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FRA Gives SEPTA Two-Week Extension for Silverliner IV Inspections

Regulators acted after five fires on the aging fleet this year.

MTA Delays Penn Access to 2030 and Presses Amtrak on 2027 Limited Launch

CSX Coal Train Derails in New Kent County, Diesel Spill Prompts Amtrak Halt Through Nov. 1

SEPTA Diverts $394 Million From Capital Budget to Keep Service Running

New Metro-North Run to Albany Set for Spring 2026 as Amtrak Restores One Trip, Caps Fares

Video Shows Freight Train Strike After Driver Goes Under Lowering Gate in Andover

Brightline West Cost Rises to $21.5 Billion, Prompting $6 Billion Federal Loan Bid

NTSB Urges Suspension of SEPTA’s Silverliner IV Trains Over Fire Risk as Service Continues

NextGen Acela Debuts on the Northeast Corridor

Trump Administration Pulls Another $175 Million From California High‑Speed Rail

U.S. Ends Federal Support for Baltimore–Washington MagLev Project

FRA Cancels Environmental Review, Pulls $26 Million Grant From Baltimore-Washington Maglev

CT Proposes 10% Metro-North Fare Hike, Awaits MTA Board Vote

Amtrak Begins Multi-Year East River Tunnel Repairs, Closing First Tube

Amtrak Delays East River Tunnel Closure Following Pushback from New York Leaders

Fatal Train-Surfing Accident in Berlin Claims Two Teenagers’ Lives

Texas High-Speed Rail Project Advances Despite Federal Grant Withdrawal

Trump Administration Halts Federal Grant for Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail

Three Workers Killed in Collapse at Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Site

Penn Station Expansion Deemed Essential for Increased Train Capacity