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Canada’s Alto high-speed rail project, which is currently in the process of determining the exact route for the Toronto-Montreal-Quebec City project, is running into growing local opposition along its potential path. Farm organizations in Ontario and Quebec have called for the project to be paused for a more careful assessment, and open houses that are […]
The two-foot-gauge Bridgton & Harrison (former Bridgton & Saco River) interchanged passengers and freight with the Maine Central in Bridgton Junction, Maine. Compared with a high-mounted MEC 2-8-0, diminutive B&H No. 5 could be confused with an amusement park engine. Dwight A. Smith Jr. photo […]
CHICAGO — Amtrak is addressing the coach capacity shortfall on the Coast Starlight and Sunset Limited while shuffling equipment to beef up summer consists on other Superliner-equipped trains. However, the railroad still contends it can’t come up with two Viewliner sleeping cars and two Viewliner diners to augment the triweekly Cardinal, its perpetually sold-out New […]
WASHINGTON — Three members of Congress from the Northeast have requested additional Amtrak service for Trenton, N.J., and the Metropark station in Iselin, N.J. In a letter to Amtrak President Roger Harris, U.S. Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) note the upcoming World Cup soccer games and semiquincentennial events […]
The current North Station Draw One Bridge. MBTA[/caption BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s project to replace a bridge at North Station took another step forward on Thursday, March 5, with the signing of a Project Labor Agreement to support construction of the Draw One Bridge replacement. The bridge, which handles more than 1,000 […]
CHICAGO — Amtrak has taken a significant step to address the boarding experience for passengers with disabilities. To better aid the increasing number of passengers requesting assistance at stations, Brian Dassell, the company’s senior director of customer service, tells Trains, “We created a process for customers to put their name on a virtual list to […]
BALTIMORE — Amtrak will begin accepting applications for community grants related to its Frederick Douglass Tunnel project in Baltimore on March 23. The Community Investment Program is part of a $50 million Amtrak investment that will concide with the major infrastructure project. It will be open to nonprofit organizations and government entities within a quarter-mile […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Amtrak and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority will launch new express bus service between Richmond and Washington, D.C., this Saturday, March 7, as part of ongoing efforts to address service changes because of the ongoing Long Bridge project. The Amtrak Connection service to and from Richmond will accommodate morning travel north to […]
WASHINGTON — NJ Transit will face lawsuits from out-of-state courts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the transit agency is not entitled to “sovereign immunity,” the principle that one state cannot be sued in another state’s court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in the decision for a unanimous court, wrote that “sovereign immunity is personal […]
HONOLULU — Ocean shipping firm Matson, BNSF Railway, and heavy-duty lock maker War-Lok will partner to enhance security for intermodal shippers, an effort set to begin in the second quarter of 2026. The program will provide two new layers of security at no cost to customers, Matson said in an annoucement this week. The first […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern will continue backing sustainability-focused technology startups through an expanded partnership with Georgia Tech Advanced Technology Development Center, committing $250,000 annually for the next two years to support the center’s Sustainability Tech program. The investment extends a collaboration launched in 2023 that created a sustainability-focused program within the Georgia Tech incubator. Since […]
WASHINGTON — In the latest in a recent series of rail safety bills, U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced on Wednesday, March 4, that they would introduce legislation requiring railroads to maintain visual track inspections in conjunction with automated track inspection systems. U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) is leading the companion […]
