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December 9, 2021
Amtrak to Announce Service Reductions as Employee Vaccination Rates Lag
President Stephen Gardner said while 94 percent of employees are fully vaccinated, immunization rates are lower in smaller crew pools.
December 9, 2021
Nickel Plate 765 to Return to Cuyahoga Valley in 2022
The visit to Ohio will represent the first time Nickel Plate Road 765 visits the Cuyahoga Valley in spring.
December 8, 2021
CP Shareholders Back Merger; KCS Shareholders Vote Friday
An overwhelming majority voted in favor of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger.
December 8, 2021
U.S. Army Transportation Museum to Run Holiday Trains
The military museum teams up with CSX and Western Maryland Scenic to offer excursions for the first time in years.
December 7, 2021
Montana Short Line to Resume Operations Following Devastating Wildfire
Dozens of homes were lost in Denton — home to the Central Montana Rail, Inc. — following a late-season wildfire last week.
December 6, 2021
Former Iowa Pacific E8A Finds New Home at Illinois Railway Museum
The ex-Chicago & North Western E8A arrived at the museum over the weekend and eventually will be repainted yellow and green.
December 6, 2021
Mississippi Railroad Museum to Reopen in January
After being closed for a number of years, the Meridian Railroad Museum will open its doors again next month.
December 3, 2021
Elusive Baldwin ‘Shark’ Emerges After Four Decades in Storage
On Thursday, Delaware & Hudson RF-16 1216 was pulled from storage in Michigan for the first time in nearly 40 years.
December 3, 2021
Norfolk Southern CEO to Retire, Vice President Promoted
James A. Squires has been CEO since 2013 and will be replaced by Alan H. Shaw.
December 2, 2021
VIA Rail Shows Off New Siemens Corridor Trains
The new trains are expected to go into service between Quebec City and Windsor, Ont., in 2022.
