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The Tide light rail train at the Civic Plaza stop on 9-6-13. The Tide system extends 7.4 miles from the Eastern Virginia Medical Center complex east through downtown Norfolk to Newtown Road at the border of Virginia Beach. It is served by 11 stations and four park-and-ride lots. Parking is free. Service began on August 19, 2011, the first light rail system in Virginia.
Alex Mayes Photo
Ridership for this critical train line is surging thanks to California’s investments in rail
[www.gov.ca.gov]
Metra assumes control of Oak Park train station
[www.oakpark.com]
11 train cars derailed in downtown Shreveport
[www.ksla.com]
France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?
[laist.com]
Commuter rail riders delayed in Boston for 4 hours as multiple trains canceled: Here's why
[www.heraldnews.com]
Amtrak begins repairs to avoid another disruptive summer for train riders
[newjerseymonitor.com]
Delray Beach firefighter fired after fire truck collides with Brightline train
[cbs12.com]
Freight train engine fire extinguished, contained by Bellows Falls FD
[eagletimes.com]
Strike possible after NJ Transit train engineers reject labor deal
[newjerseymonitor.com]
Trump administration pulls support for Dallas-to-Houston bullet train
[www.dallasnews.com]
and
Trump admin cuts $60M for bullet train. Can railway from Dallas to Houston still happen?
[www.statesman.com]
Heartland Flyer passenger train through Fort Worth at risk if Texas doesn’t allocate funding
[fortworthreport.org]
A train project nears completion in the Rockaways, set to reopen by Memorial Day
[abc7ny.com]
Guatemala, the Maya Train’s next stop: Thursday’s mañanera recapped
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
How one SLC company is pushing to the next level in electric train travel
[www.sltrib.com]
Some North County train services canceled or delayed after earthquake
[fox5sandiego.com]
Maya Train celebrates its one-millionth passenger
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
Metro working to bring automated trains to entire system, but facing pushback
[www.wusa9.com]
$16B Hudson River tunnel project won't expand train capacity. Is it worth it?
[gothamist.com]
Wilmington & Western Railroad volunteers protest to restart train service
[www.wdel.com]
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Special Trains
[www.alamosacitizen.com]
Keep Federal Preemption Of Railroad Regulation On Track
[www.forbes.com]
Western Maryland 1309 Slated For Springtime Return
[railfan.com]
Tax credits, truck limits top small railroads’ DC agenda
[www.freightwaves.com]
Could short lines come to the rescue of Class I railroads?
[www.freightwaves.com]
East Broad Top Breaks Ground on New Depot
[railfan.com]
BNSF, NS Partner to Speed Up Transon Intermodal Service
[railfan.com]
MTA announces plan to fortify Metro-North Hudson Line against climate change
[www.timesunion.com]
Legislation would coordinate law enforcement response to rail cargo theft
[www.freightwaves.com]
PARALLEL SYSTEMS TO LAUNCH FIRST COMMERCIAL PILOT IN APRIL FOLLOWING FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL AS COMPANY CLOSES $38 MILLION SERIES B FUNDING ROUND
[finance.yahoo.com]
and
Parallel Systems announces first autonomous rail pilot in Georgia
[www.railway-technology.com]
NTSB Issues Railroad Investigation Report 25-04
[www.rtands.com]
US rail traffic sees second double-digit increase of 2025
[www.freightwaves.com]
People news from AITX and Evertrak
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF, yardmasters reach tentative labor pact
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
The Surface Transportation Board Approves Rail Line Lease in Oregon
[www.railway.supply]
and
Service at Eugene railyard transferred to smaller railroad company
[www.kezi.com]
BNSF rail bridge project begins in Oklahoma
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Korea Railroad eyes $300 million dollar bond offering, sources say
[www.tradingview.com]
Bridge built in 5 days: BNSF replaces destroyed span
[www.ozarksfirst.com]
CSX recognizes 62 customers for hazmat safety
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
RTD-Denver calls for local transit mobility proposals
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX doubles Cumberland Yard's switching capacity
