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NS Expanding Conductor Trainee Incentive Program to Three New Locations

April 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern said it is expanding its conductor trainee incentive program to three new priority locations.

Manhunt Underway for New York City Subway Shooting Suspect

April 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Authorities here are continuing a manhunt after a gunman opened fire on the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and injured more than a dozen people.

New York City Subway Shooting Injures At Least 13

April 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

At least 13 people were injured when a shooter opened fire on the New York City Subway in Brooklyn.

Union Pacific Will User Higher Biodiesel Blend in Wabtec Locomotives

April 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad last month said it will start using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec.

Portal North Bridge Receives the Green Light to Proceed

April 7, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A “Notice to Proceed” has been issued for the new Portal North Bridge project.

Norfolk Southern Donates Norfolk and Western Railway Archives to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture

April 6, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. has donated its complete collection of historical documents and archives from predecessor company Norfolk and Western Railway to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC).

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

Gottheimer: NJ Transit, Amtrak Must Put Aside ‘Bureaucratic Stalling’ and Advance Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project

March 30, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, recently called on NJ Transit and Amtrak to put aside bureaucratic stalling and immediately move forward with the Lackawanna Cut-off restoration project.

TTCI Renames Itself as MxV Rail, Plans to Open New Facility

March 28, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), has renamed itself MxV Rail.

Wabtec to Modernize 330 Locomotives for Norfolk Southern

March 24, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern has placed an additional multi-year order from with Wabtec Corporation to modernize 330 locomotives, part of Norfolk Southern’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet.