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February 26, 2021
UPDATE: CSX Files to Acquire Pan Am, G&W to Run Pan Am Southern
According to STB filings, Genesee & Wyoming will operate Pan Am Southern and Norfolk Southern will get trackage rights over CSX’s Boston Line
February 26, 2021
STB Ruling Puts CSX Massena Line Sale in Doubt
CSX wanted to prohibit CN from interchanging with two New York short lines as a condition of the sale but the STB said no deal.
February 25, 2021
Amtrak Says Service Could Return to the Gulf Coast in 2022
Amtrak service was suspended along the Gulf Coast east of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
February 25, 2021
BNSF Takes on Old Man Winter on Montana’s Marias Pass
On Wednesday, the BNSF main line and nearby U.S. Highway 2 were shut down over Montana’s Marias Pass for avalanche mitigation.
February 24, 2021
Wisconsin Great Northern Saves GE Locomotive, Cabooses
The engine and cabooses were at a campground near Redgranite, Wisconsin, that had hoped to use it to offer short excursion rides.
February 23, 2021
B&O EA On Display in Historic Roundhouse For One More Week
B&O 51 will be moved to a new display site at the B&O Railroad Museum later this week.
February 22, 2021
Avalanche Blocks BNSF’s Main Line in Montana
BNSF is clearing its main line over Marias Pass after an avalanche in Glacier National Park impacted the railroad Sunday.
February 22, 2021
Denver & Rio Grande 168 to Make Excursion Debut This Summer
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic’s recently-restored Ten-Wheeler will run one Sunday a month starting in June.
February 19, 2021
Class Is Try to Regain Footing After Winter Storm
Major freight railroads are reopening terminals and intermodal facilities but still warning customers to expect shipment delays.
February 18, 2021
Update: Metro-North Files to Abandon Beacon Line
The Metro-North line between Beacon and the Connecticut state line has been out of service for several years, and is facing abandonment for conversion to a recreational trail.
