May 2025 – Page 3 – Railfanning.org

A MARTA bus operates in Atlanta, Georgia.

MARTA Five Points Transformation Project to Resume May 17

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will resume the transformation project at Five Points Station by detouring downtown bus routes on May 17 and closing customer services such as the RideStore, Lost & Found, and Reduced Fare office on June 6.

MARTA Reopens Indian Creek Station Bus Loop

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has reopened the bus loop at Indian Creek Station after a successful six-week station improvement project.

An Amtrak train pulls into Winter Park, Florida.

IG Report: Amtrak Could Better Identify, Manage Train Strike Risks

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak trains were involved in roughly 800 train strikes from fiscal year 2020 through 2023, resulting in 594 deaths and 279 injuries, a new report found.

A NJ Transit train in Newark, New Jersey.

New Jersey Lawmaker Calls on Trump to Intervene in NJ Transit Contract Dispute

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Donald Trump must intervene in the threatened strike of NJ Transit workers, a New Jersey state lawmaker said Friday.

National Mediation Board Summons NJ Transit, BLET to Washington

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Mediation Board has called NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen to Washington on Monday, May 12, to continue mediation.

CSX to Close Some Crossings in Catoosa County, Georgia, for Work in June

May 8, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Transportation has scheduled work on grade crossings and rail lines in Catoosa County, Georgia, next month that will require the closure of crossing intersections for up to 24 to 48 hours.

Amtrak

Amtrak IG Uncovers Largest Amtrak Employee Criminal Conspiracy in its History

May 8, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General is detailing what it called “the largest employee conspiracy” the office has ever investigated, a widespread scheme in which at least 119 employees conspired with New York health care providers to bilk Amtrak’s health care plan of more than $12 million from 2019 to 2022.