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October 11, 2022
SMS Rail Offers Excursions in November, More in 2023
New Jersey’s SMS Rail is dipping its toes into the excursion business
October 10, 2022
Maintenance of Way Employees Reject Class I Contract
If both sides can’t forge a new agreement by November 19, a national strike could again be on the table.
October 10, 2022
Hurricane Ian Knocks Out Seminole Gulf Railway
A total of six bridges — three near Fort Myers and three near Arcadia — were destroyed in the storm.
October 7, 2022
Santa Fe Semaphores Slated for Replacement in New Mexico
BNSF is expected to replace about two dozen blades on the Glorieta Subdivision west of Las Vegas, N.M.
October 6, 2022
Loads West, Loads East: Port Strike Means Unusual Coal Moves in PNW
A strike in British Columbia has sent coal trains to unusual destinations this fall.
October 5, 2022
BNSF Takeover One Step Closer as MRL Engineers Ratify Implementation Agreement
BNSF Railway is expected to go to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board in the coming weeks to approve its plan to take over Montana Rail Link.
October 4, 2022
NJ Transit Sells Naming Rights to Meadowlands Rail Line
The commuter rail agency has inked a deal with BetMGM to rename the Meadowlands line for three years.
October 3, 2022
CSX Gives $200,000 to Hurricane Relief Efforts
At least 76 people were killed when the hurricane made landfall last week.
September 30, 2022
West Chester Railroad Celebrates 25 Years
West Chester Railroad showed off its freshly-painted GP9 and cosmetically-restored Baltimore & Ohio Alco S2 during its 25th anniversary celebration on September 25.
September 29, 2022
Machinists to Vote on New Tentative Agreement
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers had recently rejected a deal negotiated by its leadership.
