Trainnews 2025 : Trainnews
On 3/12/2013 GP7 1617 switches a couple of very old Butte, Anaconda & Pacific flatcars at the Inland Northwest Railway Museum at Reardan WA.
Bruce Butler Photo
Despite soaring price tag, Santa Cruz County transportation head says rail project is still viable
[www.kazu.org]
Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade
[www.npr.org]
and
Amtrak's new high-speed Acela train is a gamechanger for Northeast travelers [video]
[www.cbsnews.com]
Trump administration takes control of Washington’s Union Station train hub
[www.aljazeera.com]
Train derailment in Fort Worth prompts limited shelter-in-place
[www.fox4news.com]
Price of train tickets going up in Connecticut
[www.nbcconnecticut.com]
Passenger train derails in Egypt, killing at least 3 and injuring 94
[apnews.com]
NTSB releases preliminary report into train derailment that seriously injured conductor at Denver railyard
[www.denver7.com]
and
Denver train derailment that trapped conductor caused by switch error, NTSB says
[www.denverpost.com]
America's Passenger Train Network Is Getting a Reality Check
[www.newsweek.com]
L B Foster Co (FSTR) Delivers First 320-Foot Rail Train to Lake State Railway
[finance.yahoo.com]
California High-Speed Rail announces accelerated timeline for milestone work
[ktla.com]
and
With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward
[www.npr.org]
Train delayed 'due to people trying to hang flags'
[www.bbc.com]
Ticketless train travel to be trialled across cities
[www.bbc.com]
L.A. To Vegas Bullet Train Is Getting Closer To Its Main Construction Stage — This Is The New Launch Date
[secretlosangeles.com]
Historic Kalispell Train Depot starts construction on new roof
[www.kpax.com]
Engineers achieve 22% aerodynamic drag reduction on 248 mph high-speed train
[interestingengineering.com]
Virginia’s Most Scenic Fall Train Ride Is Back For 5 Weekends—With a Vintage Steam Engine and Peak Foliage Views
[www.yahoo.com]
Rail advocates urge public to demand more passenger train investment locally
[local12.com]
Train station ticket staff to strike over pay
[www.bbc.com]
Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member before huge rail merger decision
[www.pbs.org]
and
White House Plans to Appoint a Republican, Democrat to Railroad Regulator, MSNBC Reports
[www.usnews.com]
Chugging along the railroad: Union Pacific considering relocating 80 workers to Omaha
[nebraska.tv]
SMART Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department members on Union Pacific unanimously ratify tentative agreement
[www.smart-union.org]
New York: BLET conducting strike authorization vote at Long Island Rail Road
[ble-t.org]
As railroad merger rumors swirl, CSX CEO says working with peers is the best way to boost value
[www.cnbc.com]
Knight-Swift backs rail mega merger
[www.ccjdigital.com]
BNSF partners with Florida railroad for nationwide freight service
[fortworthreport.org]
Port of Columbia commissioners schedule workshop to continue railroad sale discussion
[www.union-bulletin.com]
and
Jaguar Transport Holdings Acquires Columbia Basin, Central Washington Railroads
[www.yoursourceone.com]
and
New Columbia Basin Railroad owners assume operation
[columbiabasinherald.com]
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad offering new ‘dark sky’ trains
[www.kob.com]
Conway’s Railroad Bridge reopens to river traffic
[www.wmbfnews.com]
OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD: Facts About Rockaway Beach Runaround Track Plans
[www.tillamookcountypioneer.net]
CPKC: We’re Not Interested in Another Merger
[railfan.com]
Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions that Cover 12 Crafts
[finance.yahoo.com]
Columbus officials sue Norfolk Southern over 90 acres of railroad property
[www.wrbl.com]
Regulators OK Watco acquisition of Great Lakes Central Railroad
[finance.yahoo.com]
and
STB approves Watco's acquisition of Great Lakes Central Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Gov. Beshear announces $1.9 million grant for P&L Railroad project in Calvert City
[www.thelakenews.com]
FRA allows small railroads to automate hours-of-service records
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Rail supplier news from Capital Railroad, Koppers, Jacobs, HDR and Acciona
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
