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[ September 18, 2026 ] FRA Rule Allows Railroad to Decide Whether to Sound Horns at Stations Commuter Rail
[ September 18, 2026 ] Feds Drop Appeal That Sought to Block Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project Amtrak
[ September 18, 2026 ] Democrats Say FRA Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Waiver Rules FRA
[ September 18, 2026 ] Georgia Short-Line Operator Seeks Retroactive OK for Control it Already Exercises Short Line/Regional
[ September 17, 2026 ] Amtrak, NJ Transit Start Final ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer Service to New Portal North Bridge Amtrak

FRA Rule Allows Railroad to Decide Whether to Sound Horns at Stations

September 18, 2026 The Turntable

The federal rules governing when a locomotive engineer sounds the horn have taken another turn.

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.

Transportation Department Announces $166 Million to Upgrade Passenger Railcars

September 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The  Federal Transit Administration is delivering $166 million to upgrade America’s passenger rail vehicles nationwide.

Chicago Leaders Unveil Plan for O’Hare Flyer 15-Minute Airport Express Train to Downtown Chicago

August 25, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

A group of Chicago business and civic leaders unveiled plans to redefine the airport transportation experience in Chicago with O’Hare Flyer, the first airport express train in the U.S.

Gateway Development Commission Board Approves Agreements to Support Tunnel Resuce and Emergency Response Preparedness

August 24, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission Board of Commissioners has today agreed to establish and maintain a tunnel rescue team for the Hudson Tunnel Project.

Amtrak Completes First Phase of East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project, Restores Train Service in Line 2

August 19, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak officially reopened East River Tunnel Line 2 this week, completing the first major phase of the ERT Rehabilitation Project and providing key safety and reliability improvements for thousands of daily Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and NJ Transit customers.

A NJ Transit train idles in Rahway, New Jersey.

Forbes Names NJ Transit to America’s Best-in-State Employers 2026 List

August 13, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

For the eighth straight year, Forbes has named NJ Transit to its renowned America’s Best-in-State Employers 2026 list.

VIA Rail Orders 45 Battery-Assisted Hybrid Locomotives From Stadler

July 30, 2026 The Turntable

Stadler has signed a contract to supply VIA Rail Canada with 45 hybrid locomotives, marking the manufacturer’s first locomotive order in Canada.

Amtrak Advances Major Construction Activities for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program

July 29, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Rail passengers traveling on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Baltimore will see increased construction activity at the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program site as Amtrak’s tunneling contractor prepares to launch the first of two tunnel boring machines in 2028.