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
SEPTA announces FY26 budget-cutting measures
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
SEPTA Budget Crisis May Shut Down Wilmington/Newark Line
[www.railway.supply]
Toronto transit agency achieves ridership milestone
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Wyoming Man Who Says AI Driver Wrecked Train Settles With Union Pacific
[cowboystatedaily.com]
Gov. Andy Beshear awards over $3.6M in grants to enhance reliable railway infrastructure
[www.wbko.com]
Railroads, chemical shippers should continue to label haz-mat carrying rail cars, DHS says
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Metro-North closes rail station for 2 years to allow for trail construction
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
The Secret Formula for Faster Trains
[www.bloomberg.com]
$3.6M Awarded to 12 Rail Projects in Kentucky
[www.rtands.com]
Green Transformation on U.S. Railroads: Battery-Powered Locomotive in Service
[raillynews.com]
U.S. and Egypt Sign $235 Million Contracts to Modernize Railway Infrastructure, Strengthening Bilateral Economic Ties
[eg.usembassy.gov]
BLET ratifies quality-of-life pact with Belt Railway of Chicago
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF Completes Major Upgrades at Tulsa Yard in Record Time
[www.railway.supply]
San Joaquin Council Approves $14 Million for Stockton Diamond Project
[www.railway.supply]
Amtrak Service Expansion to Green Bay Moves Forward
[www.railway.supply]
Amtrak Brings Back Retired HHP8 Locomotives as Cab Cars
[www.railway.supply]
Valley Metro to Open New Light-Rail Extension in Downtown Phoenix
[www.railway.supply]
Virginia DRPT Drafts $7B SYIP
[www.railwayage.com]
Automatic Train Control (ATO) Suspended on WMATA Red Line
[www.rtands.com]
HS2 Builds Tunnel Extensions to Prevent Sonic Booms
[www.railway.supply]
United Kingdom Introduces Digital Technology to Steam Locomotives
[www.railway.supply]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2025 09:50AM by admin.
Trainnews - 04/16/25
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Date: April 16, 2025 09:48AM
The Tide light rail train at the Civic Plaza stop on 9-6-13. The Tide system extends 7.4 miles from the Eastern Virginia Medical Center complex east through downtown Norfolk to Newtown Road at the border of Virginia Beach. It is served by 11 stations and four park-and-ride lots. Parking is free. Service began on August 19, 2011, the first light rail system in Virginia.
Alex Mayes Photo
Ridership for this critical train line is surging thanks to California’s investments in rail
[www.gov.ca.gov]
Metra assumes control of Oak Park train station
[www.oakpark.com]
11 train cars derailed in downtown Shreveport
[www.ksla.com]
France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?
[laist.com]
Commuter rail riders delayed in Boston for 4 hours as multiple trains canceled: Here's why
[www.heraldnews.com]
Amtrak begins repairs to avoid another disruptive summer for train riders
[newjerseymonitor.com]
Delray Beach firefighter fired after fire truck collides with Brightline train
[cbs12.com]
Freight train engine fire extinguished, contained by Bellows Falls FD
[eagletimes.com]
Strike possible after NJ Transit train engineers reject labor deal
[newjerseymonitor.com]
Trump administration pulls support for Dallas-to-Houston bullet train
[www.dallasnews.com]
and
Trump admin cuts $60M for bullet train. Can railway from Dallas to Houston still happen?
[www.statesman.com]
Heartland Flyer passenger train through Fort Worth at risk if Texas doesn’t allocate funding
[fortworthreport.org]
A train project nears completion in the Rockaways, set to reopen by Memorial Day
[abc7ny.com]
Guatemala, the Maya Train’s next stop: Thursday’s mañanera recapped
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
How one SLC company is pushing to the next level in electric train travel
[www.sltrib.com]
Some North County train services canceled or delayed after earthquake
[fox5sandiego.com]
Maya Train celebrates its one-millionth passenger
[mexiconewsdaily.com]
Metro working to bring automated trains to entire system, but facing pushback
[www.wusa9.com]
$16B Hudson River tunnel project won't expand train capacity. Is it worth it?