People news from American Track, Port NOLA and Delmarva Central Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Chicago Staves Off Transit Cuts — For Now
[railfan.com]
Kentucky awards $7.5M in rail infrastructure grants
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX releases latest ESG report
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Watco Logistics acquires Colossal Transport
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
U.S. freight-rail traffic dipped in Week 34
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
US Northeast Rail Corridor Gets a Major Makeover with Tunnel and Bridge Replacements, Expanding Access, and Boosting Efficiency for Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Long Island Rail Road Commuters: New update
[www.travelandtourworld.com]
TXNW Railway celebrates $8.2M interchange expansion in Etter
[www.amarillo.com]
Kansas & Oklahoma to acquire Union Pacific line in Jayhawk State
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Kuwait Plans to Tender $1 Billion National Rail Road Project this Year
[www.msn.com]
Maryland DOT awards $1.2M to support freight-rail corridors
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Ohio’s New Rail Plan Puts Freight First, Even Though Ohioans Are Clearly Asking for Passenger Trains
[www.columbusnavigator.com]
Massachusetts Receives Federal Funding for West-East Railroad Project
[raillynews.com]
Sinaloa Cartel Use Railroad to Move Meth to Arkansas
[ijr.com]
Three dead after historic funicular railway derails in Lisbon
[www.bbc.com]
Vale fails to reach deal on Brazil railway concessions
[seekingalpha.com]
Washington Metro Unveils Livery for New 8000-Series Fleet
[railway-news.com]
California High-Speed Rail Begins Procurement for 2026 Track Installation
[railway-news.com]
Scotland's scenic West Highland railway in £15m upgrade
[www.bbc.com]
Caltrain Ridership Surges with Over 75% Growth for Two Months
[www.railway.supply]
APTA Calls for Major Federal Investment in Transit and Rail
[www.railway.supply]
Panama begins audit into canal railway contract
[www.bairdmaritime.com]
Trainnews - 09/03/25
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Date: September 03, 2025 12:29PM
On 3/12/2013 GP7 1617 switches a couple of very old Butte, Anaconda & Pacific flatcars at the Inland Northwest Railway Museum at Reardan WA.
Bruce Butler Photo
Despite soaring price tag, Santa Cruz County transportation head says rail project is still viable
[www.kazu.org]
Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade
[www.npr.org]
and
Amtrak's new high-speed Acela train is a gamechanger for Northeast travelers [video]
[www.cbsnews.com]
Trump administration takes control of Washington’s Union Station train hub
[www.aljazeera.com]
Train derailment in Fort Worth prompts limited shelter-in-place
[www.fox4news.com]
Price of train tickets going up in Connecticut
[www.nbcconnecticut.com]
Passenger train derails in Egypt, killing at least 3 and injuring 94
[apnews.com]
NTSB releases preliminary report into train derailment that seriously injured conductor at Denver railyard
[www.denver7.com]
and
Denver train derailment that trapped conductor caused by switch error, NTSB says
[www.denverpost.com]
America's Passenger Train Network Is Getting a Reality Check
[www.newsweek.com]
L B Foster Co (FSTR) Delivers First 320-Foot Rail Train to Lake State Railway
[finance.yahoo.com]
California High-Speed Rail announces accelerated timeline for milestone work
[ktla.com]
and
With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward
[www.npr.org]
Train delayed 'due to people trying to hang flags'
[www.bbc.com]
Ticketless train travel to be trialled across cities
[www.bbc.com]
L.A. To Vegas Bullet Train Is Getting Closer To Its Main Construction Stage — This Is The New Launch Date
[secretlosangeles.com]
Historic Kalispell Train Depot starts construction on new roof
[www.kpax.com]
Engineers achieve 22% aerodynamic drag reduction on 248 mph high-speed train
[interestingengineering.com]
Virginia’s Most Scenic Fall Train Ride Is Back For 5 Weekends—With a Vintage Steam Engine and Peak Foliage Views
[www.yahoo.com]
Rail advocates urge public to demand more passenger train investment locally
[local12.com]
Train station ticket staff to strike over pay
