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  • [ September 18, 2026 ] FRA Rule Allows Railroad to Decide Whether to Sound Horns at Stations Commuter Rail
  • [ September 18, 2026 ] Feds Drop Appeal That Sought to Block Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project Amtrak
  • [ September 18, 2026 ] Democrats Say FRA Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Waiver Rules FRA
  • [ September 18, 2026 ] Georgia Short-Line Operator Seeks Retroactive OK for Control it Already Exercises Short Line/Regional
  • [ September 17, 2026 ] Amtrak, NJ Transit Start Final ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer Service to New Portal North Bridge Amtrak
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Feds Drop Appeal That Sought to Block Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project

September 18, 2026 New Jersey Monitor
The federal government dropped an appeal that attempted to again block federal funding for the Gateway tunnel and other infrastructure projects in the region just weeks after asking a federal court to overturn a lower decision that found the funding freeze flagrantly violated law.

Amtrak

Amtrak, NJ Transit Start Final ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer Service to New Portal North Bridge

September 17, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Beginning Oct. 9, Amtrak and NJ Transit will perform critical work to transfer the final track from the 116-year-old Portal Bridge to the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River.

Transit

Officials to Highlight Free Shuttle Service in Southern New Jersey

September 13, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
The new SJ Connects Burlington County regional transportation initiative will provide free shuttle service, stopping at key destinations throughout the area, including Cooper University Health Care at the Moorestown Mall and Moorestown Library.

Short Line/Regional

Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway

September 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Henry Posner III has filed a verified notice of exemption seeking authority to acquire a 27.75% stake in Morristown & Erie Railway, a Class III railroad operating in New Jersey.

Amtrak

Gateway Development Commission Board Approves Agreements to Support Tunnel Resuce and Emergency Response Preparedness

August 24, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Gateway Development Commission Board of Commissioners has today agreed to establish and maintain a tunnel rescue team for the Hudson Tunnel Project.

A NJ Transit train idles in Rahway, New Jersey.
Commuter Rail

Forbes Names NJ Transit to America’s Best-in-State Employers 2026 List

August 13, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
For the eighth straight year, Forbes has named NJ Transit to its renowned America’s Best-in-State Employers 2026 list.

Amtrak

Amtrak Awards Contracts for Dock Bridge Rehabilitation

July 29, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak will begin a major rehabilitation of the nearly century-old Dock Bridge in New Jersey after awarding construction and project management contracts for the work.

Commuter Rail

NJ Transit Approves $3.5 Billion Budget

July 16, 2026 New Jersey Monitor
NJ Transit’s board voted Thursday to raise spending 11% over the prior year’s budget after facing financial headwinds.

Amtrak

GDC Board Approves Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project Change Order

July 10, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Gateway Development Commission Board of Commissioners has approved a change order to the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project contract that will add the removal of roughly 500 submerged wooden piles, left from the demolition of Pier 68, to the project’s original scope of work.

Commuter Rail

Holzapfel Slams NJ Transit Bridge Closures, No Back-up Plan

July 8, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
A New Jersey senator blasted NJ Transit leadership for closing a busy railroad bridge over the Manasquan River during a busy holiday weekend, stranding boaters and creating a severe decline in revenue for local businesses.

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