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[ January 24, 2026 ] NJ Transit to Suspend Bus, Light Rail and Access Link Services on Sunday Commuter Rail
[ January 24, 2026 ] MARTA Running Reduced Services Amid Winter Weather Transit
[ January 23, 2026 ] MARTA to Implement Inclement Weather Plan Transit
[ January 23, 2026 ] NJ Transit Prepares for Winter Weather, Plans to Maintain Service as Long as Possible Commuter Rail
[ January 23, 2026 ] Lawmaker Confirms State Looking to Fund Southeastern Railway Museum Miscellaneous

CN: Engineers on Northern Quebec Internal Short Line Ratify New Labor Agreement

November 26, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN said locomotive engineers working on the Company’s Northern Quebec Internal Short Line (NQISL) have ratified a new labour agreement.

Lynchburg Amtrak Virginia Service Exceeds Yearly Performance Goals

November 23, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

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.

Odds and Maple Ridge Eatery Power Up Holiday Train Fundraising for Local Food Bank

November 21, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

MAPLE RIDGE, British Columbia — Trax Café in Maple Ridge is joining the CP Holiday Train spirit and, together with Canada’s The Odds, supporting local food shelves.

Union Pacific Announces Second Dividend Increase in 2010

November 20, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corp. announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company’s common shares by 15 percent to 38 cents per share.

LaHood Announces Recipients of New Railroad Safety Technology Grants

November 19, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON –U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that seven projects will share $50 million to help make the nation’s rail system safer by facilitating deployment of Positive Train Control (PTC) collision avoidance systems and other advanced technologies.

Union Pacific Railroad Wins California’s Top Environmental Leadership Award

November 18, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Union Pacific Railroad has won the 2010 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), California’s highest and most prestigious environmental honor.

Amtrak Biodiesel Heartland Flyer Named One of the Year’s 50 Biggest and Coolest Breakthroughs

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Amtrak and the Oklahoma and Texas state transportation departments are honored to announce the test of a cleaner and renewable biodiesel fuel blend to power the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer train has made TIME magazine’s list of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.”

Annual Ridership on Illinois Amtrak Routes Nears Two Million Passengers

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Amtrak announced another new record for Amtrak passenger train ridership in Illinois. Fiscal year-end figures released show healthy increases throughout the nation and particularly in the Midwest.

Union Pacific Railroad Employees Carry on Omaha Holiday Tradition

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad employees cut and transported a 40-foot blue spruce from the property of Sharon Alvarez of the Lakeland Development near Blair, Neb., to The Durham Museum.

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