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April 28, 2025
SEPTA Threatens to Cut Service in Face of Deficit
SEPTA faces a $213 million budget deficit beginning July 1, and may have to cut service by 45 percent and raise fares by more than 20 percent if the state doesn’t act.
April 25, 2025
Amtrak ‘Mardi Gras’ Service to Begin This Summer
Amtrak announced this week that agreements had been reached to bring twice-daily passenger service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., this summer.
April 24, 2025
Rocky Mountain Club to Join Colorado Railroad Museum
As part of the merger, the club’s assets and historical archives will be transferred to the museum.
April 23, 2025
C&NW 1385 to Return Home Next Month
The Mid-Continent Railway Museum announced that Chicago & North Western 1385 will be returning home in May after an extensive restoration.
April 22, 2025
DOT, Amtrak Takes Control of Penn Station Rehab From MTA
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Amtrak are taking control of the Penn Station Reconstruction Project from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
April 21, 2025
New York Tourist Railroad to Resume Operations
Serving the heart of New York’s Catskill Mountains, Delaware & Ulster Railroad will resume operations in May for the first time since 2019.
April 18, 2025
Mississippi Delta Gets New Operator
American Services Rail has replaced Rock Island Rail as the operator of the Mississippi Delta Railroad.
April 17, 2025
STB Approves G&W Takeover of UP Lines in Oregon
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved a proposal by Central Oregon & Pacific to take control of local switching services around Eugene, Ore.
April 16, 2025
East Broad Top Breaks Ground on New Depot
Once completed, the new station will resemble the original Saltillo station, which was constructed in 1892 and demolished in 2004.
April 15, 2025
Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Texas High-Speed Rail
The Federal Railroad Administration terminated a $63.9 million grant for the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor.
