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Trainnews - 09/24/25
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Date: September 24, 2025 12:47PM


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Amtrak’s Empire Builder at its station stop at Columbus,WI. 1975.

Tom Farence photo

All aboard for the Union Station Train Festival this weekend
[laist.com]

I rode Amtrak's new Acela train, the fastest in the US. The 6 most surprising parts had nothing to do with speed.
[www.businessinsider.com]

Metro-North adds electric trains, ‘super-express’ service to New York City
[www.timesunion.com]
and
Metro-North 'super-express' trains will make commuting from Poughkeepsie quicker
[www.poughkeepsiejournal.com]

Study identifies key psychosocial stress factors in freight train driving
[phys.org]

ALTRIOS Software Helps Launch Next-Generation Railcars in Heart of Georgia
[www.nrel.gov]

Amtrak train going from Milwaukee to Chicago collides with construction vehicle
[www.jsonline.com]

Report raises questions about Reed Point train derailment
[www.krtv.com]

Fiery explosion west of Cheyenne as train hits gas line
[capcity.news]

ACE again offering special train service to 49ers games
[www.pleasantonweekly.com]

Rocks on train tracks strand 900 Machu Picchu tourists amid protest
[www.theguardian.com]

This Scenic California Steam Train Is One Of The Most Beautiful In The U.S. — Perfect For Enjoying Fall Foliage
[secretlosangeles.com]

Abandoned train cars moved after sitting near a Northwest Iowa town for over 2 decades
[www.ktiv.com]
and
Group to Restore Historic Train Cars in Dickinson County
[northwestiowanow.com]

Britain's worst major train stations for cancellations
[www.bbc.com]

New train timetable in operation until December
[www.bbc.com]

SMART Trains begins building Healdsburg extension
[www.ktvu.com]

Delayed train fleet set to start running
[www.bbc.com]

Omio and České dráhy announce strategic partnership, elevating European cross-border train travel options
[finance.yahoo.com]

The Trump Dividend: Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $5 Billion to get America Building Safer, More Reliable Railroads
[www.transportation.gov]
and
Trump administration wants to hand out $2.4 billion it took from California’s high-speed railroad
[apnews.com]

Railroad Industry Continues Making Progress Converting Tank Cars to Safer Standards
[www.bts.gov]

New locomotives begin passenger service on Metro-North Railroad
[spectrumlocalnews.com]
and
New Siemens Charger locomotives begin passenger service on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line
[www.masstransitmag.com]

First new Utah railroad in a century opens
[www.freightwaves.com]

Historic Mt. Rainier railroad bridge demolished after suspected arson
[www.khq.com]

Rocky Mountaineer Buys Lake Louise Depot
[railfan.com]

Railroad company promises $2M to fix rail track, add passenger service to Wilkes-Barre
[www.citizensvoice.com]

Railroad union endorses Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger following job security deal
[transportationtodaynews.com]
and
Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger but some still have reservations
[apnews.com]

UP Sues Metra
[railfan.com]

North Carolina Railroad Company recognized for excellence from International Economic Development Council
[transportationtodaynews.com]

See inside the National Railroad Museum's $17 million expansion ahead of grand opening
[www.greenbaypressgazette.com]

Railroad carmen laid off in Green River
[www.wyomingnews.com]

Union Pacific adds 15 focus sites to network
[www.supplychaindive.com]

Watco signs for new Intramotev battery railcar
[www.freightwaves.com]

Terre Haute approves new railroad project, creating up to 50 jobs
[www.wthitv.com]

CSX reopens storm-ravaged Blue Ridge Subdivision
[www.freightwaves.com]

Trump unveils $4B railroad deal with Kazakhstan
[news.az]
and
Wabtec inks $4.2B locomotive order for Kazakhstan's national railway
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Virginia Railway Express, Amtrak adjust schedules to accommodate Long Bridge Project
[virginiamercury.com]

Canadian National Railway, CSX Sign MOU to Launch New All-Rail Intermodal Service to Nashville
[finance.yahoo.com]

FCC, Comsa, OHLA and Azvi form consortia to bid for railway corridor in Mexico
[thecorner.eu]

Russia Plans to Extend Pacific Railway to Serve Siberian Coal Basin
[www.travelandtourworld.com]

MTA finishes upgrading entire Staten Island Railway fleet with new train cars
[www.silive.com]

Diverted trains to use historic line
[www.bbc.com]



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