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[ September 2, 2026 ] Amtrak: New System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth Amtrak
[ August 31, 2026 ] Amtrak Breaks Ground on New Train Maintenance Facility in New York City Amtrak
[ August 31, 2026 ] Georgia Central Withdraws Petition to Operate With One-Person Crews FRA
[ August 28, 2026 ] Investigators Probing Aug. 14 Derailment at Wickford in Essex World
[ August 25, 2026 ] Amtrak Says It Is Grateful for Texas Funding of Daily Heartland Flyer Trains Amtrak

Wabtec to Modernize 330 Locomotives for Norfolk Southern

March 24, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern has placed an additional multi-year order from with Wabtec Corporation to modernize 330 locomotives, part of Norfolk Southern’s ongoing efforts to further improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from its fleet.

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.

BNSF, J.B. Hunt Say Joint Initiative Will Improve Intermodal Capacity Challenges

March 16, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new J.B. Hunt Transport Services-BNSF Railway joint effort will substantially improve capacity in the intermodal marketplace and meet the expanding needs of current customers, officials said.

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

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.

Railfanning.org Editor to Lead Bus Tour of Western & Atlantic Railroad

March 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and the publisher/editor of Railfanning.org, will lead a bus tour of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad on Saturday, April 2.

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.

Louisiana Among States Opposing Biden Ban on Moving Liquefied Natural Gas by Train

March 7, 2022 The Center Square

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a coalition of 25 states in opposition to a proposed federal rule to ban natural gas transport by rail car, arguing the decision drives up energy costs and threatens national security.

MARTA Looking to Extend Bankhead Station Platform

February 15, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is planning to extend the platform on its Bankhead station to accommodate eight-car trains.

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.