[www.bbc.com]
Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member before huge rail merger decision
[www.pbs.org]
and
White House Plans to Appoint a Republican, Democrat to Railroad Regulator, MSNBC Reports
[www.usnews.com]
Chugging along the railroad: Union Pacific considering relocating 80 workers to Omaha
[nebraska.tv]
SMART Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department members on Union Pacific unanimously ratify tentative agreement
[www.smart-union.org]
New York: BLET conducting strike authorization vote at Long Island Rail Road
[ble-t.org]
As railroad merger rumors swirl, CSX CEO says working with peers is the best way to boost value
[www.cnbc.com]
Knight-Swift backs rail mega merger
[www.ccjdigital.com]
BNSF partners with Florida railroad for nationwide freight service
[fortworthreport.org]
Port of Columbia commissioners schedule workshop to continue railroad sale discussion
[www.union-bulletin.com]
and
Jaguar Transport Holdings Acquires Columbia Basin, Central Washington Railroads
[www.yoursourceone.com]
and
New Columbia Basin Railroad owners assume operation
[columbiabasinherald.com]
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad offering new ‘dark sky’ trains
[www.kob.com]
Conway’s Railroad Bridge reopens to river traffic
[www.wmbfnews.com]
OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD: Facts About Rockaway Beach Runaround Track Plans
[www.tillamookcountypioneer.net]
CPKC: We’re Not Interested in Another Merger
[railfan.com]
Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions that Cover 12 Crafts
[finance.yahoo.com]
Columbus officials sue Norfolk Southern over 90 acres of railroad property
[www.wrbl.com]
Regulators OK Watco acquisition of Great Lakes Central Railroad
[finance.yahoo.com]
and
STB approves Watco's acquisition of Great Lakes Central Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Gov. Beshear announces $1.9 million grant for P&L Railroad project in Calvert City
[www.thelakenews.com]
FRA allows small railroads to automate hours-of-service records
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Rail supplier news from Capital Railroad, Koppers, Jacobs, HDR and Acciona
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
People news from American Track, Port NOLA and Delmarva Central Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Chicago Staves Off Transit Cuts — For Now
[railfan.com]
Kentucky awards $7.5M in rail infrastructure grants
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CSX releases latest ESG report
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Watco Logistics acquires Colossal Transport
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
U.S. freight-rail traffic dipped in Week 34
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
US Northeast Rail Corridor Gets a Major Makeover with Tunnel and Bridge Replacements, Expanding Access, and Boosting Efficiency for Amtrak, NJ Transit, and Long Island Rail Road Commuters: New update
[www.travelandtourworld.com]
TXNW Railway celebrates $8.2M interchange expansion in Etter
[www.amarillo.com]
Kansas & Oklahoma to acquire Union Pacific line in Jayhawk State
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Kuwait Plans to Tender $1 Billion National Rail Road Project this Year
[www.msn.com]
Maryland DOT awards $1.2M to support freight-rail corridors
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Ohio’s New Rail Plan Puts Freight First, Even Though Ohioans Are Clearly Asking for Passenger Trains
[www.columbusnavigator.com]
Massachusetts Receives Federal Funding for West-East Railroad Project
[raillynews.com]
Sinaloa Cartel Use Railroad to Move Meth to Arkansas
[ijr.com]
Three dead after historic funicular railway derails in Lisbon
[www.bbc.com]
Vale fails to reach deal on Brazil railway concessions
[seekingalpha.com]
Washington Metro Unveils Livery for New 8000-Series Fleet
[railway-news.com]
California High-Speed Rail Begins Procurement for 2026 Track Installation
[railway-news.com]
Scotland's scenic West Highland railway in £15m upgrade
[www.bbc.com]
Caltrain Ridership Surges with Over 75% Growth for Two Months
[www.railway.supply]
APTA Calls for Major Federal Investment in Transit and Rail
[www.railway.supply]
Panama begins audit into canal railway contract
[www.bairdmaritime.com]