December 11, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 9, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Ding dong, the Portal Bridge is dead. Almost. Beleaguered commuters, who’ve been delayed when the old swing bridge doesn’t close properly, might sing that song after NJ Transit’s board of directors approved an...
December 11, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, December 10, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian railway CN seeks to expand its reach into the Upper Midwest through a new inland distribution terminal in New Richmond, Wisconsin. The facility will have an automotive compound for finished...
December 11, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 10, 2020) U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) earlier this week introduced the American High-Speed Rail Act, which proposes the creation of a blueprint for a national high-speed rail network and calls for investing $205 billion...
December 11, 2020 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, December 10, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Train lengths, e-commerce and mergers and acquisitions were among the topics discussed by four Class I railroads at the Credit Suisse 8th Annual Industrials Conference last week. Full story: Freight...
December 11, 2020 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 10, 2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has amended its accident/incident reporting regulation to modify the way the agency calculates periodic adjustments to the reporting threshold and the way it communicates...
