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[ February 10, 2026 ] Judge Allows Gateway Project Funding Freeze to Continue Until Thursday Amtrak
[ February 8, 2026 ] Judge Orders Trump Administration to Release Federal Funds for Gateway Project Amtrak
[ February 6, 2026 ] Lifelong Railroader Shares Insider Accounts of the Industry Miscellaneous
[ February 6, 2026 ] Hudson Tunnel Project to Suspend Work at 5 p.m. Amtrak
[ February 5, 2026 ] London Northwestern, West Midlands Railway Move Into Public Ownership World

FRA: PTC Implementation or Demonstration Hits 99.6 Percent, NJ Transit Remains At Risk

November 20, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

As of Sept. 30, 2020, positive train control (PTC) is in operation or revenue service demonstration (RSD) on 99.6 percent of the 57,537 route miles subject to the federal mandate, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said.

CSX Places on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for 10th Consecutive Year

November 19, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX earned a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the 10th consecutive year and was the only U.S. railroad to make the rankings.

CN Marks Quarter-Century Since Privatization

November 17, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

On Nov. 17, 1995, the Canadian government listed CN on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). At the time, the railroad was the largest and the oldest Crown Corporation in Canada.

FRA Issues New Rule to Establish Metrics to Measure Amtrak Intercity Trains’ Performance

November 17, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a new rule establishing metrics and a minimum standard to measure Amtrak intercity passenger trains’ performance and service quality.

Historic Marco Polo Pullman Car Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

November 14, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum.

Norfolk Southern Gifting Historic Car to Southeastern Railway Museum

November 9, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corporation is gifting the historic Marco Polo rail car, a car President Franklin D. Roosevelt used while in office, to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia.

Feds sending $15.9 million to upgrade rail signals on Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line

October 31, 2020 The Center Square

The federal government is sending more than $15.9 million to upgrade railroad signals between Paoli and Overbrook on the Amtrak-owned Harrisburg Line.

New York’s MTA Says ‘Apocalyptic Scenario’ Looming Without $12 Billion Federal Bailout

October 31, 2020 The Center Square

Leaders at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) say they need $12 billion in federal dollars, or they may be forced to take “draconian service reductions.”

Feds Contribute $18.2 Million to Trenton Transit Center Rehab Project

October 29, 2020 The Center Square

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is sending more than $18.2 million to N.J. Transit to help pay for upgrades to the Trenton Transit Center, improving the station’s oft-maligned condition.

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

N.J. Transit Adopts $2.6 Billion Operating Budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year

October 29, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit Board of Directors has adopted a $2.6 billion operating budget for the 2021 fiscal year. It also approved an $11.2 billion capital budget for projects already funded and nearly $5.8 billion for “proposed projects for which funding has yet to be identified,” but that are vital to its operations.

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