CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. —Pennsylvania & Southern has joined the small but growing number of short line and regional railroads commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence in 2026. The railroad serving the Cumberland Valley Business Park, midway between Harrisburg, Pa., and Hagerstown, Md., which already had a red, white & blue paint scheme for its diesels, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said the Federal Railroad Administration could order the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to remove unrepaired Silverliner IV cars from service if SEPTA does not meet the FRA’s 30-day deadline for addressing issues with the cars. Duffy, in an Oct. 23 letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, […]
NEW YORK — Results of a nearly three-year investigation by Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Office of Inspector General allege that 36 employees, including seven supervisors, at three Long Island Rail Road facilities engaged in acts of misconduct related to timecard abuse, MTA Inspector General Daniel G. Cort said on Thursday (Oct. 23, 2025). “These employees, including […]
BOSTON — Improvements to the rapid transit Green Line, a new commuter rail layover facility, and new locomotives are among the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority projects that will benefit from $850 million in state funding under an Interdepartmental Service Agreement approved by both the MBTA board and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation board of directors. […]
CHICAGO — Its trials completed at the Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colo., Amtrak’s first Siemens Airo trainset is now headed east to the company’s Philadelphia coach yard, where it will be based for Northeast Corridor testing and commissioning. That trip included a stop in Chicago today (Oct. 22, 2025). The train […]
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has placed a newly overhauled locomotive into service wearing the original MBTA paint scheme. GP40MC No. 1130, a rebuilt ex-Canadian National GP40-2LW, entered service on Tuesday, Oct. 21, wearing the scheme last used by the MBTA more than 20 years ago. It joins F40PH-3C No. 1030, painted to […]
STEELTON, Pa. — The Cleveland-Cliffs Steelton plant, which had been one of just three U.S. locations producing railroad rails, will be closed permanently as of Jan. 13, 2026. The plant just southeast of Harrisburg, Pa., had been closed in June in a move the company described as temporary but indefinite [see “Rail-making Steelton, Pa., steel […]
Amtrak GG1 No. 912 dashes through the snow at Bowie, Md., with a four-car Metroliner train in February 1978. The high-speed M.U.’s did not do well in snow, and were often towed by GG1’s when the flakes began to fly. Walter Feibelman photo […]
ROCKLAND, Maine—Two former Adirondack Railroad coaches equipped with heating and air conditioning have arrived at Cumberland & Knox Railroad’s Rockland facility for excursion operations on the state-owned Rockland branch. Finn Kelly, the line’s government affairs manager, tells Trains.com., “We’re still evaluating different options for excursions” on the 56-mile former Maine Central branch from Brunswick, Maine, […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — Amtrak will restore one currently suspended Empire Service round trip between New York City and Albany as of Dec. 1, and Metro-North Railroad will begin offering service between New York City and Albany in the spring of 2026, according to a joint announcement today (Oct. 20, 2025). New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, […]
NEW YORK — No injuries were reported, but several hours of service disruptions resulted Sunday evening following the separation of cars on a New York subway train. WABC-TV reports the third and fourth cars of a 4 train detached near the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in the Bronx, leading to a partial shutdown of the […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority may not meet an Oct. 31 federal deadline to complete inspections of its fleet of Silverliner IV railcars, despite around-the-clock efforts, the agency’s general manager said last week. General Manager Scott Sauer, in a Sept. 16 city council hearing, said the agency may ask for an extension, KYW-TV […]
