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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

WMATA Releases Final SafeTrack Plan

May 19, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld today released the agency’s final SafeTrack plan.

Washington Metro to Close Tomorrow for Emergency Inspections

March 15, 2016 Todd DeFeo

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will be closed on Wednesday for “emergency inspections” of the system’s third-rail power cables following an early morning fire on Monday in a subway tunnel.

MARTA Chief Appointed to National Infrastructure Advisory Council

February 23, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Obama is appointing MARTA General Manager and CEO Keith T. Parker to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC).

2015 a Landmark Year for Long Island Rail Road Rail Cars

February 23, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

MTA Long Island Rail Road rail cars achieved their best mechanical reliability in 2015 since record-keeping began in 1981, the agency said.

New York Subway Looking to Restore W Train

February 23, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking to restore the W Line in Queens and Manhattan this fall, thereby allowing the Q Line to begin serving the Second Avenue Subway between 63rd and 96th streets when it opens later this year.

Crime on the CTA Drops 25 Percent in 2015

February 22, 2016 Todd DeFeo

Crime on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) declined 25 percent in 2015, officials said recently.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission Allocates $494 Million

February 15, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency, recently allocated $494 million to help several agencies buy new equipment.

NJ Transit Bans Hoverboards

February 11, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit has banned hoverboards on all trains, buses, light rail and Access Link vehicles, at stations and outlying property.

Survey: Buckhead Community Says No Streetcar

December 9, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Traffic is the biggest problem facing the Buckhead community, but there is apparently little widespread support for the addition of a streetcar as a congestion-curbing tactic, a new Buckhead Business Association (BBA) survey revealed.

FTA: Transit Agencies Must Monitor, Manage Capital Assets for State of Good Repair

October 5, 2015 Railfanning.org News Wire

Public transportation agencies would be required to monitor and manage their capital assets to achieve and maintain a state of good repair under a proposed rule the Federal Transit Administration issued last week.