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[ November 19, 2025 ] Amtrak Sets Ridership, Revenue Records in Fiscal 2025 Amtrak
[ November 14, 2025 ] Norfolk Southern Shareholders Approve Transaction with Union Pacific Norfolk Southern
[ November 13, 2025 ] Reports: Amtrak Train Strikes, Kills Person Near Metuchen Amtrak
[ November 13, 2025 ] NJ Transit Board Authorizes $917 Million to Overhaul Multilevel Railcars Commuter Rail
[ November 13, 2025 ] Rail Accident Investigation Branch Probing Shap Derailment After Train Strikes Landslip World

New Jersey House Dems Seek Federal Funds for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Route

July 26, 2024 New Jersey Monitor

Eight members of New Jersey’s House delegation urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to deploy federal infrastructure funds to make urgent upgrades to tracks and overhead wires that have snarled trains in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Friday.

NJ Transit Board Approves Purchase of 36 Additional Multilevel III Rail Cars

July 25, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit’s Board of Directors has approved the purchase of 36 additional Multilevel III rail cars that offer increased seating capacity, mechanical reliability and improved customer amenities.

Biden creates board to oversee contract dispute between NJ Transit, engineers

July 24, 2024 New Jersey Monitor

President Joe Biden named three members to a presidential emergency board that will oversee the latest round of negotiations between NJ Transit and a locomotive engineers union that has been working under an expired contract since 2019.

Jury Finds Metro-North Largely Responsible for Deadly Valhalla Train Crash

July 22, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Westchester County, New York, jury found Metro-North primarily liable for a February 3, 2015, crash that killed six people, including five Metro-North passengers.

Bucco: Summers are Always Hot and NJ Transit is Always Broken

July 18, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco is again demanding answers from NJ Transit on why it continues to leave commuters stranded.

Testa to NJ Transit: Commuters Need Real Leadership and Solutions

July 12, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Sen. Michael Testa, R-Vineland, called on NJ Transit President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett to step down in light of ongoing delays, cancellations and service suspensions that have frustrated commuters for years.

New Jersey Assembly Majority Conference Leader Addresses Ongoing Delays of NJ Transit Trains

July 12, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, D-Union, today voiced strong concern over the frequent delays and disruptions in NJ Transit service and emphasized the urgent need for improved service and customer satisfaction.

New Jersey Senate Republican Leader Renews Call For NJ Transit Audit

July 12, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco, R-Boonton, renewed his call for an updated audit of NJ Transit in response to ongoing delays, cancellations, and rail service suspensions that have stranded commuters all summer.

New Jersey Lawmakers Call for Hearing to Address NJ Transit Issues

July 11, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Several New Jersey lawmakers are calling for an immediate special hearing by the state legislature to investigate and find solutions to NJ Transit’s ongoing issues.

DART Silver Line Testing to Begin between Richardson and Plano

July 11, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Residents in Plano and Richardson will soon be able to catch a glimpse of the new Silver Line trains in town with Dallas Area Rapid Transit set to begin testing Monday, July 21.