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[ July 24, 2025 ] Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific Confirm Merger Talks Norfolk Southern
[ July 23, 2025 ] CSX Reports $1.28 Billion in Second Quarter Operating Income CSX
[ July 23, 2025 ] NJ Transit Releases RFQ for Northern Rail Maintenance-of-Way Facility Commuter Rail
[ July 21, 2025 ] Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Explore Historic Merger Norfolk Southern
[ July 18, 2025 ] Norfolk Southern Budget Maneuver Adds $27M to SC Ports’ rail yard costs Norfolk Southern

Minnesota House Nearly Unanimously Assents to Southwest Light Rail Audit Proposal

March 7, 2022 The Center Square

Minnesota taxpayers will pay $200,000 for the Office of the Legislative Auditor to conduct an audit of the Southwest Light Rail Green Line Extension project if HF 3035 is signed into law.

NJ Transit Buying 25 Additional Multilevel III Rail Cars

February 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit Board of Directors this week approved the purchase of 25 additional Multilevel III rail cars, exercising options on the original December 2018 contract with Alstom to purchase 113 new Multilevel III rail cars.

Newark Liberty International Airport Station

NJ Transit Board Adopts $2.6 Billion Fiscal 2022 Budget

February 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NJ Transit board approved the agency’s more than $2.6 billion operating budget.

Sound Transit Attempting to Address Huge Budget Shortfalls

February 6, 2022 The Center Square

Metro Seattle’s Sound Transit faces an “unsustainable” financial future in the face of a declining number of users and an increase in users not paying for rides.

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

Bus Service, River Line and Access Link to Resume Sunday, Jan. 30

January 29, 2022 Special to Railfanning.org

Due to the ongoing severe winter weather impacting the region, NJ Transit Bus, River Line and Access Link services will remain suspended for the rest of the service day on Saturday, Jan. 29.

NJ Transit Bus Service, River Line and Access Link Temporarily Suspended Due to Winter Storm

January 28, 2022 Special to Railfanning.org

Due to severe winter weather expected to impact the region, NJ Transit will temporarily suspend all bus, River LINE and Access Link services at the start of the service day on Saturday, Jan. 29.

NJ Transit Plans to Maintain Regular Schedules as Long as Weather Permits

January 28, 2022 Special to Railfanning.org

All NJ Transit services will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Friday, Jan. 28, and on regular weekend schedules on Saturday, January 29, 2022 for as long as weather and road conditions safely permit.

Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Could Break Ground Next Year

January 25, 2022 The Center Square

Las Vegas residents could hop on a train after lunch and step off in downtown Los Angeles before dinner in only a few years, according to a progress update from the company seeking to make the rail trip a reality.

Work Begins to Reconstruct Chicago Transit Authority’s North Main Curve

January 25, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Workers broke ground on a project to rebuild and straighten a section of Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) North Main Line Red and Purple Line track structure.

NJ Transit Approves Contracts for Trenton, Newark Station Projects

January 21, 2022 Todd DeFeo

NJ Transit is moving forward with a pair of station overhauls on the busy Northeast Corridor.