Includes Amtrak, VIA Rail Canada, Brightline, Rocky Mountaineer, and other carriers that operate intercity passenger rail services–both common-carrier & luxury.
…specifically The View. Gabriel Hostin, son of The View co-host Sunny Hostin was busted for trespassing on Metro-North’s tracks in New Rochelle, NY. This Westchester County community is the location where the New York, New Haven & Hartford’s line to Woodlawn Jct. that gave the New Haven access to GrandRead More →
If you’re a North Jerseyan, you probably heard of the Essex House restaurant in West Orange. One of its features was a Pullman-built railcar, The Cyprus that dates to the early 1900s. The restaurant closed during COVID-19 and the building is set of to be demolished, but The Cyprus? Well,Read More →
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, a barge hit Amtrak’s Susquehanna River Bridge, which serves as a key conduit on the Northeast Corridor Line (Main Line, Philadelphia-Washington) between Perryville and Havre de Grace, MD. Full service was restored by 8pm on Saturday, following extensive bridge inspections. Photo Capiton: An Amtrak AcelaRead More →
June 1st saw the beginning of the end of the Regional Transportation Authority, long the umbrella entity for Chicago’s Metra commuter rail, the Chicago Transit Authority–which provides subway and bus service, as well as suburban bus operator, Pace. The RTA is being replaced by the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, whichRead More →
Alstom, operator of MARC’s commuter rail services in Maryland and the District of Columbia and manufacturer of Amtrak’s Acela II trains, has acquired property near Newark, DE as part of its agreement to provide maintenance services to the Avelia Liberty-based trains. The new facility will have two indoor tracks toRead More →
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak, has named William “Byl” Herrmann to serve as Interim President when current President Roger Harris leaves office on July 31, 2026. Herrmann comes to the role after 27 years with the company in various roles, including law and Human Resources. HarrisRead More →
New York City’s Pennsylvania Station has long been a source of irritation for travelers, railroaders, and railfans. From the present station’s construction in the mid-1960s until the opening of the Moynihan Train Hall in 2021, the facility had a feeling of not only being cramped (which it frequently was), butRead More →
No! At least that’s what Amtrak and Metro-North are saying in the ongoing saga about non-revenue movements by Amtrak on MN’s lines. As we covered here, damage to Metro-North catenary by an Amtrak train is responsible for the most recent part of the feud. StreetsBlog Empire State reports that JudgeRead More →
A Pakistani passenger train carrying military personnel and family members was attacked by a suicide bomber in the province of Balochistan. A terrorist group, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed credit for the attack, which took place when an automobile stocked with explosives ran into the train. This attack comes asRead More →
Damage from an Acela II pantograph is at the center of a new dispute between Amtrak and Metro-North. Amtrak claims that Metro-North is not allowing test runs that Amtrak needs for safety and certification purposes in the aftermath of an Acela II pantograph damaging a portion of the commuter carrier’sRead More →
