Trainnews 08/8/24 - 08/14/24

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The Dallas Area Rapid Transport, DART, offers a direct ride from the Metroplex to DFW Airport. Here are two of DARTs LRVs at the terminus of the line, Terminal A.

Norm Schultze

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Exclusive look at MTA's G train modernization
[abc7ny.com]

Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened
[www.cnn.com]

Crews doing repair work following Tucson train derailment
[www.kold.com]

Bay Area's oldest train rolls out first public electrified service
[www.sfgate.com]
and
Caltrain debuts electric train service with VIP tour
[www.masstransitmag.com]

Too many D.C. Metro trains are run by exhausted (or drunk) drivers
[www.washingtonpost.com]

Merci Train turns 75
[theworldlink.com]

621-mph maglev vacuum train "T-Flight" test successful
[newatlas.com]

Texas Bullet Train New Route Moves Forward
[www.newsweek.com]

A train from LAX to the Hollywood Bowl? Metro to approve K Line extension routes this fall
[www.latimes.com]

NTSB: Railroad bridge failure caused 2023 train derailment near Reed Point
[www.ktvq.com]

Amtrak to restore Gulf Coast train service; Texas passengers out of luck
[www.chron.com]

MBTA celebrating plan for battery-electric trains on Commuter Rail line
[www.wcvb.com]

Stuart OKs land lease with Brightline, moves closer to bringing train station to the city
[www.tcpalm.com]

California High-Speed Rail names new CEO
[ktla.com]

Watch Amarillo’s Last Coal Train Ride For the Final Time As Power Plant Begins Shut Down

Texas Coal Train Heads to Storage as Power Plant Shuts Down
[thebullamarillo.com]

Train service returning to downtown Manteca after 94 year hiatus
[www.mantecabulletin.com]

STB: 2023 Railroad Cost of Capital Set at 9.87%
[www.railwayage.com]

Historic Klamath Falls locomotive makes last stop at railroad museum
[www.heraldandnews.com]

CSX profit slipped as the railroad scrambled to respond to Baltimore bridge collapse
[www.washingtonpost.com]

Fort Worth & Western acquires Texas Central Railroad
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Two New Orleans railroad projects near completion
[www.heavyliftpfi.com]

NYS&W 142 Back Under Steam After 7 Years
[railfan.com]

Amtrak on-time performance woes mirror host railroad freight service, shippers say
[finance.yahoo.com]

Canadian rail strike could begin as soon as Aug. 22
[www.freightwaves.com]

Amtrak to invest $260 million on NEC infrastructure improvements
[www.masstransitmag.com]
and
Amtrak Infrastructure Work Enhances Northeast Corridor Service
[media.amtrak.com]

Could the North Coast Hiawatha return within the next decade?
[www.kfyrtv.com]

NS adds three PSR veterans to transportation team
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Nishi-Nippon Railroad First Quarter 2025 Earnings: EPS: JP¥47.03 (vs JP¥119 in 1Q 2024)
[simplywall.st]

BNSF wraps up mainline upgrade in New Mexico
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Ferguson reelected president of SMART-TD
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Norfolk Southern railroad delivered 27% higher 3Q profit
[ca.news.yahoo.com]

UP Releases ‘Heartland of America Tour’ Schedule
[railfan.com]

Savage to develop transload terminal in southern Nevada
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

CSX Huntington repair shop earns AAR certification
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Norway and Sweden to purchase railroad cars to transport military equipment
[mil.in.ua]

Norfolk Southern, American Train Dispatchers Association announce partnership in FRA pilot program to improve railroad safety
[transportationtodaynews.com]

Brightline Florida Workers File for a Union – Starting the Path for a Voice on the Job
[www.twu.org]

Georgia port authority continues to expand inland connectivity
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

U.S. freight-rail volume rose in July
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Florida expands SunRail commuter-rail service to DeLand
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

VRE, MARC partner on cross-system fares
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

CTA reopens Damen Station after 70 years
[www.progressiverailroading.com]

Canada’s major rail carriers begin shipping embargoes
[www.supplychaindive.com]

CA: S.F. ready to replace Muni train control system that runs on floppy disks
[www.masstransitmag.com]

Small-Road Briefs: Tarantula Corporation, G&W
[www.railwayage.com]

Port of Virginia completes expanded rail project
[www.freightwaves.com]

West Coast city unveils game-changing train that could be the future of transportation: 'We have a great opportunity'
[www.thecooldown.com]

Early phases of passenger rail plans revealed for Delmarva
[www.coasttv.com]

UP seeks changes to engineer scheduling agreement
[www.trains.com]

New Railroad Cargo Terminal in Haifa Negev Makes an Impact
[www.en.krishakjagat.org]

Regiorail set to more than double combined road-rail business this year
[www.railfreight.com]

Total closure of the Herisau-Uznach railroad line is lifted
[www.bluewin.ch]

Scotland’s Railway reveals climate action plan
[www.railway-technology.com]

Rail Vision Granted US Patent Approval on AI-Powered Railway Obstacle Detection System
[finance.yahoo.com]

China punishes eight in railway corruption case
[www.reuters.com]

Egis consortium to build Morocco high-speed railway for 2030 World Cup
[www.globalconstructionreview.com]

Algeria-Tunisia railway resumes services after nearly 30 years
[www.arabnews.com]