October 2025 – Page 2 – Railfanning.org

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Replacing its Fare Collection System

October 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will replace its entire fare collection system over the next six months to implement and complete the customer transition by spring 2026.

NJ Transit Looking for Anchor Tenant for Restored Lackawanna Ferry Terminal in Hoboken

October 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

As NJ Transit continues its restoration of the 117-year-old Lackawanna Ferry Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, the agency is seeking entities interested in serving as the anchor tenant of the transformed Ferry Terminal.

VIDEO: NJ Transit Sees Up to $1.9 Billion in Non-Farebox Revenue

October 26, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit officials believe they could realize as much as $1.9 billion in non-farebox revenue over the next three decades by leveraging opportunities designed to unlock value from its 8,000-acre real estate portfolio, according to a new plan the agency released.

NS Through Secaucus Junction

October 24, 2025 Todd DeFeo

A Norfolk Southern freight passes through Secaucus Junction in New Jersey on October 17, 2025.

Postcards From the Past: The Read House Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee

October 24, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library

John T. Read opened the popular Read House hotel in 1872 on the site of the former Crutchfield House next to Chattanooga’s Union Depot in the years after the Civil War.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Launching Silver Line Regional Rail Line

October 24, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dallas Area Rapid Transit will launch the Silver Line regional rail service on Saturday, October 25, 2025, an investment that strengthens DART’s role as a regional economic and mobility asset.

Canadian National Railway Company in Chicago.

CN Announces Whitehead as EVP, COO and Drysdale as EVP, CCO

October 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN announced the appointments of Patrick Whitehead as executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Janet Drysdale as executive vice president and chief commercial officer, effective immediately.

Eurostar Announces New Double-Decker Celestia Trains

October 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Eurostar plans to spend €2 billion on up to 50 new double-decker trains built by Alstom Group, which will be the first to operate through the Channel Tunnel and on the UK network.

Metro-North Service Between New York City and Albany to Start This Spring

October 22, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Metro-North service between Grand Central Terminal and Albany-Rensselaer Station will launch in the spring, officials said.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Undertakes Probe of Millbrook Near Miss

October 22, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding a near miss between a passenger train and a van near Millbrook.