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Date: February 04, 2026 11:56AM
This day in Railroad History
February 4, 1887
The Interstate Commerce Act was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. Responding to a widespread public outcry, states had passed laws that were designed to curb railroad abuses. However, in an 1886 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws regulating interstate railroads were unconstitutional because they violated the Commerce Clause, which gives Congress the exclusive power "to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes" left a regulatory void that was soon filled by Congress. The following year, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act.
[law.jrank.org]
About 10 years ago I made a trip through Tacoma Washington; the amazement of the condition of the Union Station was beyond belief, from what I could see it looked like it was just built. What a beautiful tribute to the Railroad History of the area.
Mike Keyes Photo
1 killed when Metrolink train slams into car in Los Angeles County
[ktla.com]
Severe rail disruption continues after derailment
[www.bbc.com]
and
COMMUTER CHAOS ‘Do not travel’ alert issued by THREE rail operators after train derails with passengers facing hour-long delays
[www.thesun.co.uk]
Sustainable Switch: Italy’s train staff strikes on eve of Milan Winter Olympics
[www.reuters.com]
We ran the numbers: BART was delayed 35,105 times in the last 2 years
[sfstandard.com]
DIA wants to shave 13 seconds off travelers’ train waits using newer cars
[www.denverpost.com]
and
DEN Receives Final Train Car for Modernised Passenger Train Fleet
[airportindustry-news.com]
CN grain train derailment highlights risks of unmanaged rail stress and track buckling
[www.thesafetymag.com]
Union Pacific and Wabtec Sign $1.2B Deal to Modernize Locomotives
[www.wabteccorp.com]
and
Union Pacific, Wabtec sign $1.2 billion deal for locomotive modernizations
[www.trains.com]
and
Union Pacific, Wabtec ink $1.2B deal to upgrade locomotives
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
GO train service impacts will continue into Thursday: Metrolinx
[www.cbc.ca]
South Shore Line plans $2.75 million in safety improvements after Chicago journalist's death
[www.cbsnews.com]
Steel rails to ski trails: A deep dive into Colorado’s ski-train past and its promising future
[www.vaildaily.com]
Roanoke looking to build train station at Amtrak platform
[www.wdbj7.com]
“Historic Day” – Final Section of El Insurgente Train Inaugurated
[mexicosolidarity.com]
Utah crude oil train angles for $2.8 billion RRIF loan
[www.bondbuyer.com]
Pacific Northwest Short Line Looks to Restart Tourist Train
[railfan.com]
Japan's Most Mysterious Bullet Train Has No Schedule and Is Said to Bring Good Luck—and 2026 Is the Last Time to See It
[www.travelandleisure.com]
New train service could make Central Coast commutes easier
[www.ksby.com]
SunRail Unveils America 250 Train Celebrating the Nation’s 250th
[bungalower.com]
Inside MARTA's new train cars: An inside look at the fleet — and the veteran conductor helping launch it
[www.cbsnews.com]
Japan sets a date for the world’s fastest train: it will exceed 370 miles per hour
[en.as.com]
Germany’s Hermann Hesse Line Reopens After 40 Years with Green Battery Hybrid Trains Hourly Service and New Extension to Renningen
[www.travelandtourworld.com]
Big Boy Train to celebrate U.S. anniversary with tour into California
[www.vvdailypress.com]
Alstom, DB tap 5G for remote train driving
[www.mobileworldlive.com]
and
DB and Alstom are testing remote train control in depots
[www.railwaypro.com]
Derailed locomotives cleared from bridge over Olalla Slough in Lincoln County
[www.kptv.com]
Amtrak is finally restoring train service between Albany and NYC
[www.timeout.com]
UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend
[www.theguardian.com]
Northlander train nears return as work along corridor begins to wrap up
[globalnews.ca]
Antitrust suit filed against Union Pacific and K&O Railroad
[www.feedstuffs.com]
Fort Worth-based BNSF committing $3.6B for railroad improvements
[fortworthreport.org]
New York Tourist Railroad Eyes New Home
[railfan.com]
Valley Railroad to Convert 2-8-2 to Burn Oil
[railfan.com]
$1.2M state grant boosts Strasburg Rail Road freight operation
[lancasteronline.com]
Status of the Railroad - A Message from Kenny Rocker, EVP, Marketing & Sales
[www.up.com]
FEMA allocates $4.4 million to Connecticut for railroad repairs
[www.wtnh.com]
President of R. J. Corman Railroad Company announces retirement
[transportationtodaynews.com]
Santa Fe 4-6-2 on Track to Steam in 2027
[railfan.com]
Tri-Rail leader David Dech resigns to head Midwest commuter railroad
[www.sun-sentinel.com]
New industrial development worth $7.7B for Norfolk Southern in 2025
[www.freightwaves.com]
CN shows financial, operating gains in fourth quarter
[www.freightwaves.com]
Norfolk Southern to expand use of wheel defect detection system
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
60 tons of West Side Lumber Co. RR history to return to Sierra Nevada
[www.uniondemocrat.com]
Union Jobs for Life: An Unprecedented Pledge Enabled by Growth
[www.up.com]
CSX completes hump lead extension at Avon Yard
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CPKC sets new grain-haul record for January
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Phoenix pulls plug on Capitol light-rail extension
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific Keeps Freight Moving Through Severe Weather
[www.up.com]
Short-line traffic in 2025: More good than bad or ugly
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Norfolk Southern’s profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty
[fox40.com]
February 4, 1887
The Interstate Commerce Act was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. Responding to a widespread public outcry, states had passed laws that were designed to curb railroad abuses. However, in an 1886 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws regulating interstate railroads were unconstitutional because they violated the Commerce Clause, which gives Congress the exclusive power "to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes" left a regulatory void that was soon filled by Congress. The following year, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act.
