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[ August 8, 2022 ] United States Patent and Trademark Office Green Lights Rail Vision Application Miscellaneous
[ July 28, 2022 ] Authorities Board Gives OK to Penn Station Funding, Also Voices Caution Amtrak
[ July 26, 2022 ] Railfanning.org Celebrates 20 Years of Chronicling Railroads and Their History Miscellaneous
[ July 26, 2022 ] Capital Investments, Staffing Get Boost in New Jersey Transit System Commuter Rail
[ July 20, 2022 ] N.J. Transit Board Approves $2.75 Billion Fiscal 2023 Operating Budget Commuter Rail

CN Planning to Invest $100 million in Wisconsin, $55 million in Michigan

July 24, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The railroad says the spending will create higher capacity, which supports reductions in its customer’s transportation supply chain GHG emissions, by encouraging rail for long haul needs.

CN Stops Operations in Eastern Canada Following Blockades

February 15, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has initiated what it is calling “a disciplined and progressive shutdown” of its operations in Eastern Canada.

CN Announces Recovery Plan Following Eight-Day Strike

November 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has announced that it is implementing a recovery plan following the end of the eight-day long strike.

CN Announces Tentative New Agreement with More Than 3,200 Employees

November 26, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said it has reached a tentative new collective agreement with its more than 3,200 conductors and yard crews working on CN’s mainline and yards in Canada.

CN Meets Federal PTC Requirements on all 35 U.S. Subdivisions

November 25, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said it has successfully met the federal requirement to operate Positive Train Control (PTC) on all 35 of its U.S. subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

Former FRA Administrator: Railroads Have Made ‘Substantial Progress’ on PTC

May 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The nation’s railroads have made significant strides implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), a former Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) administrator says.

CN Acquiring 200 Locomotives from GE Transportation

December 29, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN will acquire 200 new locomotives over the next three years from GE Transportation to handle growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across its system, the railroad said.

Rail Volume Down 5 Percent in 2016, AAR Says

January 10, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Total rail traffic volume in the United States in 2016 was 26,587,351 carloads and intermodal units, down 5 percent or 1,389,323 carloads and intermodal units from the same point last year.

Genesee & Wyoming Buying Providence and Worcester Railroad

August 15, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is buying Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. for approximately $126 million (or $25 per share).