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WASHINGTON — None of Amtrak’s three business segments achieved the target of 80% customer on-time performance in the second quarter of 2025, the fourth consecutive quarter that has been the case. The quarterly on-time performance report was released last week by the Federal Railroad Administration. State-supported trains fared best in statistics released by the Federal Railroad […]
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — OmniTRAX has been selected as the switching partner for Tata Chemical Soda Ash Partners’ mine in Green River, one of North America’s largest soda ash mines and home of one of the world’s largest reserves of trona ore. The agreement, effective as of Aug. 1, will provide dedicated shipping and track […]
WASHINGTON — The location where a Canadian National train derailed in Glendora, Miss., was under a 30-mph speed restriction following work to address track defects found by an autonomous track inspection vehicle, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the July 5, 2025, incident issued today (Aug. 5, 2025). A tank car […]
DENVER — A BNSF worker was seriously injured in a derailment at the company’s Globemaster Yard in Denver today (Aug. 5, 2025), KMGH-TV reports. The injury led to amputation of his right leg. The National Transportation Safety Board announced it will investigate the incident. The Denver Fire Department reported on social media that the worker […]
DALLAS — Regular service is being restored today on all Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail lines through downtown Dallas. In a service alert posted at 6:45 a.m. on the DART website, the agency says the service restoration is in progress, and the shuttle trains and bus bridges that have been operating since July 31 will […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the Port Authority-Trans Hudson fire that sent nine people to the hospital today (Monday, Aug. 4, 2025). The fire broke out under an eastbound PATH train at the Newport station in Jersey City about 6:20 a.m. The news site Gothamist reports 13 people were […]
DALLAS — Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail service continues to deal with disruptions as of the start of service today (Aug. 4, 2025) following last week’s fire on a light rail train in the tunnel below the downtown area. As of late last week, service was expected to be restored today. Additionally, service on […]
MIAMI — Florida East Coast Railway is suing Brightline over the proposed commuter service along the FEC route used by Brightline in South Florida, saying the passenger operator does not have the authority to negotiate the use of the line and that the plan is part of a Brightline effort to stave off “financial collapse.” […]
DALLAS — Light rail service in downtown Dallas remains disrupted as a result of Wednesday’s fire involving a train near the Pearl/Arts District station. As of today (Aug. 1, 2025), Dallas Area Rapid Transit reports shuttle trains are operating between the Victory and Pearl/Arts District stations, as well as the EBJ/Union and Pearl/Arts District station. […]
CHICAGO — Metra will cancel four weekday, midday trains on its Union Pacific Northwest line for almost two months, and is advising passengers to expect delays of 10 to 30 minutes on all other trains, as UP undertakes a major maintenance-of-way project beginning Monday, Aug. 4. UP is planning tie replacement on all three tracks […]
ANGOLA, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society is asking commissioners in Steuben County, Ind., to close a grade crossing to accommodate its operations and upgrades as part of the Indiana Rail Experience. The Angola Herald Republican, in an article republished by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, reports the society is seeking closure of […]
In 1968, workers load Missouri Pacific Railway Post Office cars at St. Louis Union Station. As passengers deserted the trains, mail became an increasingly important revenue source — until the Post Office Department pulled most mail off the trains in 1967. Wayne Leeman photo […]
