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FRA to conduct environmental review for planned Amtrak maintenance facility vist.ly/5p25v

FRA to conduct environmental review for planned Amtrak maintenance facility - Trains

CHICAGO — The Federal Railroad Administration will conduct a more complete environmental assessment of Amtrak’s proposed new Chicago-area maintenance facility, stepping back from an earlier decision...

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California high-speed board set to award trainset contract to Siemens vist.ly/5pze6

California high-speed board set to award trainset contract to Siemens - Trains

SACRAMENTO — The California High-Speed Rail Authority will consider the purchase three high-speed trainsets from Siemens Mobility at a board meeting this week. The agenda for a meeting to be held...

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Norfolk Southern to serve new Audi plant in Georgia vist.ly/5pxut

Norfolk Southern to serve new Audi plant in Georgia - Trains

MACON, Ga. — Auto manufacturer Audi will build its first U.S. factory at a Norfolk Southern-served site near Macon, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp  announced on Saturday, Oct....

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Flooding closes BNSF main line in New Mexico vist.ly/5px4n

Flooding closes BNSF main line in New Mexico - Trains

Flooding shut down BNSF Railway’s Southern Transcon in western New Mexico overnight, prompting Amtrak to cancel the Southwest Chief. Heavy rains fell Friday through Sunday, pushing the Rio San Jose...

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Federal, state moves advance South Florida rail projects vist.ly/5pvv7

Federal, state moves advance South Florida rail projects - Trains

MIAMI — Two commuter rail projects in South Florida that would use the Florida East Coast Railway main line have received positive funding news, although Miami-Dade’s mayor expressed some reservati...

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Judge rules speech by UP’s CEO must be made public vist.ly/5pvqq

Judge rules speech by UP’s CEO must be made public - Trains

WASHINGTON — An administrative law judge has ruled that a recording of a Houston speech by Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena must be made public as part of the UP-Norfolk Southern merger review process,...

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Amtrak schedules event for public comment on restructuring vist.ly/5puvj

Amtrak schedules event for public comment on restructuring - Trains

WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board of directors will hold an online meeting on Nov. 10 to hear public comments on its plan to restructure the company into three divisions. The meeting will be held from 2...

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Metra, UP respond to proposals for interim compensation in trackage rights case vist.ly/5ptux

Metra, UP respond to proposals for interim compensation in trackage rights case - Trains

WASHINGTON — How much money Metra must set aside to guarantee payment to Union Pacific while regulators decide what the Chicago-area commuter operator owes for using UP tracks is now a $569 million...

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NS train derails in Altoona, Pa. vist.ly/5przf

NS train derails in Altoona, Pa. - Trains

UPDATE | According to an Amtrak spokesperson, today's train derailment in Altoona is greatly impacting its services between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. WHAT WE KNOW ---> https://t.co/J1wj2arBXE...

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Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility vist.ly/5pruc

Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility - Trains

SEATTLE — Amtrak has opened its new Seattle Maintenance and Inspection Facility, built to support the Airo trainsets that have begun operation on the Amtrak Cascades route. The company held a ribbon...

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What happened in the rail industry this week? October 23, 2026 vist.ly/5pray

What happened in the rail industry this week? October 23, 2026 - Trains

South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail claimed the record for the world’s longest freight train with a 696-car, 4.7-mile empty ore train, and a trip report aboard Amtrak’s Coast Starlight and Califor...

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In the latest Trains Tuesday, view the stunning winning images and runners-up from the 2026 Trains and NRHS Photo Contest celebrating "The Unexpected." View the winning gallery: vist.ly/5pq8p

The unexpected: Trains-NRHS photo contest winners - Trains

Waiting trackside, you expect to see the usual parade of double stacks, auto racks, and oil cans. Instead, the railroad’s polished executive train rolls past. A surprised look on a youngster’s face,...

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MBTA board approves purchase of new Siemens locomotives vist.ly/5pnu3

MBTA board approves purchase of new Siemens locomotives - Trains

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors on Thursday unanimously approved the purchase of 20 Siemens Charger locomotives — 10 diesel-electric units and 10 dual-mode...

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Metrolink to suspend some Orange County service Oct. 26-30 because of high tides vist.ly/5pkz4

Metrolink to suspend some Orange County service Oct. 26-30 because of high tides - Trains

LOS ANGELES — Metrolink will suspend Orange County Line service south of its Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station Monday through Friday, Oct. 26-30, because of anticipated high tides, the commuter...

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New York MTA begins major signal replacement program vist.ly/5pkuf

New York MTA begins major signal replacement program - Trains

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun the largest signal and track replacement program in its history, a $1.9 billion project covering 42 track miles on the Fulton and...

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GMXT earnings rise on volume and revenue growth vist.ly/5pkkv

GMXT earnings rise on volume and revenue growth - Trains

MEXICO CITY — Grupo Mexico Transportes — which includes Ferromex, Ferrosur, Florida East Coast Railway, and Texas Pacifico — reported stronger third-quarter earnings this week as metals, intermodal,...

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News photo: The BNSF-CSX transcontinental intermodal hotshot vist.ly/5pkdh

News photo: The BNSF-CSX transcontinental intermodal hotshot - Trains

The photo above shows CSX train I073 — the westbound version of a new premium transcontinental intermodal service linking Los Angeles and South Kearny, N.J. — hustling through Rome, N.Y., on CSX's...

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UP and NS say regulators will reject rival railroads’ requests for merger concessions vist.ly/5pk4e

UP and NS say regulators will reject rival railroads’ requests for merger concessions - Trains

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern chief executives today took a dim view of rival railroads’ efforts to gain trackage rights and other concessions as part of the regulatory review of the proposed...

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NTSB releases preliminary report on September death of New York subway passenger vist.ly/5pjre

NTSB releases preliminary report on September death of New York subway passenger - Trains

WASHINGTON — A New York subway passenger killed in a Sept. 28 incident was dragged by a departing train into the track area beyond the station platform, the National Transportation Safety Board says...

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Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue vist.ly/5pja7

Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue - Trains

ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern’s third-quarter profits rose as higher volume and rates produced record revenue, the railroad reported today. “Our third quarter was strong with steady execution, making...

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