South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster backed the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger in a September 9 letter to the Surface Transportation Board, while saying the Board must weigh every aspect.
The MBTA has finished a five-day Orange Line shutdown between Forest Hills and Back Bay, its second multi-day closure on the line in less than a month.
BART greenhouse gas emissions fell 69% from 2015 to 2025 even as the Bay Area system opened five stations and increased annual train miles by about 11%.
In the United States, the North American weighted-average grain fuel surcharge held at $0.48 per railcar mile in September, while diesel reached a record $6.285 a gallon on 14 September.
In the United States, BNSF Railway reopened its main track near Claude, Texas, at 3:03 a.m. CDT on September 14, 29 hours and 44 minutes after the first derailment report.
In the United States, Stadler will support the ageing CapMetro GTW fleet from January 2027 through a three-person Austin team focused on engineering, spares and obsolescence. That team gives the agency direct access to the builder of the ten diesel railcars that work the Red Line.
In the United States, East River Tunnel Line 2 returned to service on 17 August after Amtrak rebuilt its interior, replacing ballasted track with direct fixation.
In the United States, CapeFLYER ridership reached a record 16,045 passengers on weekend Boston–Hyannis trains in summer 2026, 7 per cent above the 2025 season.
In the United States, RTD commuter rail ridership rose 17.5% through June 2026, although the agency says a revised A Line counting method contributed to the increase.
In the United States, Amtrak Cascades Airo trainsets will enter revenue service on 30 September, with two sets carrying passengers and a third held in reserve.
In the United States, New Haven Line flooding stopped Amtrak's New York–Boston trains on 13 September during a weekend already running reduced schedules for WALK Bridge work.
The Beltline Transit Study puts Atlanta’s proposed three-route light rail network at $3.5 billion, including a $270 million concept-level estimate for 42 transit vehicles in its final recommendations.
