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May 22, 2025
Baltimore Streetcar Museum Hires Executive Director
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum has hired its first-ever full-time employee: executive director Matthew W. Nawn.
May 21, 2025
Metra Takes Control of Union Pacific Commuter Operations
Metra assumed operating responsibility of Union Pacific’s three Chicago-area commuter lines on May 16.
May 20, 2025
Historic New York Central cars move to Finger Lakes for series of public excursions
Historic New York Central passenger cars are coming to upstate New York to operate a series of excursions on Finger Lakes Railway this summer.
May 16, 2025
UPDATE: NJ Transit Engineers Strike Resolved
NJ Transit commuter rail operations will resume Tuesday morning following an agreement reached with engineers who went on strike last week.
May 15, 2025
Sound Transit Opens Light Rail Extension to Redmond
The new service is an extension of Sound Transit’s 2 Line, a 3.4-mile line serving stations at Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond.
May 14, 2025
Colorado, Union Pacific Ink New Moffat Tunnel Lease
The 25-year lease establishes Colorado’s ability to operate three daily round-trip passenger trains over the line.
May 13, 2025
Amtrak Releases ‘Crayola’ Wrapped ACS-64s
Amtrak has released two ACS-64 locomotives in a special Crayola crayon wrap, which will operate in the Northeast.
May 12, 2025
Steam Season Delayed on Mt. Washington, But Repairs and Rebuilds Ahead
New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Cog Railway announced this week that it will delay steam operations on the Northeast’s tallest peak until repairs can be made to its two 0-2-2-0 locomotives.
May 12, 2025
Trinity, Amtrak Consider Leasing Northstar Equipment
Trinity Railway Express and Amtrak are looking to lease locomotives and cars from Minnesota’s Northstar commuter rail operation.
May 9, 2025
J. Parker Lamb, Noted Transition Era Photographer, Dies at 91
Photographer J. Park Lamb died on May 9, 2025. He was 91 years old.
