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[ July 29, 2025 ] Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad Norfolk Southern
[ July 29, 2025 ] Reports: UP to Buy NS for $85 Billion Norfolk Southern
[ July 26, 2025 ] Amtrak Celebrate ‘Borealis’ Reaching Quarter-Million Riders Amtrak
[ July 26, 2025 ] CN: Railroad Drove Margin Improvement Despite Challenging External Environment Canadian National
[ July 26, 2025 ] Norfolk Southern Files to Abandon 11-Mile Virginia Line Norfolk Southern

Chicago to Extend Red Line Railway with $2 Billion in Taxpayer Funds

September 15, 2023 The Center Square

A multi-billion dollar, taxpayer-funded project will extend the Red Line from 95th Street to the Dan Ryan.

A N.J. Transit train in Montvale, N.J., in March 2018.

NJ Lawmaker Wants Answer on NJ Transit River LINE

September 12, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit has been operating the River LINE on a Sunday/ Holiday schedule for more than two weeks, citing operator availability and supply chain issues as the reasons for the lack of service, a state lawmaker said.

Gateway Development Commission Awards Two Contracts

September 11, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

In First GDC Contract Awards, Board Advances Inaugural Construction for the Hudson Tunnel Project in New Jersey, Work on Tonnelle Ave Bridge Project Slated to Begin in 2023.

Construction Begins on DART 12th Street Station in Plano

August 21, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Construction of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) 12th Street Station in Plano will begin on Saturday, August 26.

New York’s MTA Cracks Down on Fare Evaders

July 31, 2023 The Center Square

New York’s largest public transit system is cracking down on fare evaders, who cost the state nearly $700 million in lost revenue last year.

Newark Liberty International Airport Station

N.J. Transit Board Approves Fiscal 2024 Budget

July 19, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The N.J. Transit Board of Directors today adopted the agency’s fiscal 2024 operating budget, local programs budget and authorized capital funding.

TACIR Recommends Tennessee Add Memphis-Nashville-Chattanooga Passenger Rail

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

Tennessee should move forward on plans to pursue a passenger rail line from Nashville to Chattanooga to Atlanta, according to a new report from the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

New York Receives $6.8 Billion for Tunnel Project

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

New York is getting nearly $6.9 billion in federal funding to help build a long delayed second tunnel beneath the Hudson River in what state leaders say is the largest transportation grant in U.S. history.

Report: MTA Means Big Bucks for New Jersey Businesses

July 7, 2023 The Center Square

While New Jersey officials are seeing red over the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new congestion pricing plan, the state is still getting plenty of green from the regional transit agency.

FTA Announces More Than $700 Million to Replace Aging Passenger Railcars in Six Systems

May 5, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of six projects in six states to replace aging passenger railcars.