Trains

Track work triggers Amtrak cancellations in California, delays in North Carolina

Track maintenance projects requiring Amtrak cancellations or rescheduling are currently taking place or are forthcoming in the Southeast and West. Meanwhile, several long-distance trains continue to ...
CBS News

NYC Mayor Mamdani's housing proposal to President Trump would cover Amtrak rail yard in Queens and build on top of it

Jesse Zanger is the managing editor of CBSNewYork.com. Jesse has previously worked for the Fox News Channel and Spectrum News NY1. He covers regional news around the Tri-State Area, with a particular ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS

CSX recently announced that it has reduced cargo theft incidents by more than 80% year over year through “a targeted task force and operational changes focused on the Memphis rail corridor.” The task ...
The New York Times

Can Mamdani (and Trump) Build a Neighborhood Over a Queens Rail Yard?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump was receptive to partnering on a project to build some 12,000 homes in Queens. Many hurdles still await. By Dana Rubinstein Mihir Zaveri and Stefanos Chen ...
The New York Times

Amtrak Is Revamping Its Run-Down Fleet. Check Out the New Trains.

Step inside the sprawling factory in California where the largest fleet replacement in Amtrak’s 55-year history is coming together piece by piece. Workers putting the finishing touches on Amtrak’s ...
The Business Journals

Proposed Amtrak route links Raleigh to Asheville by train

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Kennebec Journal

21 jobs at CSX Waterville rail yard being moved out of Maine

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Popular Mechanics

A 3,000-Ton Locomotive Was Loose, Unstoppable, and Filled with Toxic Cargo

On May 15, 2001, a gray, overcast afternoon, Sergeant Tom Gwinn of the Ohio State Highway Patrol stands in the grass beside a railroad crossing in rural northwestern Ohio, his 12-gauge shotgun at the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Hampton Roads Amtrak trips to D.C. cut, bus routes added, due to bridge project

Norfolk has one fewer round-trip Amtrak route to Washington due to construction on a bridge over the Potomac River which will have reverberating effects across the region. The change, which began ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Philly leaders announce anti-graffiti, highway beautification project

Mayor Cherelle Parker and other Philadelphia leaders announced an anti-graffiti and highway beautification project as they prepare to welcome tourists from around the world during a busy 2026. The ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Tri-State city to build new train platform, enhancing connections to New York and Chicago

OXFORD, Ohio (WKRC) - Oxford has the green light to build a train platform along Amtrak’s Cardinal Line, connecting the Tri-State area with New York and Chicago. The city council approved a lease ...
WVXU

Oxford's Amtrak station is chugging along, on track to open in 2027

The Amtrak station in Oxford is scheduled to open in 2027. Oxford officials say designs for the planned Amtrak station on Chestnut Street are more than halfway completed and a groundbreaking on the ...