Georgia

July 26, 2024 Special to Railfanning.org

CSX Transportation’s newly painted Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad heritage unit passes through Smyrna, Georgia, on the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad in June 2024.

Advocates Challenge Hochul Over Congestion Pricing Plan Pause

July 25, 2024 The Center Square

Environmental and transit advocates are taking New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to court over her 11th-hour decision to put the brakes on the nation’s first congestion pricing plan.

NJ Transit Board Approves Purchase of 36 Additional Multilevel III Rail Cars

July 25, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit’s Board of Directors has approved the purchase of 36 additional Multilevel III rail cars that offer increased seating capacity, mechanical reliability and improved customer amenities.

Biden creates board to oversee contract dispute between NJ Transit, engineers

July 24, 2024 New Jersey Monitor

President Joe Biden named three members to a presidential emergency board that will oversee the latest round of negotiations between NJ Transit and a locomotive engineers union that has been working under an expired contract since 2019.

GATX Corporation Reports 2024 Second-Quarter Results

July 23, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

GATX Corp. reported 2024 second-quarter net income of $44.4 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, compared to net income of $63.3 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023.

Jury Finds Metro-North Largely Responsible for Deadly Valhalla Train Crash

July 22, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Westchester County, New York, jury found Metro-North primarily liable for a February 3, 2015, crash that killed six people, including five Metro-North passengers.

Closing Remarks: ‘The Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore’

July 22, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Roswell Railroad, like many railroads, emerged from an era when the country couldn’t get enough of railroads. Anyone who’s read old newspapers can find countless announcements of proposed lines.

FRA’s Final Accident Report on Norfolk Southern Derailment in East Palestine Reaches Similar Conclusions as NTSB

July 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has published its accident investigation report on the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023.