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Pennsylvania congressman asks FRA, Norfolk Southern about recent Altoona-area derailments vist.ly/5q7jf

Pennsylvania congressman asks FRA, Norfolk Southern about recent Altoona-area derailments - Trains

WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania congressman is asking the Federal Railroad Administration and Norfolk Southern for explanations about a series of derailments in the Altoona area this year. U.S. Rep. John...

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Commissioners approve new rail line to Port of Moses Lake, Wash. vist.ly/5q76p

Commissioners approve new rail line to Port of Moses Lake, Wash. - Trains

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Port of Moses Lake commissioners have approved a contract to build a new rail line connecting the port to the Columbia Basin Railroad. The Hagadone News Network reports that...

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Can railroads hang on to this year’s traffic gains? vist.ly/5q6rm

Can railroads hang on to this year’s traffic gains? - Trains

Record high diesel fuel prices and tight trucking capacity have prompted shippers to shift freight from highway to rail, sending domestic intermodal volume up 8% this year and boosting some carload...

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30 years gone: The final years of SP’s Western Region vist.ly/5q6p9

30 years gone: The final years of SP’s Western Region - Trains

Looking back at the final years of Southern Pacific’s Western Region — which is now 30 years gone after the railroad was swallowed by Union Pacific in 1996 — we see a railroad hamstrung by its past,...

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Greenbrier’s fiscal 2026 earnings fall as railcar demand slows, but orders pick up in fourth quarter vist.ly/5q4xc

Greenbrier’s fiscal 2026 earnings fall as railcar demand slows, but orders pick up in fourth...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Greenbrier’s earnings fell sharply in fiscal 2026 as tariff uncertainty led North American customers to put off railcar purchases. The railcar builder and lessor says, however,...

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RailState data shows strike’s impact on coal traffic at Port of Prince Rupert vist.ly/5q4v7

RailState data shows strike’s impact on coal traffic at Port of Prince Rupert - Trains

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia — Coal-train movements to an export terminal at Port of Prince Rupert have dropped by almost half since a strike began at the terminal on Oct. 2, according to data...

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Reading & Northern sets date for takeover of Luzerne County rail lines vist.ly/5q4sk

Reading & Northern sets date for takeover of Luzerne County rail lines - Trains

WASHINGTON — The Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Co., an affiliate of the Reading & Northern, expects to take over operation of rail lines being purchased from the Luzerne County Redevelopment Author...

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Durango & Silverton and Cumbres & Toltec affected by flooding vist.ly/5q4md

Durango & Silverton and Cumbres & Toltec affected by flooding - Trains

Heavy rainfall since Oct. 21 has hit southern Colorado with severe flooding that has affected both the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad as high water and...

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SMART-TD’s Soo Line members ratify agreement with CPKC vist.ly/5q4jn

SMART-TD’s Soo Line members ratify agreement with CPKC - Trains

WASHINGTON — Members of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division who work on the former Soo Line have ratified a three-year agreem...

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Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society acquires last operable SD9043AC vist.ly/5q4er

Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society acquires last operable SD9043AC - Trains

PERRY, Okla. — The Midwest Overland Rail Preservation Society has acquired Union Pacific No. 3568, the last intact and operable EMD SD9043AC diesel from the railroad's original fleet of 309 units,...

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Amtrak completes Washington interlocking project vist.ly/5q44k

Amtrak completes Washington interlocking project - Trains

WASHINGTON — Amtrak has completed the nine-day project that halted most operations south of Washington Union Station and resumed normal service, the railroad said today (Oct. 26). Virginia Railway...

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Former Union Pacific steam boss Steve Lee dies at 76 vist.ly/5p2zk

Former Union Pacific steam boss Steve Lee dies at 76 - Trains

Of all the key personalities who had leading roles in the resurgence of mainline steam in the 1990s, perhaps none was more important than Union Pacific’s Steve Lee, who carried the official title of...

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CSX expands Chambersburg, Pa., intermodal terminal vist.ly/5p2yx

CSX expands Chambersburg, Pa., intermodal terminal - Trains

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Reflecting growing freight volume, CSX has made moves to increase capacity at its Chambersburg Intermodal Terminal. The railroad said last week that it has added a rubber-tired...

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FRA to conduct environmental review for planned Amtrak maintenance facility vist.ly/5p25v

FRA to conduct environmental review for planned Amtrak maintenance facility - Trains

CHICAGO — The Federal Railroad Administration will conduct a more complete environmental assessment of Amtrak’s proposed new Chicago-area maintenance facility, stepping back from an earlier decision...

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California high-speed board set to award trainset contract to Siemens vist.ly/5pze6

California high-speed board set to award trainset contract to Siemens - Trains

SACRAMENTO — The California High-Speed Rail Authority will consider the purchase three high-speed trainsets from Siemens Mobility at a board meeting this week. The agenda for a meeting to be held...

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Norfolk Southern to serve new Audi plant in Georgia vist.ly/5pxut

Norfolk Southern to serve new Audi plant in Georgia - Trains

MACON, Ga. — Auto manufacturer Audi will build its first U.S. factory at a Norfolk Southern-served site near Macon, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp  announced on Saturday, Oct....

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Flooding closes BNSF main line in New Mexico vist.ly/5px4n

Flooding closes BNSF main line in New Mexico - Trains

Flooding shut down BNSF Railway’s Southern Transcon in western New Mexico overnight, prompting Amtrak to cancel the Southwest Chief. Heavy rains fell Friday through Sunday, pushing the Rio San Jose...

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Federal, state moves advance South Florida rail projects vist.ly/5pvv7

Federal, state moves advance South Florida rail projects - Trains

MIAMI — Two commuter rail projects in South Florida that would use the Florida East Coast Railway main line have received positive funding news, although Miami-Dade’s mayor expressed some reservati...

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Judge rules speech by UP’s CEO must be made public vist.ly/5pvqq

Judge rules speech by UP’s CEO must be made public - Trains

WASHINGTON — An administrative law judge has ruled that a recording of a Houston speech by Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena must be made public as part of the UP-Norfolk Southern merger review process,...

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Amtrak schedules event for public comment on restructuring vist.ly/5puvj

Amtrak schedules event for public comment on restructuring - Trains

WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board of directors will hold an online meeting on Nov. 10 to hear public comments on its plan to restructure the company into three divisions. The meeting will be held from 2...

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