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September 22, 2020
State of Vermont Completes Rail Tunnel Project
Vermont Rail System trains have been detouring over the New England Central during the course of the Middlebury tunnel project.
September 21, 2020
SEPTA Begins to Restore Service to Former PRR Branch
SEPTA’s $178 million Media-Elwyn Line extension project began in early 2018 and is expected to wrap up in late 2021.
September 18, 2020
Montana Group Hopes to Bring Back Service to North Coast Hiawatha Route
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority had an online conference on Thursday about bringing Amtrak back to southern Montana.
September 17, 2020
Operation Toy Train Acquires 13 Historic Railcars
Operation Toy Train hopes to move some of the newly-acquired rail cars to the proposed Port Jervis Transportation Museum.
September 16, 2020
Fires Continue to Impact Railroads in Oregon, Washington
As smoke from wildfires spreads across the country, the impact of the blazes is still be assessed in the Pacific Northwest.
September 15, 2020
CP Opens New Facility in Montreal, Plans Expansion in Vancouver
Canadian Pacific president says Vancouver expansion will ‘transform’ North American intermodal transportation.
September 14, 2020
BNSF Names New Chief Executive Officer
Katie Farmer will be the first woman to lead a Class I railroad when she replaces BNSF Railway’s Carl Ice on Jan. 1.
September 14, 2020
Company Hired to Develop Uinta Basin Railway
Drexel Hamilton says operations on the new Uinta Basin Railway could begin as early as 2023.
September 11, 2020
N&W 611 to Star in Night Photo Session at N.C. Transportation Museum
Nickel Plate Road 765 will also be under steam in early October.
September 11, 2020
Rail Service Around Philadelphia Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
PATCO, SEPTA are both increasing services in Philadelphia and opening more ticket windows after months of a reduced service due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
