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[ September 4, 2026 ] Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway Short Line/Regional
[ September 3, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Completes Alabama Rail Upgrades Norfolk Southern
[ September 3, 2026 ] Transportation Department Announces $166 Million to Upgrade Passenger Railcars Commuter Rail
[ 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

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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.

Report: NJ Transit Head Announces Resignation

Metro Area Leaders Discuss Regional Funding Source for Transit System

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

Passenger Rail Set to Return Between Mobile and New Orleans

Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad BLET Workers Ratify First Contract

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

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

Trucking Company Sees ‘Continued Softness in the Domestic Economy’

Workers Ratify New Contracts at Three Railroads

Biden Visits US-Financed Angolan Rail Hub