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New Jersey Committee Advances Bill to Allow Disabled Railroad Workers to Receive Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement

December 9, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee advanced legislation that would make disabled persons who receive disability payments under the federal Railroad Retirement Act eligible for a homestead property tax reimbursement.

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Report: NJ Transit Head Announces Resignation

December 9, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett is resigning and to take a university job, NJ.com reported.

Metro Area Leaders Discuss Regional Funding Source for Transit System

December 5, 2024 Special to Railfanning.org

Washington Metropolitan area leaders favor considering a regional revenue source for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro), which faced financial challenges to maintain services at the start of the year.

CPKC Places Follow-On Order for Ballard Fuel Cell Engines for North American Locomotives

December 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Ballard Power Systems has signed a new long term supply agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City, including the initial supply of 98 fuel cell engines for use in the North American freight rail market.

Passenger Rail Set to Return Between Mobile and New Orleans

December 5, 2024 The Center Square

Shovels hit the dirt in Mobile in October, marking the long-anticipated revival of passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans. According to the Southern Rail Commission, service will begin in spring of 2025.

Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad BLET Workers Ratify First Contract

December 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad workers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified their first contract.

AGs: Brief Seeks to End Federal Agencies’ Attempts to Avoid Accountability and Oversight

December 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with eight other states, filed a brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals today urging the Court to end decades of federal agencies ignoring federal law by passing binding rules and regulations without public input or comment.

MARTA Approves $500 Million Stadler Contract for New Train Control System

December 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors today awarded Stadler a $500 million contract to equip the agency’s rail network with a new train control system. MARTA officials said the replacement of the current system will improve train control, which in turn increases rail safety and on-time performance. Swiss-based Stadler Rail is also delivering MARTA with new rail cars at a cost $646 million. “We’re excited to embark on this transformative project that will prepare us for the future,” MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood said. “This investment will enhance the safety and reliability of our

Trucking Company Sees ‘Continued Softness in the Domestic Economy’

December 4, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The head of a less-than-truckload company based in North Carolina said operating metrics for November 2024 show the continued softness in the domestic economy.

Workers Ratify New Contracts at Three Railroads

December 4, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Workers at three railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts.