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August 12, 2020
Amtrak Outlines Plan to Restore Long-Distance Trains in 2021
Amtrak has three criteria for restoring daily long-distance service; hopes to have all trains back to normal by June 2021.
August 11, 2020
STB Declines to Tackle Metra, UP Dispute
Union Pacific no longer wants to operate three Metra lines out of Chicago.
August 10, 2020
NP 0-6-0 to Make Public Debut in Washington This Weekend
Northern Pacific 924 was recently restored by the Northwest Railway Museum and will be making test runs in Snoqualmie on Aug. 15.
August 10, 2020
Rail Heritage Trust Awards $35,000 Grant to SP&S 700
Group hopes to have Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700 back on the rails in 2021 following an extensive overhaul.
August 9, 2020
Brightline Ends Partnership with Virgin Trains
The separation came days after Virgin Atlantic declared bankruptcy in the United States.
August 7, 2020
CP Begins Intermodal Service to Port of Saint John
The inaugural train comes the same day CEO Keith Creel met with New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs to talk Canadian Pacific’s return to Atlantic Canada.
August 7, 2020
Arbitrator Sides with KCS in Tex-Mex Border Dispute with Union
KCS has been using Mexican crews to run trains from the border to the yard at Lerado despite protests from union.
August 6, 2020
A Week After Derailment, UP Bridge in Arizona Still Closed
Bridge over Tempe Town Lake collapsed in a derailment on July 29.
August 6, 2020
AAR: Freight Traffic Down But Heading in the Right Direction
Association of American Railroads reports that rail traffic was down 9.3 percent in July compared to the same month last year.
August 5, 2020
Amtrak Unveils New Paint Scheme for Long-Distance Chargers
Officials say one of the new ALC-42 Siemens Chargers will wear a special scheme in honor of Amtrak’s 50th anniversary in 2021.