[law.jrank.org]
About 10 years ago I made a trip through Tacoma Washington; the amazement of the condition of the Union Station was beyond belief, from what I could see it looked like it was just built. What a beautiful tribute to the Railroad History of the area.
Mike Keyes Photo
1 killed when Metrolink train slams into car in Los Angeles County
[ktla.com]
Severe rail disruption continues after derailment
[www.bbc.com]
and
COMMUTER CHAOS ‘Do not travel’ alert issued by THREE rail operators after train derails with passengers facing hour-long delays
[www.thesun.co.uk]
Sustainable Switch: Italy’s train staff strikes on eve of Milan Winter Olympics
[www.reuters.com]
We ran the numbers: BART was delayed 35,105 times in the last 2 years
[sfstandard.com]
DIA wants to shave 13 seconds off travelers’ train waits using newer cars
[www.denverpost.com]
and
DEN Receives Final Train Car for Modernised Passenger Train Fleet
[airportindustry-news.com]
CN grain train derailment highlights risks of unmanaged rail stress and track buckling
[www.thesafetymag.com]
Union Pacific and Wabtec Sign $1.2B Deal to Modernize Locomotives
[www.wabteccorp.com]
and
Union Pacific, Wabtec sign $1.2 billion deal for locomotive modernizations
[www.trains.com]
and
Union Pacific, Wabtec ink $1.2B deal to upgrade locomotives
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
GO train service impacts will continue into Thursday: Metrolinx
[www.cbc.ca]
South Shore Line plans $2.75 million in safety improvements after Chicago journalist's death
[www.cbsnews.com]
Steel rails to ski trails: A deep dive into Colorado’s ski-train past and its promising future
[www.vaildaily.com]
Roanoke looking to build train station at Amtrak platform
[www.wdbj7.com]
“Historic Day” – Final Section of El Insurgente Train Inaugurated
[mexicosolidarity.com]
Utah crude oil train angles for $2.8 billion RRIF loan
[www.bondbuyer.com]
Pacific Northwest Short Line Looks to Restart Tourist Train
[railfan.com]
Japan's Most Mysterious Bullet Train Has No Schedule and Is Said to Bring Good Luck—and 2026 Is the Last Time to See It
[www.travelandleisure.com]
New train service could make Central Coast commutes easier
[www.ksby.com]
SunRail Unveils America 250 Train Celebrating the Nation’s 250th
[bungalower.com]
Inside MARTA's new train cars: An inside look at the fleet — and the veteran conductor helping launch it
[www.cbsnews.com]
Japan sets a date for the world’s fastest train: it will exceed 370 miles per hour
[en.as.com]
Germany’s Hermann Hesse Line Reopens After 40 Years with Green Battery Hybrid Trains Hourly Service and New Extension to Renningen
[www.travelandtourworld.com]
Big Boy Train to celebrate U.S. anniversary with tour into California
[www.vvdailypress.com]
Alstom, DB tap 5G for remote train driving
[www.mobileworldlive.com]
and
DB and Alstom are testing remote train control in depots
[www.railwaypro.com]
Derailed locomotives cleared from bridge over Olalla Slough in Lincoln County
[www.kptv.com]
Amtrak is finally restoring train service between Albany and NYC
[www.timeout.com]
UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend
[www.theguardian.com]
Northlander train nears return as work along corridor begins to wrap up
[globalnews.ca]
Antitrust suit filed against Union Pacific and K&O Railroad
[www.feedstuffs.com]
Fort Worth-based BNSF committing $3.6B for railroad improvements
[fortworthreport.org]
New York Tourist Railroad Eyes New Home
[railfan.com]
Valley Railroad to Convert 2-8-2 to Burn Oil
[railfan.com]
$1.2M state grant boosts Strasburg Rail Road freight operation
[lancasteronline.com]
Status of the Railroad - A Message from Kenny Rocker, EVP, Marketing & Sales
[www.up.com]
FEMA allocates $4.4 million to Connecticut for railroad repairs
[www.wtnh.com]
President of R. J. Corman Railroad Company announces retirement
[transportationtodaynews.com]
Santa Fe 4-6-2 on Track to Steam in 2027
[railfan.com]
Tri-Rail leader David Dech resigns to head Midwest commuter railroad
[www.sun-sentinel.com]
New industrial development worth $7.7B for Norfolk Southern in 2025
[www.freightwaves.com]
CN shows financial, operating gains in fourth quarter
[www.freightwaves.com]
Norfolk Southern to expand use of wheel defect detection system
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
60 tons of West Side Lumber Co. RR history to return to Sierra Nevada
[www.uniondemocrat.com]
Union Jobs for Life: An Unprecedented Pledge Enabled by Growth
[www.up.com]
CSX completes hump lead extension at Avon Yard
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
CPKC sets new grain-haul record for January
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Phoenix pulls plug on Capitol light-rail extension
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Union Pacific Keeps Freight Moving Through Severe Weather
[www.up.com]
Short-line traffic in 2025: More good than bad or ugly
[www.progressiverailroading.com]
Norfolk Southern’s profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty
[fox40.com]