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[ July 19, 2026 ] Sheriff: Nude Train Surfer Arrested After Breaking Into Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 18, 2026 ] AAR Launches Freight Rail Research Consortium to Advance Research and Policy Miscellaneous
[ July 17, 2026 ] DeFeo Explores Western & Atlantic Railroad and Roswell’s Almost-Connection Miscellaneous
[ July 17, 2026 ] Union Pacific Receives First Stick of Long Rail as Rocky Mountain Steel Mills Opens New Rail Mill Union Pacific
[ July 17, 2026 ] Atlanta Plane Train Workers Ratify First Union Contract with TCU/IAM Miscellaneous

GDC Board Approves Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project Change Order

July 10, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission Board of Commissioners has approved a change order to the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project contract that will add the removal of roughly 500 submerged wooden piles, left from the demolition of Pier 68, to the project’s original scope of work.

Trump Move to Halt Funding for Gateway Project was ‘Flagrantly’ Illegal, Judge Says

June 30, 2026 New Jersey Monitor

A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration’s decision to halt funding for the Gateway tunnel project ran afoul of the law and permanently barred it from freezing the grants again.

Amtrak, NJ Transit Move Forward With Initial Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project Construction

June 28, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

In a joint statement on Friday, NJ Transit President & CEO Kris Kolluri and Amtrak President Roger Harris said the two agencies are moving forward with initial construction for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project.

Amtrak Debuts North America’s First Passenger Rail Preclearance Facility

June 11, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak customers traveling from Vancouver, British Columbia, on the Amtrak Cascades can now complete U.S. preclearance before boarding.

Alstom Acquires Delaware Site to Help With Maintenance of Amtrak NextGen Acela Trains

June 6, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Alstom has purchased a 20-acre property in Newark, Delaware, where the company will provide services and maintenance for Amtrak’s NextGen Acela high-speed passenger trains.

Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at Iowa Stations

June 6, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak said its passengers have a more welcoming experience at two Iowa stations following about $20 million in upgrades.

Feds, Amtrak Announce Master Developer Team for New York Penn Station Renovation

May 21, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Amtrak Board of Directors this week announced the selection of Penn Transformation Partners — Halmar and Skanska — as the private Master Developer team to lead the transformation of New York Penn Station.