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[ August 7, 2025 ] Amtrak’s NextGen Acela Debuts on Aug. 28 Amtrak
[ August 4, 2025 ] Senate Confirms Marcus J. Molinaro as 16th Federal Transit Administration Administrator FTA
[ July 31, 2025 ] Analysis: Amtrak Increasingly Reliant on Aging Fleet Amtrak
[ July 31, 2025 ] Amtrak Names Costin Corneanu Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Amtrak
[ July 31, 2025 ] Quiet Zones Along DART Silver Line to Become Active Before End of August Commuter Rail

Coastal Mississippi Welcomes Passenger Rail Service for the First Time in Decades

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August

July 1, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is set to return in August, marking the long-anticipated return of passenger rail service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6

June 25, 2025 Railfanning.org

Railroad historian and author Todd DeFeo will present “An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree: A Look at Clarksville’s Unexpected Railroad History” at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 6.

New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge

June 25, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Jersey officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the next critical phase of the new Raritan River Bridge on the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line.

First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities

June 25, 2025 The Center Square

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has responded to the Federal Rail Authority’s plan to terminate $4 billion in federal funding for the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco high speed rail project.

A MARTA bus operates in Atlanta, Georgia.

MARTA Board Approves NextGen Bus Network

June 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors formally approved the NextGen Bus Network, a strategic redesign of over 100 bus routes intended to deliver a smarter, faster, and better network to meet the evolving needs of the region.

Operation Lifesaver Launches Inaugural ENS Sign Awareness Day on June 24

June 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver is urging the public to recognize and understand how to use Emergency Notification System (ENS) signs – not just on the first-ever Emergency Notification System Sign Awareness Day, taking place Tuesday, June 24, 2025, but year-round.

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August

DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6

New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge

First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities

MARTA Board Approves NextGen Bus Network

Operation Lifesaver Launches Inaugural ENS Sign Awareness Day on June 24

CN to Spend Millions as Part of 2025 Capital Investment Program

MARTA Board Adopts Fiscal 2026 Operating Budget

Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Wabtec-GE Transportation Merger

Israel Railways Amends Service Amid State of Emergency