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Trainnews - 08/27/25
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Date: August 27, 2025 01:57PM



With new power on the point Amtrak’s Empire Builder makes track speed through downtown Duplainville,WI. back in 1974.

Tom Farence photo

Amtrak Makes History Launching NextGen Acela Service
[media.amtrak.com]
and
Alstom delivers America’s fastest trains with the debut of Amtrak’s NextGen Acela on the Northeast Corridor
[www.alstom.com]

Trump administration takes control of Washington’s Union Station train hub
[www.aljazeera.com]

Merced might be removed from initial California bullet train route to cut costs, report suggests
[themercedfocus.org]

How fast will Amtrak's new NextGen Acela 160 mph train really go in Connecticut?
[www.ctinsider.com]

California's long-delayed bullet train slated to run in the Central Valley by 2032
[abcnews.go.com]

NTSB releases preliminary report on DART train fire
[www.nbcdfw.com]

The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad looks to keep train riding alive with train B&B and more
[www.wjfw.com]

This group is all aboard for rail service connecting Aquidneck Island. How it could happen
[www.newportri.com]

Maconites react as GDOT explores passenger train connecting Atlanta, Macon and Savannah
[wgxa.tv]

Jersey train company hoping to bring services back
[www.bbc.com]

Platform Barriers Installed at Major Upper West Side Train Station
[www.westsiderag.com]

New Coast-To-Coast Train That Replaces Existing Amtrak Routes Set To Become America’s 250th Birthday Attraction
[www.thetravel.com]

PATH train fire in Jersey City caused by electrical arcing, NTSB says
[www.nj.com]

Amtrak Enforces Rarely Applied Rules Ahead of NextGen Train Debut Affecting All Passengers
[www.thetravel.com]

Tel Aviv train service to resume Sunday, after being suspended last week for repairs
[www.timesofisrael.com]

JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
[www.japantimes.co.jp]

Metrolink Train Service from Ventura County to Santa Barbara and Goleta Delayed to 2026
[keyt.com]

Brightline offers special train service for University of Miami games against Notre Dame, Florida
[www.wptv.com]

MassDOT receives $3.5M to help connect Springfield to Albany by train
[gazettenet.com]

WMATA reveals new winning 8000-series Metro train car designs
[wjla.com]

Thailand to launch new luxury train experience in 2025
[connectingtravel.com]

San Mateo moves ahead with street closures to help lessen train noise
[www.smdailyjournal.com]

Extra trains on track for Metra BNSF riders and more stops on the UP West: Here’s what it means to you
[www.dailyherald.com]

PATH train service changes for Labor Day weekend
[pix11.com]

The World’s Longest Train Trip No One Ever Dares to Take
[www.aol.com]

Canadian Pacific joins Buffett in rejecting railroad consolidation, narrowing merger prospects
[www.reuters.com]

Buffett shoots down talk of Berkshire railroad merger, CSX shares slide
[finance.yahoo.com]
and
CSX-BNSF railroad pact lessens expectations of quick merger, analysts say
[www.reuters.com]

Amtrak Presents CPKC “Best Host Railroad” award for 2024
[www.cpkcr.com]

Learn about proposed railroad connector across Georgia
[www.wrdw.com]

This historic Catskills train is back after 5 years, just in time for leaf-peeping season
[www.timeout.com]

Railroad can’t avoid costly TSA-ordered cybersecurity measures: Court
[www.businessinsurance.com]

WMSR to Host ‘Maryland Railfest’
[railfan.com]

The Alaska Railroad dedicates coach to their longest serving Conductor
[www.youralaskalink.com]

Santa Fe FP45 to be Restored
[railfan.com]

Jaguar Transport Holdings Acquires Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad
[www.prnewswire.com]

Union Pacific: BLET “vehemently objects” to railroad’s relocation plans for portions of North Platte home terminal
[ble-t.org]

R.J. Corman Railroad Group appoints new president and CEO
[transportationtodaynews.com]

People news from SC Ports, NYSW Railway and Alaska Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Union Pacific names Arkansas focus sites
[www.nwaonline.com]

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad fire recovery efforts
[www.fox13seattle.com]

Union Pacific Working with Short Line Railroads to Expand Businesses’ Access to Rail
[www.businesswire.com]

Patriot Rail Unveils New Brand Identity
[www.morningstar.com]

Feds Cancel Four More California High-Speed Rail Grants
[www.enr.com]

US lawmakers, unions oppose railroad plan to automate track safety inspections
[finance.yahoo.com]

Rail supplier news from Alstom and Urban Engineers
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Rail carriers, signalmen reach tentative labor agreement
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

LIRR could face first strike in decades as early as September: Everything you need to know
[www.nydailynews.com]

Trinity Railway Express to be upgraded for World Cup transportation
[fortworthreport.org]

Nokia unveils commercial 5G solution for next-gen digital railway operations supporting FRMCS
[www.nokia.com]

New Staten Island Railway cars mean more standing, ‘much, much less’ sitting
[www.silive.com]

CPKC opposes ‘transcontinental’ rail consolidation
[www.automotivelogistics.media]

For 2024, Two Class I’s Deemed ‘Revenue Adequate’
[www.railwayage.com]

LSRC Debuts Pere Marquette Heritage Locomotive
[www.railwayage.com]

Turkey builds new railway route between China and Europe bypassing Russia
[aze.media]

Arizona Eastern Railway employees win first contract in history
[www.railway.supply]

How UP’s Real-Time Tech Is Powering Rail Growth
[www.railwayage.com]



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