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September 21, 2023
STB Approves Cincinnati Southern Sale to NS, But Voters Still Need to Have Say
Cincinnati voters will have the final say in whether or not Norfolk Southern can buy the 338-mile Cincinnati Southern.
September 20, 2023
Heritage Weekend Offers Chance to Ride Rare Streetcars in San Francisco
The annual event hosted by MUNI and the non-profit Market Street Railway will take place this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
September 19, 2023
Santa Fe 2926 to Headline ‘New Mexico Railroad Days’
The trip to the Albuquerque Rail Yards will mark the Santa Fe 4-8-4’s biggest journey since its restoration in 2021.
September 18, 2023
Delaware & Ulster Hopes to Resume Operations Next Year
The New York tourist railroad located in the heart of the Catskill Mountains has been closed since 2019.
September 15, 2023
Reading FP7s Bound For South Jersey
A pair of historic Reading Company cab locomotives have found a new home at SMS Rail Lines and will run on the Woodstown Central Railroad tourist operation
September 15, 2023
Operator of Maine Branchline Pushes Forward After Largest Customer Calls it Quits
The president of Midcoast Railservice says the state-appointed operator is still trying to drum up business and is pushing forward with a plan to establish passenger service.
September 14, 2023
Shippers, Union Praise ‘Reciprocal Switching’ Proposal; Railroads Still Reviewing
Last week, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board proposed new rules that would streamline the process for a shipper to request service from a different Class I railroad in its region.
September 13, 2023
Adirondack Railroad Back On Track After Flooding
Officials with the Adirondack Railroad said it was possible service between Old Forge and Tupper Lake would resume this month.
September 13, 2023
TSB Warns Railroads About Remote Locomotive Fires
The DPU locomotive Canadian Pacific on a coal train in British Columbia sparked a small wildfire prompting an investigation.
September 12, 2023
State Considers Replacing Part of Maine Central Mountain Division With Trail
The State of Maine is considering removing 31 miles of unused track through southern Maine.
