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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is planning to extend the platform on its Bankhead station to accommodate eight-car trains. This article was published by Railfanning.org and is republished here with permission. Click here to view the original.

The NJ Transit Board of Directors this week approved the purchase of 25 additional Multilevel III rail cars, exercising options on the original December 2018 contract with Alstom to purchase 113 new Multilevel III rail cars. This article was published by Railfanning.org and is republished here with permission. Click here to view the original.

Amtrak’s new locomotive began service this week, pulling the Amtrak Empire Builder train westbound from Chicago to Seattle. This article was published by Railfanning.org and is republished here with permission. Click here to view the original.