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Amtrak schedules event for public comment on restructuring vist.ly/5puvj

Amtrak schedules event for public comment on restructuring - Trains

WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board of directors will hold an online meeting on Nov. 10 to hear public comments on its plan to restructure the company into three divisions. The meeting will be held from 2...

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Metra, UP respond to proposals for interim compensation in trackage rights case vist.ly/5ptux

Metra, UP respond to proposals for interim compensation in trackage rights case - Trains

WASHINGTON — How much money Metra must set aside to guarantee payment to Union Pacific while regulators decide what the Chicago-area commuter operator owes for using UP tracks is now a $569 million...

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NS train derails in Altoona, Pa. vist.ly/5przf

NS train derails in Altoona, Pa. - Trains

UPDATE | According to an Amtrak spokesperson, today's train derailment in Altoona is greatly impacting its services between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. WHAT WE KNOW ---> https://t.co/J1wj2arBXE...

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Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility vist.ly/5pruc

Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility - Trains

SEATTLE — Amtrak has opened its new Seattle Maintenance and Inspection Facility, built to support the Airo trainsets that have begun operation on the Amtrak Cascades route. The company held a ribbon...

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What happened in the rail industry this week? October 23, 2026 vist.ly/5pray

What happened in the rail industry this week? October 23, 2026 - Trains

South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail claimed the record for the world’s longest freight train with a 696-car, 4.7-mile empty ore train, and a trip report aboard Amtrak’s Coast Starlight and Califor...

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In the latest Trains Tuesday, view the stunning winning images and runners-up from the 2026 Trains and NRHS Photo Contest celebrating "The Unexpected." View the winning gallery: vist.ly/5pq8p

The unexpected: Trains-NRHS photo contest winners - Trains

Waiting trackside, you expect to see the usual parade of double stacks, auto racks, and oil cans. Instead, the railroad’s polished executive train rolls past. A surprised look on a youngster’s face,...

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MBTA board approves purchase of new Siemens locomotives vist.ly/5pnu3

MBTA board approves purchase of new Siemens locomotives - Trains

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors on Thursday unanimously approved the purchase of 20 Siemens Charger locomotives — 10 diesel-electric units and 10 dual-mode...

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Metrolink to suspend some Orange County service Oct. 26-30 because of high tides vist.ly/5pkz4

Metrolink to suspend some Orange County service Oct. 26-30 because of high tides - Trains

LOS ANGELES — Metrolink will suspend Orange County Line service south of its Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station Monday through Friday, Oct. 26-30, because of anticipated high tides, the commuter...

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New York MTA begins major signal replacement program vist.ly/5pkuf

New York MTA begins major signal replacement program - Trains

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun the largest signal and track replacement program in its history, a $1.9 billion project covering 42 track miles on the Fulton and...

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GMXT earnings rise on volume and revenue growth vist.ly/5pkkv

GMXT earnings rise on volume and revenue growth - Trains

MEXICO CITY — Grupo Mexico Transportes — which includes Ferromex, Ferrosur, Florida East Coast Railway, and Texas Pacifico — reported stronger third-quarter earnings this week as metals, intermodal,...

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News photo: The BNSF-CSX transcontinental intermodal hotshot vist.ly/5pkdh

News photo: The BNSF-CSX transcontinental intermodal hotshot - Trains

The photo above shows CSX train I073 — the westbound version of a new premium transcontinental intermodal service linking Los Angeles and South Kearny, N.J. — hustling through Rome, N.Y., on CSX's...

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UP and NS say regulators will reject rival railroads’ requests for merger concessions vist.ly/5pk4e

UP and NS say regulators will reject rival railroads’ requests for merger concessions - Trains

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern chief executives today took a dim view of rival railroads’ efforts to gain trackage rights and other concessions as part of the regulatory review of the proposed...

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NTSB releases preliminary report on September death of New York subway passenger vist.ly/5pjre

NTSB releases preliminary report on September death of New York subway passenger - Trains

WASHINGTON — A New York subway passenger killed in a Sept. 28 incident was dragged by a departing train into the track area beyond the station platform, the National Transportation Safety Board says...

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Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue vist.ly/5pja7

Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue - Trains

ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern’s third-quarter profits rose as higher volume and rates produced record revenue, the railroad reported today. “Our third quarter was strong with steady execution, making...

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South Dakota’s Sisseton Milbank Railroad plans to discontinue operations vist.ly/5pia6

South Dakota’s Sisseton Milbank Railroad plans to discontinue operations - Trains

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota’s Sisseton Milbank Railroad is withdrawing plans to rehabilitate its line and intends to seek permission to discontinue operations, the South Dakota Railroad Board was...

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Union Pacific posts record third-quarter revenue and profits vist.ly/5phrf

Union Pacific posts record third-quarter revenue and profits - Trains

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific reported record third-quarter revenue and profits as higher volume, pricing, and efficiency gains more than offset the impact of rising fuel prices and inflation. “Union...

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Parties settle lawsuit over Luzerne County, Pa., rail lines vist.ly/5pfg2

Parties settle lawsuit over Luzerne County, Pa., rail lines - Trains

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — R.J. Corman Railroad Group has settled its lawsuit over the sale of rail lines in Luzerne County, Pa., clearing the way for Reading & Northern to buy those lines from the Luzerne...

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Rail improvements part of project to upgrade Canada’s Port of Saint John vist.ly/5pfe3

Rail improvements part of project to upgrade Canada’s Port of Saint John - Trains

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick — The Canadian government will spend up to Ca$254 million (U.S. $181 million) to increase capacity at Port Saint John, including improvements to the New Brunswick Southern...

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BNSF route to El Paso closed by derailment vist.ly/5pf7m

BNSF route to El Paso closed by derailment - Trains

LEASBURG, N.M. — BNSF Railway’s El Paso Subdivision is expected to remain closed until midday on Thursday following the Tuesday, Oct. 20, derailment of a train carrying flax seed. The derailment at...

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CSX profit jumps on volume and revenue growth vist.ly/5pezp

CSX profit jumps on volume and revenue growth - Trains

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX’s third-quarter profits increased due to a combination of volume growth, higher fuel surcharge revenue, and efficiency gains, the railroad reported today. Operating income...

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