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[ April 11, 2026 ] Union Pacific’s Famed Big Boy Kicks Off America 250 Tour from Historic Transcontinental Site Union Pacific
[ April 7, 2026 ] Southeastern Railway Museum to Unveil Restored Southern Railway No. 6901 On May 1 Miscellaneous
[ April 7, 2026 ] Iran Rail Network in Focus After Reported Bridge Attack and Train Travel Warning World
[ April 3, 2026 ] Ohio Rail Development Commission Approves $3.9 Million for Projects Miscellaneous
[ April 3, 2026 ] American Train Dispatchers Association, Union Pacific Railroad Reach Agreement to Protect Union Jobs Norfolk Southern

NJ Transit Board Approves More Than $40 Million in Project Contracts

April 20, 2022 The Center Square

More than $40 million in contracts for a series of projects ranging from a tunnel rehabilitation to helping the agency prepare for severe weather have been approved by the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors.

Mayor: No cost for added police presence in New York subway system

April 18, 2022 The Center Square

New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters Friday that any plans to implement new security equipment or bolster police presence in the subway system would not add any burden to the taxpayers.

Manhunt Underway for New York City Subway Shooting Suspect

April 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Authorities here are continuing a manhunt after a gunman opened fire on the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and injured more than a dozen people.

New York City Subway Shooting Injures At Least 13

April 12, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

At least 13 people were injured when a shooter opened fire on the New York City Subway in Brooklyn.

Portal North Bridge Receives the Green Light to Proceed

April 7, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A “Notice to Proceed” has been issued for the new Portal North Bridge project.

Federal Budget Includes Funding for New Hudson River Tunnel, Portal North Bridge

March 31, 2022 The Center Square

The proposed $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 federal budget includes $100 million for a new tunnel between New Jersey and New York City and more than $330 million for a new bridge over the Hackensack River.

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

Gottheimer: NJ Transit, Amtrak Must Put Aside ‘Bureaucratic Stalling’ and Advance Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project

March 30, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, recently called on NJ Transit and Amtrak to put aside bureaucratic stalling and immediately move forward with the Lackawanna Cut-off restoration project.

Study on Creating Passenger Train System Across Tennessee Gains Senate Support

March 18, 2022 The Center Square

A bill calling for a study on train transportation across Tennessee passed unanimously Thursday in the state Senate.

NJ Transit: Gladstone Branch Remains Suspended

March 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit are working to install temporary poles and new overhead wires near Maplewood following last Monday’s strong winds.

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.

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