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No Trains, Big Pain: LIRR Strike Leaves Long Island Commuters Scrambling

May 16, 2026 The Turntable

Long Island Rail Road service was suspended Saturday after several unions went on strike, shutting down one of the nation’s busiest commuter railroads and leaving nearly 300,000 daily riders searching for other ways to travel.

STB Streamlines and Strengthens Data Collection; Introduces Beta Version of Data Portal

May 13, 2026 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board announced a series of data modernization steps aimed at improving rail service reporting, expanding public access to agency data and eliminating reporting requirements it no longer considers necessary.

House Passes Legislation to Combat Organized Supply Chain Theft and Retail Crime

May 13, 2026 The Turntable

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed bipartisan legislation to strengthen law enforcement tools to combat organized retail theft and supply chain crime.

FAA Proposes No-Fly-Zone Process for Drones Near Sensitive Facilities

May 8, 2026 The Turntable

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a rule that would allow certain critical infrastructure sites to seek restrictions on drone operations around their facilities, creating a new process for limiting unmanned aircraft near sensitive locations.

Short Lines Notch Record Safety Mark in 2025, ASLRRA Says

May 6, 2026 The Turntable

The short line railroad industry posted a new safety benchmark in 2025, with a record number of carriers reporting zero injuries, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.