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April 14, 2021
San Luis & Rio Grande Put Up For Sale Amid Iowa Pacific Bankruptcy
Midwest & Bluegrass Rail has put forth a stalking horse bid of $7.5 million for the Colorado short line.
April 13, 2021
VIA Rail to Resume Weekly Canadian Service in May
Cross-country rail service was suspended last spring due to the pandemic.
April 13, 2021
NS, CSX Asks STB to Dismiss Amtrak’s Effort to Force Deal on Gulf Coast
In March, Amtrak asked the STB to force CSX and Norfolk Southern to permit the operation of two daily passenger trains east of New Orleans.
April 12, 2021
Western Maryland Scenic to Open in May
Officials say that Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 will not run until mid-summer when they “satisfied that it is 100 percent ready.”
April 9, 2021
Iowa Pacific Deal Leaves Group on the Hook For Repairs, Moving Costs
Historical society says it’s looking to sell two F-units after equipment leased to Iowa Pacific was vandalized and strewn about the country.
April 8, 2021
Amtrak to Resume Service in Vermont in July
Amtrak trains have not run in Vermont since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived.
April 8, 2021
University of Iowa’s Football Train Comes to an End
“Hawkeye Express” game day football specials to the University of Iowa will not run this fall, the school announced.
April 7, 2021
New Dual-Power Locomotives Arrive for Testing on NJ Transit
The new ALP-45 locomotives will replace New Jersey Transit’s fleet of PL42ACs that were built between 2003 and 2006.
April 7, 2021
With MRL on the Edge of Leveling Up, STB Raises Class I Threshold
Montana Rail Link asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to raise the revenue threshold to $900 million annually.
April 6, 2021
Pikes Peak Cog Railway to Reopen in May
Colorado’s Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway has been closed since 2017 for a $100 million rebuild.
