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Gateway Development Commission Awarded $1.3 Billion Contract for Hudson Tunnel Project Section

April 30, 2026 The Turntable
The Gateway Development Commission has awarded a nearly $1.3 billion contract for the section of the Hudson Tunnel Project that will bore the new rail tunnel tubes beneath the Hudson River, a major step in the multi-package effort to expand capacity and improve reliability on the Northeast Corridor.

Canadian National Railway Company in Chicago.
Canadian National

CN Files Shelf Prospectus Qualifying the Issuance of Debt Securities

April 30, 2026 The Turntable
CN says it’s setting up a new “shelf” filing in Canada and the U.S. that would let it sell debt in either market over the next 37 months, replacing an earlier shelf prospectus and SEC registration statement that were due to expire May 3.

Norfolk Southern

Rail Giants Refile Mega-Merger Pitch: Bigger Promise Package, Same Big Ask For Regulators

April 30, 2026 The Turntable
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are back at the Surface Transportation Board with an amended merger application, again pitching their tie-up as the deal that will create America’s first “transcontinental” railroad — and insisting the revised filing is even more airtight than the first.

Commuter Rail

Ohio Panel Approves $123M for Transportation Projects, Including Cleveland Rail Work

April 24, 2026 The Turntable
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Review Advisory Council has approved $123.1 million for 11 major transportation projects in eight counties over the next four years, including money for rail infrastructure work in Cuyahoga County.

Safety

AAR Gives Railway Safety Act the Cold Shoulder

April 24, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Should Congress decide to consider railroad safety legislation, such as the Railway Safety Act introduced earlier this year, don’t expect the railroad industry to consider the measure as it currently stands.

History

The Crash at Crush: The Day Thousands Turned Out to Watch a Train Wreck

April 23, 2026 The Turntable
On Sept. 15, 1896, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, better known as the Katy, staged a head-on collision between two uncrewed steam locomotives at a temporary event site called Crush, Texas.

Commuter Rail

More Than 300 Turn Out for NJ Transit’s First Industry Day

April 22, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
More than 300 commercial real estate, finance and government professionals turned out to learn about NJ Transit’s upcoming transit-oriented development projects, along with opportunities for leasing and retail.

Featured

Three Inches That Changed Everything

April 22, 2026 Railfanning.org Digital Library
Among the many changes to the Western & Atlantic Railroad since its inception, the change of the line’s gauge in 1886 ranks among the most significant — and also among the most misunderstood.

Transit

Repeat Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for 2022 MARTA Shooting

April 21, 2026 The Turntable
A 43-year-old Atlanta man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he fired a stolen handgun at a stranger on the platform of MARTA’s Five Points station, the system’s busiest rail hub.

Commuter Rail

Sherrill Says NJ Transit Won’t Subsidize World Cup Riders as Agency Faces $48M tab

April 17, 2026 The Turntable
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said her administration is preparing New Jersey’s transit network to handle World Cup crowds this summer while pressing FIFA to contribute to the cost of moving fans to and from MetLife Stadium.

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