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March 19, 2025
Amtrak CEO Resigns Amid Reports He Was Forced Out By White House
Amtrak has not named a successor. Roger Harris remains president of the railroad.
March 19, 2025
Rebranded Rocky Mountaineer Expands Service to Salt Lake City
U.S. Rocky Mountaineer, now named Canyon Sprit, will run out of Salt Lake City beginning in 2026.
March 18, 2025
Legislator Calls For State to Sell Alaska Railroad
On February 26, Republican Rep. Kevin McCabe introduced House Bill 120 that, if enacted, would request proposals from companies to purchase the Alaska Railroad and its assets.
March 17, 2025
Initial Fundraising to Restore NYC ‘Mohawk’ Passes Halfway Mark
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society has raised more than $283,000 to restore New York Central L-3a 4-8-2 “Mohawk” 3001.
March 14, 2025
Metra Asks For Trackage Rights to Protect Commuter Service
Metra has asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to give it trackage rights over Union Pacific lines in northern Illinois.
March 13, 2025
Metra Seeks Feedback on Renaming Commuter Lines
Presently, there is no standard method for how Metra’s lines are named.
March 12, 2025
Virginia Rail History Group Gets New Home
The Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society announced on March 12 that it was relocating to a new restoration facility in the Norwich area of Roanoke.
March 11, 2025
New Operator For Blackwell Northern
Land Rush Rail Corp., a division of Farmrail, will lease and run about 37 miles of track in Oklahoma and Kansas previously operated by the Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad.
March 10, 2025
Turntable Museum Has Big Plans For 2025
Erie Turntable, the non-profit initiative to preserve Port Jervis, N.Y.’s railroad history, has announced its 2025 schedule.
March 10, 2025
Watco Acquires Great Lakes Central
Great Lakes Central operates approximately 400 miles of track in central and northern Michigan, including parts of the former Pennsylvania, New York Central, Grand Trunk Western, Pere Marquette, and Ann Arbor.
