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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 York Gets ‘Historic’ $12B in Federal Funds for Tunnel Project

July 8, 2024 The Center Square

New York is getting $12 billion in federal funding to help build a long-delayed second tunnel beneath the Hudson River in what officials are touting as the largest rail construction grant in U.S. history.

Mediation Ends for NJ Transit and Train Engineers, Clearing Path to Strike in Months

June 26, 2024 New Jersey Monitor

The National Mediation Board has ended more than four years of negotiations between NJ Transit and a union representing its engineers without a resolution, paving the way for a strike that federal law could still delay by months.

VRE to Eliminate Youth Fares, Raise Adult Fares

June 25, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Virginia Railway Express will make modest adjustments to its fare schedule for the first time in five years and eliminate fares for those ages 18 and under beginning Monday, July 1, 2024.

Inganamort Demands Accountability from NJ Transit

June 25, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

In light of fare hikes set for July 1 and a planned corporate transit fee to be added to the state budget this week that collectively add billions to NJ Transit’s budget, New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Inganamort expressed concerns over the agency’s inability to ensure timely train operations.

DePhillips Calls for Rescinding NJ Transit Fare Hikes and Corporate Transit Tax Ahead of State Budget Vote

June 24, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey Assemblyman Chris DePhillips wants state lawmakers to rescind the NJ Transit fare hike set for July 1 and the new corporate transit fee proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy, citing the undue burden they place on New Jersey residents and businesses during an already challenging economic climate.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

Bashaw: Stop NJ Transit Fare Hike, Business Tax Increase

June 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Curtis Bashaw, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey, said he opposed a NJ Transit fare hike, arguing that commuters shouldn’t pay more for NJ Transit’s and Amtrak’s failures.

A southbound NJ Transit train passes through Elizabeth, N.J. in August 2003..

NJ Transit Cuts Ribbon on Renovated Elizabeth Station

June 18, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit officials cut the ribbon on a renovated Elizabeth Station that includes additional platform capacity, new station buildings and a renovated public plaza.

VRE Cuts Ribbon on Improvements to Fredericksburg Station

May 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Virginia Railway Express representatives and dignitaries gathered at the Fredericksburg rail station Tuesday to celebrate recent improvements that enhance the passenger experience, increase safety for VRE riders and pedestrians, and restore the iconic image of the station and surrounding infrastructure.

DePhillips Demands NJ Transit Audit as Dems Consider Increasing Taxes

May 20, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

State Assembly Republican Conference Leader Christopher DePhillips wants legislative leaders to rule out tax increases as Democrats discuss hiking the sales tax to fund NJ Transit during the final weeks of state budget negotiations.

SEPTA Launches Pilot Program to Detect and Deter Fare Evasion

May 16, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is using Conduent Transportation’s 3D Fare Gate Solution at a Philadelphia area transit station as part of a pilot program aiming to track and curb fare evasion, which costs SEPTA an estimated $30-$40 million annually.