Connecticut: Rail Car Repairs, Leasing Issues Put Hartford Line Start Date in Doubt

By Gregory B. Hladky, Hartford Courant; April 4, 2018 Most of the 16 aging Massachusetts rail cars Connecticut is leasing…

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Florida: JAXPORT’s heavy-lift berth used to move locomotives for overseas shipping

A press release from JAXPORT; March 5, 2018: JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Highly trained master riggers moved two locomotives each weighing more…

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New Jersey Transit ‘most at risk’ of missing safety deadline, which could end your commute to New York City

By Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com; March 1, 2018 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Transit is one of the two northeast commuter railroads…

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EPA certifies emission-reduction system for North Carolina DOT locomotive

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 21, 2018 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified an emissions-reduction system for one…

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UK: Diesel is dying – let steam trains ride to the rescue

By Simon Jenkins, The Guardian; February 12, 2018 New ministers always go a little mad in the early days of…

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New Jersey Transit’s Engines Parked as Train-Control Software Won’t Work

By Elise Young, Bloomberg; January 23, 2018 New Jersey Transit’s race to fulfill a federal mandate for emergency train-braking has…

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How to prevent a real train wreck

By H. Lee Murphy, Crain’s Chicago Business; January 4, 2018 After a train accident, investigators often can figure out the…

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Canada: Garneau makes push for voice, video recorders in locomotives after Amtrak crash

By The Canadian Press, The Chronicle Herald; December 26, 2017 OTTAWA — A deadly derailment on the west coast of…

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Canadian National to Purchase 200 New Locomotives from GE Transportation over the Next Three Years

A press release from Canadian National Railway; December 22, 2017: MONTREAL & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced…

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New Jersey Transit to order more electro-diesels

Written by  William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; December 8, 2017 NEW JERSEY Transit (NJ Transit) has decided to…

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Buffalo, New York rail historians gain a necessity — tracks and freight cars

By Robert J. McCarthy, The Buffalo News; December 1, 2017 Some day in the not too distant future, the Western…

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Southern California: Metrolink’s “Tier 4” locomotive unveiling stopped in its tracks

By Christian Monterrosa and Ryan Painter, The Signal; November 19, 2017 Metrolink was set to unveil its brand new Tier…

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Locomotives: An Erie, Pennsylvania without GE? Might happen

By Jim Martin, GoErie.com; November 14, 2017 In historic move, GE announces plan to sell its transportation business. Eleven days…

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New Jersey Transit seeking to replace 50-year-old locomotives

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; November 7, 2017 NJ Transit’s oldest locomotives, some of which have been on the tracks for…

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General Electric Company May Spin-Off Transportation Division

By Joe Cornell, Contributor, Forbes Magazine; November 1, 2017 On October 26, 2017, media reports indicated that General Electric Company…

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The Daily CSX: Rail Operator CSX Reduces Locomotives in Maintenance Program

By Reuters, The New York Times; October 18, 2017 (Reuters) – CSX Corp, the No. 3 U.S. railroad operator, will…

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Wisconsin: Fast engines coming to Hiawatha line hit with speed limit

By Steve Chamraz, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee NBC 4; October 3, 2017 MILWAUKEE – High-speed locomotives set to debut on the Amtrak…

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