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    SEPTA cancels $185 million Chinese contract for double-decker Regional Rail cars

    This is a pretty big development. Not only does it impact the SEPTA delivery, but there are also other transit agencies with orders from China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. Additionally there is some concern that CRCS is funded by the Chinese Government. "Along the way, those deals have become...
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    BART invites the public to “ride through history” at a legacy car retirement ceremony and final ride on 4/20/24

    04.05.24 BART invites the public to “ride through history” at a legacy car retirement ceremony and final ride on 4/20/24 BART invites the public to join us to mark and celebrate the end of an era: the last run of BART’s legacy trains composed of rail cars that have been serving the Bay Area for...
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    Nova Scotia to spend more than $600K to study light-rail service in Cape Breton

    The provincial government is promising $610,000 in funding to study the feasibility of a light-rail service in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. A government news release on Friday said the study will be led by Cape Breton University and will incorporate the existing rail corridor and...
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    East Broad Top Railroad to use diesel locomotives for initial 2024 summer operations.

    For Immediate Release - The East Broad Top Railroad is announcing today that the first several months of their upcoming 2024 summer season will be powered by a vintage diesel locomotive as repairs and maintenance continue on steam-locomotive No. 16. While the railroad is not estimating an exact...
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    UP Steam Schedule Update

    Westward Bound Tour Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will return to the rails this summer with a scenic tour across mountain ranges and high desert vistas in four western states: Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California. Big Boy will journey...
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    Sound Transit Link 1 Line service to Lynnwood begins August 30

    Link 1 Line service to Lynnwood begins August 30 Opening will add four new stations and bring light rail to Snohomish County Publish Date April 4, 2024 Sound Transit announced today that passenger service on the Link 1 Line will begin to Lynnwood on Aug. 30. The 8.5-mile segment will add four...
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    Seattle Sound Transit Lynnwood Service opening soon

    LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The wait is nearly over: Light rail will arrive in Snohomish County at the end of August, Sound Transit announced in a release on Thursday. Sound Transit said the Link 1 line extension, which will serve four stations between Shoreline and Lynnwood, will welcome passengers on...
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    Metra launches 2024 construction program

    Metra Transit, Chicago, IL Wednesday, April 03, 2024 Metra and its railroad and municipal partners today announced a comprehensive list of construction projects planned for 2024. In addition to major projects to replace aging bridges on the UP North Line, track, electrical and signal upgrades...
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    Amtrak Awards Innovative Delivery Partner Contract to Support the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program

    BALTIMORE – Amtrak has awarded its first-ever “Delivery Partner” contract, an innovative construction management approach that will help drive successful execution of the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, the company’s single largest capital project. The award follows a competitive...
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    Norfolk Southern, Florida East Coast Railway further expand intermodal service for customers

    NEWS PROVIDED BY Norfolk Southern Corporation 05 Mar, 2024, 09:00 ET Connecting South Florida and Western North Carolina markets ATLANTA, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) announced Tuesday an expansion of their...
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    SAVAGE TOOELE RAILROAD LINE IN UTAH WINS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVAL

    April 3, 2024 SAVAGE TOOELE RAILROAD LINE IN UTAH WINS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVAL A new short line railroad will connect business park to UP track and reduce truck emissions SALT LAKE CITY (April 3, 2024) – The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has granted Savage Tooele Railroad...
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    Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad to return to operation soon!

    The mayor the town of Eatonville has helped return the Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad to operation, potentially as early as this year! The following was posted to the mayor's blog on Facebook:
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    CMQ Transfers Maine Branch Line Ops to Finger Lakes Railway

    Midcoast Railservice, Inc., a new subsidiary of New York-based Finger Lakes Railway, will assume the lease and operations of a 58.68-mile branch line in Maine from Central Maine & Quebec Railway US, Inc. (CMQ), effective Sept. 8...
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    CP Holiday Train Music Video

    Music video featuring the CP Holiday Train. Not sure when this was shot, but it's from a previous year as they didn't run this season.
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    U.S. Senators announce pandemic relief plan, with funding for Transit and Amtrak

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a package of $45 billion in transportation assistance, and the offices of Senators Mitt Romney and Mark Warner said the plan includes $15 billion for transit systems, $4 billion for airports, $8 billion for private buses and $1 billion for passenger...
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    CSX's Foote receives Railroad Innovator Award

    https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news/CSXs-Foote-receives-Railroad-Innovator-Award--62120 This morning, CSX President and Chief Executive Officer James Foote received the 2020 Railroad Innovator Award in recognition of his outstanding achievement in the rail industry. Foote will...
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    NJ Transit train derailment suspends North Jersey Coast Line. No injuries reported.

    Nov 24, 2020 https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2020/11/nj-transit-train-derailment-suspends-north-jersey-coast-line-no-injuries-reported.html Train No. 3292, due to arrive at New York Penn Station at 1:18 a.m. derailed about 12:20 a.m. near Woodbridge Station, according to NJ Transit. News12...
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    Moynihan Train Hall in Manhattan to Open in January

    The Moynihan Train Hall in the former Farley Post Office Building across from Penn Station in Manhattan is set to open in January, providing passengers with space that's a major improvement over the network of subterranean corridors that have served as Penn Station since the building was...
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    Durango & Silverton Polar Express Test Run

    The Durango and Silverton has to add a lot of coaches to the Polar Express runs to allow passengers to maintain social distancing. Doing so means the train is too heavy for a single locomotive. Due to weight restrictions on bridges, they cannot simply double head in the normal manner. Instead...
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    CN's EJ&E-painted heritage unit hits US rails

    Train M34041-16 heads south in Grayslake Illinois. The train originated in Winnipeg and will interchange to Norfolk Southern in Chicago for its final destination in Elkhart, Indiana.


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