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[ July 23, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Reports Record Second Quarter Norfolk Southern
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[ July 18, 2026 ] AAR Launches Freight Rail Research Consortium to Advance Research and Policy Miscellaneous
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FTA: $150 Million to WMATA to Begin Addressing NTSB Safety Recommendations and State of Good Repair

December 30, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration has provided a $150 million grant to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace Washington Metro’s “1000-Series” rail cars.

Washington Metro Begins Random Bag Checks

December 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Metro Transit Police on Dec. 21 began random inspections of carry-on items at Braddock Road and College Park Metrorail stations.

U.S. Department of Transportation Redirects $1.195 Billion in High-Speed Rail Funds

December 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that $1.195 billion in high-speed rail funds originally designated for Wisconsin and Ohio will be redirected to other states eager to develop high-speed rail corridors across the United States.

FRA Awards Delaware $450,000 To Study New Rail Service

December 4, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) $450,000 to conduct studies for potential rail service between the Northeast Corridor and Maryland’s Delmarva Peninsula.

NTSB Opens Dockets on Two Investigations

November 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board today opened public dockets on two on-going railroad accident investigations and placed the dockets on its public website.

NTSB to Release Reports Related to 2009 MBTA Wreck

November 9, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — On Nov. 10, the National Transportation Safety Board will open the public accident docket as part of its continuing investigation into a transit system accident in downtown Boston.

LaHood Announces $2.4 Billion for High Speed Rail Projects

October 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states will share in $2.4 billion to continue developing America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

Happy Birthday Penn Station

October 14, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

About 550,000 passengers pass through New York Penn Station each day, which makes it the busiest station in Amtrak’s system, and one of the busiest transportation hubs in the world.

Amtrak, TSA, and Local Law Enforcement Conduct National Passenger Rail Security Exercise

October 9, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – During the Oct. 8 morning and evening commutes, Amtrak Police, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel and law enforcement officers from federal, state, local and rail police agencies around the country are being deployed at passenger rail stations in an exercise of expanded counterterrorism and incident response capabilities.

Amtrak Envisions World Class High-Speed Rail

September 30, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Next-Generation High-Speed Rail service could be successfully developed in the Northeast with trains operating up to 220 mph on a new two-track corridor resulting in a trip time of about three hours between Washington and Boston cutting in half or better the current schedules, according to a concept plan released by Amtrak.