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Amtrak trains and passengers on a platform at Washington Union Station

28.08.2026

Amtrak October Service Restrictions Change Virginia Travel

New Amtrak Cascades Airo train at a Seattle station platform

28.08.2026

Amtrak Airo Trains to Start on Cascades This Fall

Amtrak Heartland Flyer train beside a platform at Fort Worth Central Station

26.08.2026

Texas funding keeps Heartland Flyer service running in 2027

Amtrak trains and passengers on a platform at Washington Union Station

28.08.2026

Amtrak October Service Restrictions Change Virginia Travel

Amtrak October service restrictions will affect trains south of Washington, D. C.
Link light rail train entering Pioneer Square Station in Seattle

28.08.2026

Sound Transit Fare Gates Planned for 14 Link Stations

Sound Transit fare gates are moving ahead under a pilot covering up to 14 Link light rail stations, replacing the open-entry model at some of the network’s busiest locations.
California High-Speed Rail construction in Kern County

28.08.2026

California High-Speed Rail Route Meets 1,200-Home Plan

The California high-speed rail route through Shafter is in direct conflict with a proposed 1,200-home development on land that also lies within the state rail authority’s approved route.
New Amtrak Cascades Airo train at a Seattle station platform

28.08.2026

Amtrak Airo Trains to Start on Cascades This Fall

Amtrak Airo trains are set to enter service this fall, with the rollout starting with eight trainsets on the Cascades route in the Pacific Northwest.
Aerial view of the East Palestine derailment site in February 2023

28.08.2026

East Palestine vent and burn risk models revealed

Newly obtained documents are providing new detail on the East Palestine vent and burn more than three years after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio.
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific locomotives in Marion, Ohio

28.08.2026

Union Pacific Norfolk Southern Merger Application Defended

The Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger application should move forward for continued regulatory review, the two railroads argue as they ask the Surface Transportation Board to reject attempts to dismiss the proposed transaction at an early stage.
Georgia Central Railway freight train in eastern Georgia

28.08.2026

Georgia Central Withdraws One-Person Crew Waiver

Two-person train crews remain at the center of the Georgia Central Railroad case after the short line withdrew its request to operate one-person crews on August 27.
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific freight trains on parallel tracks

27.08.2026

Job Data Went Public. UP-NS Emission Data Has Not.

USA: The Natural Resources Defense Council has asked the Surface Transportation Board to strip the “highly confidential” label from UP-NS emission data, using the same argument that pried open the railroads’ employee numbers a month earlier.
Amtrak Heartland Flyer train beside a platform at Fort Worth Central Station

26.08.2026

Texas funding keeps Heartland Flyer service running in 2027

USA: A $4. 2 million fund transfer within the Texas Department of Transportation keeps Heartland Flyer service running while the Texas Legislature meets in 2027 to weigh the 2027–28 budget, Amtrak says.
Union Pacific freight locomotives on tracks in Portland, Oregon

26.08.2026

STB orders unfiltered workpapers in UP-NS review

USA: The Surface Transportation Board ordered Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to submit unfiltered workpapers behind their merger analyses by August 28, saying its decision reflects no view on the merits.
Norfolk and Western Railway passenger car in Hinton, West Virginia

25.08.2026

Norfolk & Western Power Car 409 Faces Deadline

USA: A preservation group says it has an agreement to acquire Norfolk & Western Power Car 409, and its fundraising campaign sets February 20, 2027 as the deadline for the purchase phase.
Amtrak Pennsylvanian train passing Horseshoe Curve in Pennsylvania

25.08.2026

Second Daily Pennsylvanian Train Set for Mid-November

USA: Pennsylvania officials say a second daily Pennsylvanian train is scheduled to begin in mid-November, raising service between Pittsburgh and New York from one to two trains each direction.