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Trainnews - 03/05/25
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Date: March 05, 2025 05:53PM



Union Pacifics weed and brush control spray train pictured at Jonesville, TX early 2024 has since roamed a good part of the system. A rebuilt SD-40 provides the power.

John and Elizabeth Monhoff

NTSB releases new details on SEPTA train fire in Delaware County
[6abc.com]
and
Problems were reported just hours before SEPTA train fire that caused $10 million in damages, NTSB says
[www.inquirer.com]

How Amtrak train service between New Orleans and Orlando may return
[www.wftv.com]

Five Rivers and Viserion to construct Texas shuttle train receiver
[www.feedstuffs.com]
and
Viterra breaks ground on UP-served Texas grain facility
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

MBTA Releases Official Timetable for South Coast Rail Service
[mass.streetsblog.org]

Illinois lawmaker says train service between Chicago and the Quad Cities ‘will happen’
[www.kwqc.com]
and
Quad Cities train to Chicago faces challenges, state senator explains
[www.kwqc.com]

TriMet's newest MAX trains begin rolling through Portland
[www.kgw.com]

Subway train headed towards Hudson Yards gets stuck between stations after operator passes out
[ktvz.com]

New York City Transit launches two new open-gangway trains on its G Line
[www.masstransitmag.com]

Investigators to examine Tempe freight train wreck on Saturday
[www.ekathimerini.com]

NJ Transit accelerates its plan to rid trains of cloudy windows
[www.nj.com]

Riverside County Residents Can “Experience Metrolink” with Free Train Tickets
[pstribune.com]

Metrorail Train Derailment in Northwest Miami-Dade Sparks Investigation, Service Disruptions
[hoodline.com]

Amtrak Hypes New 2026 Airo Train While A Popular Old Service Could Be Revived
[www.thetravel.com]

A New Project Plans To Connect Miami To 15+ U.S. And Canadian Cities By Sleeper Trains
[secretmiami.com]

News from the rail sector: Tangerine designs the E10 Shinkansen Train
[www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com]
and
JR East Unveils E10 Shinkansen Train Set To Transform Tohoku Travel
[evrimagaci.org]

Fewer Atlantans are taking the train, but MARTA says numbers are off
[www.fox5atlanta.com]

CAF Secures Preferred Bidder Status for SNCB’s New Train Fleet
[www.tipranks.com]

Train Operator CrossCountry Unveils Revamped Fleet for Better Travel
[www.railway.supply]

Tri-Rail budget needs $30 million from counties or operations could cease, warns transit official
[www.wlrn.org]

First Container Train from India Dispatches to Kazakhstan
[astanatimes.com]

Deutsche Bahn to operate ICE trains between Amsterdam and Berlin
[www.businesstraveller.com]

India to launch first Hydrogen-Fuelled Train this month
[www.businesstraveller.com]

Wilmington & Western Suspends Operations
[railfan.com]
and
Wilmington & Western Railroad GM 'fully confident' in upcoming repairs
[www.delawareonline.com]

Demolition begins on historic Southern Pacific Railroad machine shop in Sparks.
[www.rgj.com]

Battery-powered commuter trains to debut on Metro-North Railroad
[gothamist.com]

TDI Greenway, Railroad Development Corporation partner up to strengthen rail routes worldwide
[www.masstransitmag.com]

Brightline West Work Set to Begin
[railfan.com]

Federal Railroad Administration Investigates CA High Speed Rail Project
[www.presidentialprayerteam.org]

Metro-North adds 6th 'Heritage Series' locomotive paying tribute to New Haven Railroad
[gothamist.com]

Railroads say freight theft cost more than $100 million in 2024
[www.freightwaves.com]

Iowa Interstate Railroad wins environmental award
[transportationtodaynews.com]

RailPulse Enhances U.S. Railroad Capabilities
[www.railway.supply]

Begich aims to use new post to advance railroad from Alaska to Lower 48
[alaskawatchman.com]

U.S. railroad CSX's quarterly profit soars as costs fall
[www.reuters.com]

SANDAG advances all proposed alternatives for rail realignment in Del Mar
[www.kpbs.org]

Updated: Amtrak issues RFQ for Texas high-speed rail project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Houston-to-Dallas bullet train project takes another step as Amtrak seeks delivery partner
[www.houstonpublicmedia.org]

US weekly rail volume falls compared to 2024
[www.freightwaves.com]

Landowners in railroad eminent domain case appeal to Georgia Supreme Court
[www.ajc.com]

New commuter rail service to open in southeastern Massachusetts
[www.smartcitiesdive.com]

IAM members OK 5-year contract with CSX
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Machinists union ratifies CSX pact
[www.freightwaves.com]

CN, Iowa Northern officially combine operations
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
Canadian National finalizes acquisition of Iowa Northern
[www.freightwaves.com]

Former CN and CP executive to lead Belt Railway of Chicago
[www.freightwaves.com]

Watco Completes Major Projects in 2024
[www.railwayage.com]

MTA, Google partner on AI track maintenance project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

WMATA hikes FY26 revenue projection by $20M
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Purple Line Project Progress Update
[www.rtands.com]

PRT Reopens Downtown Light Rail After Plinth Refurbishment
[www.rtands.com]

VIA Rail issues RFQ for Dorval hub project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

AECOM Selected To Advance Phase 2 Final Design of East San Fernando Valley LRT Project
[www.rtands.com]

Anacostia Rail Holdings adopts new technology
[nwindianabusiness.com]

CHSRA Releases 2025 Project Update
[www.rtands.com]

Train Fire Ignites Near Cabazon, Stalls Train Crossings Near Pass Area
[patch.com]

AAR: Study confirms catenary system infeasible for U.S. freight-rail network
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

AAR, HDR Tear Apart Catenary
[www.railwayage.com]

Rail sector contributes $233.4B to economy, study finds
[transportationtodaynews.com]

Coastal Rail Service Suspended For Two Weekends In March
[patch.com]

New Study Adds Momentum To Return Of Passenger Rail To Wyoming, Montana
[cowboystatedaily.com]

BNSF partners with Oakland port to operate, serve new intermodal terminal
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

BNSF Begins Repairing Bridge That Collapsed in June 2024
[www.rtands.com]

Class I Briefs: NS, UP
[www.railwayage.com]

AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending March 01, 2025
[www.ajot.com]

STB rejects request to reconsider approval of new rail line in Utah
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Aggregate company proposes railway through Burnet County
[www.dailytrib.com]

Amtrak to Boost Investments by 50% in 2025
[www.railway.supply]

Rail Baltica: Contract Signed for Key Section in Estonia
[www.railway.supply]



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