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[ October 3, 2026 ] FTA Issues Safety Advisory on Catenary, Pantograph Reliability FTA
[ October 2, 2026 ] Gottheimer: $500,000 for the Future Lackawanna Railway & Andover Train Station Site Commuter Rail
[ October 2, 2026 ] North Yorkshire Moors Railway Wraps Successful Four-Day Steam Gala Miscellaneous
[ October 2, 2026 ] CN: First Grain Unit Train Shipped from Expanded Total Grain Marketing Facility in Illinois Canadian National
[ October 2, 2026 ] Network Rail Announces Major Accessibility Upgrade for Kings Langley Station World

Airo Trains Make Their Amtrak Cascades Debut

October 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has welcomed customers aboard its all-new Airo trainsets.

Gateway Development Commission Celebrates Start of Tunnel Boring for Hudson Tunnel Project

September 29, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission celebrated the start of tunnel boring for the Hudson Tunnel Project.

Amtrak Says New Airo Trains Coming Sept. 30 for Cascades Passengers

September 21, 2026 The Turntable

Amtrak Cascades passengers will start boarding the railroad’s new Airo trains Sept. 30, nearly two decades after Railfanning.org first documented equipment problems that disrupted the Pacific Northwest service.

Feds Drop Appeal That Sought to Block Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project

September 18, 2026 New Jersey Monitor

The federal government dropped an appeal that attempted to again block federal funding for the Gateway tunnel and other infrastructure projects in the region just weeks after asking a federal court to overturn a lower decision that found the funding freeze flagrantly violated law.

Amtrak, NJ Transit Start Final ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer Service to New Portal North Bridge

September 17, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Beginning Oct. 9, Amtrak and NJ Transit will perform critical work to transfer the final track from the 116-year-old Portal Bridge to the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River.

CN and Amtrak Reach Agreements to Strengthen Passenger Rail Service and Safety

September 17, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN’s U.S. rail subsidiaries — Illinois Central Railroad Company and Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company — and Amtrak have reached agreements that they say should strengthen their partnership and support safe, reliable passenger and freight service on CN’s U.S. rail network.

Amtrak: New System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth

September 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Following recent announcements of expanded passenger rail service, including a second daily Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, Amtrak announced the creation of a new Board-level System Expansion Committee focused on growing passenger rail service across the country.