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[ March 10, 2026 ] Sherrill Proposes More Than $1 Billion in State Support for NJ Transit in Fiscal 2027 Commuter Rail
[ March 10, 2026 ] Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives Norfolk Southern
[ March 4, 2026 ] AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025 FRA
[ March 4, 2026 ] Rail Accident Investigation Branch Issues Five Safety Recommendations After Passenger Dragged in November 2024 World
[ March 4, 2026 ] G&W’s North Carolina & Virginia Railroad to Serve New Forged Rings Facility in North Carolina Short Line/Regional

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

Bill Would Increase Penalty for Assaulting Transit Employees in New Jersey

December 13, 2021 The Center Square

The New Jersey Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities has advanced legislation to increase the penalty for anyone who assaults a bus operator or passenger railroad employee in the state.

After Operating for Nearly 60 Years, New York Subway to Retire its R-32s

December 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The venerable rail cars, nicknamed the Brightliners, have operated for 58 years, making them some of the oldest subway cars to operate in the world.

Cost of Caltrain Electrification Project Increases to $2.44 Billion

December 11, 2021 The Center Square

A Caltrain project that would electrify a corridor of stations in the Bay Area is coming in $462 million over initial estimates, increasing the project’s price to $2.44 billion, Caltrain announced this week.

Massachusetts Should ‘Rethink’ Transportation Spending Priorities, Expert Says

December 5, 2021 The Center Square

One public policy expert said Massachusetts should not spend any infrastructure on transportation until it figures out how to spend existing transportation funding more effectively.

Hochul Says Infrastructure Bill Will Prevent MTA Fare Hike, Service Cuts

November 21, 2021 The Center Square

On her way to Washington on Monday to watch President Joe Biden sign a federal infrastructure bill, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had good news for New York City commuters.

Feds Award $158.1 Million for Northwest Extension Phase II Light Rail Project in Phoenix

November 19, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The feds have awarded the city of Phoenix and Valley Metro a $158.1 million construction grant for the Northwest Extension Phase II Light Rail Project.

NJ Transit Moving Forward with $63 Million Project to Overhaul Perth Amboy Station

November 16, 2021 The Center Square

NJ Transit is moving forward with a roughly $63 million project to renovate the historic Perth Amboy train station.

Analysis Finds Disparities in New Jersey Transportation

November 12, 2021 The Center Square

NJ Transit is not equitably meeting the needs of the state’s diverse counties and should be split into an agency for the northern part of the state and one for the southern portion.

New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Reach Agreement on Federal Transit Relief Money

November 9, 2021 The Center Square

The governors of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut reached an accord on splitting federal money for transit agencies doled out amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Jersey Lawmakers Tour NJ Transit’s Stirling Station in Long Hill

November 8, 2021 Special to Railfanning.org

Assembly Republican Leader and Senator-elect Jon Bramnick, Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz and Assemblywoman-elect Michele Matsikoudis will tour the Stirling train station in Long Hill at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

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