[gothamist.com]
Wilmington & Western Railroad volunteers protest to restart train service
[www.wdel.com]
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Special Trains
[www.alamosacitizen.com]
Keep Federal Preemption Of Railroad Regulation On Track
[www.forbes.com]
Western Maryland 1309 Slated For Springtime Return
[railfan.com]
Tax credits, truck limits top small railroads’ DC agenda
[www.freightwaves.com]
Could short lines come to the rescue of Class I railroads?
[www.freightwaves.com]
East Broad Top Breaks Ground on New Depot
[railfan.com]
BNSF, NS Partner to Speed Up Transon Intermodal Service
[railfan.com]
MTA announces plan to fortify Metro-North Hudson Line against climate change
[www.timesunion.com]
Legislation would coordinate law enforcement response to rail cargo theft
[www.freightwaves.com]
PARALLEL SYSTEMS TO LAUNCH FIRST COMMERCIAL PILOT IN APRIL FOLLOWING FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL AS COMPANY CLOSES $38 MILLION SERIES B FUNDING ROUND
[finance.yahoo.com]
and
Parallel Systems announces first autonomous rail pilot in Georgia
[www.railway-technology.com]
NTSB Issues Railroad Investigation Report 25-04
[www.rtands.com]
US rail traffic sees second double-digit increase of 2025
[www.freightwaves.com]
People news from AITX and Evertrak
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF, yardmasters reach tentative labor pact
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
The Surface Transportation Board Approves Rail Line Lease in Oregon
[www.railway.supply]
and
Service at Eugene railyard transferred to smaller railroad company
[www.kezi.com]
BNSF rail bridge project begins in Oklahoma
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Korea Railroad eyes $300 million dollar bond offering, sources say
[www.tradingview.com]
Bridge built in 5 days: BNSF replaces destroyed span
[www.ozarksfirst.com]
CSX recognizes 62 customers for hazmat safety
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
RTD-Denver calls for local transit mobility proposals
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX doubles Cumberland Yard's switching capacity
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
SEPTA announces FY26 budget-cutting measures
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
and
SEPTA Budget Crisis May Shut Down Wilmington/Newark Line
[www.railway.supply]
Toronto transit agency achieves ridership milestone
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Wyoming Man Who Says AI Driver Wrecked Train Settles With Union Pacific
[cowboystatedaily.com]
Gov. Andy Beshear awards over $3.6M in grants to enhance reliable railway infrastructure
[www.wbko.com]
Railroads, chemical shippers should continue to label haz-mat carrying rail cars, DHS says
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Metro-North closes rail station for 2 years to allow for trail construction
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
The Secret Formula for Faster Trains
[www.bloomberg.com]
$3.6M Awarded to 12 Rail Projects in Kentucky
[www.rtands.com]
Green Transformation on U.S. Railroads: Battery-Powered Locomotive in Service
[raillynews.com]
U.S. and Egypt Sign $235 Million Contracts to Modernize Railway Infrastructure, Strengthening Bilateral Economic Ties
[eg.usembassy.gov]
BLET ratifies quality-of-life pact with Belt Railway of Chicago
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
BNSF Completes Major Upgrades at Tulsa Yard in Record Time
[www.railway.supply]
San Joaquin Council Approves $14 Million for Stockton Diamond Project
[www.railway.supply]
Amtrak Service Expansion to Green Bay Moves Forward
[www.railway.supply]
Amtrak Brings Back Retired HHP8 Locomotives as Cab Cars
[www.railway.supply]
Valley Metro to Open New Light-Rail Extension in Downtown Phoenix
[www.railway.supply]
Virginia DRPT Drafts $7B SYIP
[www.railwayage.com]
Automatic Train Control (ATO) Suspended on WMATA Red Line
[www.rtands.com]
HS2 Builds Tunnel Extensions to Prevent Sonic Booms
[www.railway.supply]
United Kingdom Introduces Digital Technology to Steam Locomotives
[www.railway.supply]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/2025 09:50AM by admin.