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Trainnews - 3/12/25
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Date: March 12, 2025 11:31AM



CP south bound local at Port Byron,IL..

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Pakistani insurgents attack a train carrying hundreds of people and take hostages
[apnews.com]

NTSB releases new details on SEPTA train fire that led to evacuation of 329 people
[6abc.com]

Japan bullet train cars decouple, 2nd time in less than 6 months
[english.kyodonews.net]

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France
[abcnews.go.com]

Elon Musk wants to privatize Amtrak. It would make train travel worse
[www.fastcompany.com]

The long road to superfast trains in the Pacific Northwest
[www.seattletimes.com]

Burlingame Broadway train station in jeopardy
[www.smdailyjournal.com]

Improved Cumberland, Maryland, yard helps CSX reduce train starts
[www.freightwaves.com]

japan railway unveils E10 shinkansen bullet train, with design inspired by sakura flowers
[www.designboom.com]

Spectators stunned by video of new high-speed train zooming past station: 'Can't wait to ride one'
[www.yahoo.com]
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NTSB: Green line train was speeding, ran red signal before crash at East Somerville station
[whdh.com]

The Most Luxurious U.S. Train Added 2 New Scenic Summer Journeys—and It Has Panoramic Windows for Stunning Views
[www.travelandleisure.com]

Energy-efficient train timetable optimization for tram system under multi-signal priority strategies
[www.nature.com]

Wells train station renovations will allow for additional routes for southern Maine travelers
[www.mainebiz.biz]

Coastal train service to be suspended two weekends this month
[www.sandiegouniontribune.com]

MBTA says commuter rail fare gates coming this year to two train hubs
[www.wbur.org]

Train tracks likely to stay on Del Mar bluffs for decades even if another route is added
[www.sandiegouniontribune.com]

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

Metra's proposal to rename its train lines might be just the ticket for riders
[chicago.suntimes.com]

This high-speed levitating train will cut travel times between major US cities to just 15 minutes — and tickets will cost less than you'd think
[www.yahoo.com]

Japan’s train travel soundscape faces sad change as JR East axes special station departure melodies
[soranews24.com]

Governor Dunleavy Signs Alaska Railroad Bonding Legislation
[gov.alaska.gov]

Newport railroad bridge damaged during Hurricane Helene to be replaced
[www.wate.com]

Watco Will Acquire Great Lakes Central Railroad
[www.rtands.com]
and
Watco to acquire Great Lakes Central Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Alaska legislator revives push to sell state-owned Alaska Railroad
[alaskabeacon.com]

Union Pacific to close Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact
[www.dallasnews.com]

DOGE To Close Seven RRB Regional Offices
[www.smart-union.org]

Stark County reaches settlement with Ohio Central Railroad in legal dispute
[www.cantonrep.com]

Metra asks feds for relief in feud with Union Pacific over ‘unreasonable’ costs to run trains on tracks
[www.dailyherald.com]
and
Metra to STB: Require UP to continue allowing commuter service on 3 Chicago lines
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Winter Haven receives $1.5 million grant to improve railroad access at Logistics Park
[www.fox13news.com]

ICE, Norfolk Southern police arrest migrants along Charlotte railroad tracks
[www.qcnews.com]

NS: CSX Virginia terminal railroad antitrust claims a ‘ghost story’
[finance.yahoo.com]

Columbia Basin Railroad Boosts Rail Infrastructure Project with Major Donation of Rail Segment to Port of Moses Lake
[www.prnewswire.com]

Gering’s NTC Logistics Wins UP Railroad’s Best Transportation Partner Award
[ruralradio.com]

Justice probes antitrust claims against NS, Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line
[www.freightwaves.com]

HCPHC Completes Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard
[www.railwayage.com]

Two railcars containing ethanol derail into industrial building on Cambridge St. Sunday
[www.telegram.com]

All down the line: Bill seeks to help local railroads affected by Hurricane Helene
[smokymountainnews.com]

New Operator For Blackwell Northern
[railfan.com]

For Competing Railroads, What’s New Is Old
[www.railwayage.com]

A better way to run a railroad: The transit reform opportunity
[chi.streetsblog.org]

March opens ahead for rail carloads
[www.freightwaves.com]

Watco: 2024 Infrastructure Investments
[www.rtands.com]

Nebraska rail safety district hopes FRA grant comes through for BNSF viaduct project in Lincoln
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

AAR touts rail safety improvements
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Railway line passing through Cocke County on track to reopen after crews replace collapsed trestle
[www.wvlt.tv]

Railroad CEO 'sorry,' but avoids specifics at Senate hearing
[winonadailynews.com]
and
Safety concerns dominate Norfolk Southern railroad CEO’s job since Ohio derailment
[globegazette.com]

Luzerne County reviewing rail operation
[www.citizensvoice.com]

Virginia commissions approve $155 million Manassas rail line agreement
[virginiamercury.com]

People news from VIA Rail Canada and STV
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Yearly gains for US rail freight despite intermodal weakness
[www.freightwaves.com]

Cargo Theft Railroads Lose $100M in 2024, AAR Says
[www.railway.supply]

TransLink begins field-testing new Mark V trains
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Toronto Transit Commission begins streetcar storage expansion project
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

CSX Asks To Use Trip Optimizer Feature To Stop And Start A Train; Union Objects
[www.rtands.com]

New FRA Data Confirms Rail Safety Progress
[www.railwayage.com]

AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending March 08, 2025
[www.ajot.com]

Amtrak Presents Details of New Airo Trains
[railway-news.com]

Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railway Celebrates 40 Years of Service
[texasborderbusiness.com]

Reactions to annexation of railway near Fort Carson
[www.fox21news.com]

Mexico: The High-Speed Railway Project That Challenges the Panama Canal
[www.webuildvalue.com]

India Launches Production of Siemens Mobility Electric Locomotives
[www.railway.supply]

Türkiye, Iran revive Van-Tehran railway link after 5-year suspension
[www.turkiyetoday.com]

Edinburgh's South Sub railway could reopen as extension of tram network



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