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Norfolk Southern to Buy Historic Cincinnati Southern Railway in $1.6 Billion Deal

November 21, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has agreed to buy nearly all of the assets of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, an approximately 337-mile-long railroad that runs from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

AAR: Majority of Rail Labor Unions Ratify Negotiated Contracts

November 21, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Rail labor unions have concluded voting on the proposed bargaining agreements with the nation’s freight railroads.

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Donates Historic Rail Car to Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia

November 20, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has donated a railcar from the Authority’s original fleet to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.

New Jersey lawmaker Wants Wi-Fi on NJ Transit Trains

November 19, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A New Jersey legislator wants free Wi-Fi mandated for NJ Transit customers.

CN Sets New Grain Movement Record

November 2, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

October was the single best month ever for Western Canadian grain movement on CN’s network, the railroad said.

UK Department for Transport Places Avanti West Coast on Short-Term Contract, Requires Improvements

October 28, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The UK Department for Transport said it has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent increase in services required.

Norfolk Southern Reports Quarterly Record Revenue

October 26, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. announced third quarter 2022 financial results which included records for railway operating revenues, income from railway operations, net income, and diluted earnings per share.

CSX Reports $1.58 Billion in Operating Income for Third Quarter of 2022

October 21, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX announced a third-quarter 2022 operating income of $1.58 billion compared to $1.44 billion in the prior year.

New Jersey Acquires Nine-mile-Long Former Rail Line

October 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently announced the acquisition of a nine-mile former rail line.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.

New Jersey Officials Commemorate Hoboken Connect Groundbreaking

October 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Earlier this month, New Jersey officials commemorated the groundbreaking of a development and public infrastructure improvement project near Hoboken’s historic train station.