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February 3, 2023
Montana’s Izaak Walton to Close for Renovations This Summer
In December, the iconic Great Northern Railway inn on the southern edge of Glacier Park sold for $13.5 million.
February 2, 2023
VIA Begins Search for New Long-Distance Equipment
Late last year, VIA Rail began using buffer cars to protect its stainless steel Budds still used on the Canadian and other trains.
February 1, 2023
Steam Returns to East Broad Top
Locomotive 16 moved under its own power for the first time since 1956.
February 1, 2023
Record Grant Tally Funds Metra Projects
Numerous projects aimed at improving service on the Chicago-area commuter railroad Metra were funded in 2022.
February 1, 2023
Feds, States Team Up to Tackle Northeast Corridor Tunnel Projects
President Joe Biden appeared at events to celebrate the funding of tunnel rebuilding projects in Baltimore and New York this week.
January 31, 2023
First, Second Generation G&W Locomotives Likely To Be Scrapped In Deal With Feds
Genesee & Wyoming violated the Clean Air Act when it rebuilt locomotives that didn’t comply with emission standards.
January 30, 2023
Passenger Service Set to Return to New York City Route
The Interborough Express will be the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s first light rail line.
January 27, 2023
STB Releases Environmental Report on CPKC Merger As Final Decision Nears
The report found that the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger would have few adverse impacts on the environment.
January 27, 2023
Museums Unite to Restore Three GE 44-Tonners
With the help of parts from a retired locomotive, three other 44-tonners will once again run in the Northeast.
January 26, 2023
Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Electrify Commuter Rail by 2035
A bill working its way through the legislature calls to have the Newburyport/Rockport line to Beverly and all of the Providence line to be electrified by the end of next year.
