Author: Railway Age Staff

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NS Wants Track Changes, Residents Do Not

Norfolk Southern (NS) wants to double-stack its trains as they move through Pittsburgh, but residents in the north side of the city are stacking up arguments and fighting back.

MBTA Gives Electrification Go-Ahead

The feelings were electric. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board used one unanimous vote to clear the way for electrification of the state’s commuter rail system. The move will create better service to many communities in the state, MBTA said.