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Operation Lifesaver Urges Farmers and Agricultural Workers to Practice Safety When Working Around Tracks and Trains

June 6, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

With farmers and agricultural workers across the nation preparing for harvest season, Operation Lifesaver is urging everyone in the agricultural community to make safe choices around tracks and trains.

Former Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Dick Davidson Passes

June 6, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Richard “Dick” Davidson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Railroad who helped shape the modern railroad by expanding its footprint and advancing its technology, has died. He was 84.

CN to Support BHP’s Jansen Potash Mine with Rail Service

June 6, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has entered into a transportation agreement with BHP to support the movement of potash from the Jansen Potash Mine in Saskatchewan to export terminals on Canada’s West Coast, helping connect one of the world’s largest new potash developments to global markets.

Feds Launch Probe MARTA Security Spending and Safety Plans

June 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has directed the Federal Transit Administration to launch an investigation of Atlanta’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

Union Pacific Railroad’s Newest Commemorative Locomotive No. 4547 Embarks on First Freight Mission Hauling Artemis III Rocket Parts

June 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Marking a milestone in innovation and collaboration, Union Pacific Railroad on Tuesday unveiled its newest commemorative locomotive with Northrop Grumman and Wabtec, as No. 4547 began its first mission hauling Space Launch System solid rocket motor segments for NASA’s Artemis III lunar exploration program.

Feds Charge Man in MARTA Slaying

June 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Federal authorities have charged a 25-year-old Decatur, Georgia, man with committing an act of violence causing death on a mass transportation system, after he allegedly murdered a 66-year-old woman aboard a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority train last weekend.

Articles by Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Urges Farmers and Agricultural Workers to Practice Safety When Working Around Tracks and Trains

Former Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Dick Davidson Passes

CN to Support BHP’s Jansen Potash Mine with Rail Service

Feds Launch Probe MARTA Security Spending and Safety Plans

Union Pacific Railroad’s Newest Commemorative Locomotive No. 4547 Embarks on First Freight Mission Hauling Artemis III Rocket Parts

Feds Charge Man in MARTA Slaying

Railserve: New Safety Intelligence Improves the Industrial Railyard

CPKC Sets New May Monthly Grain Record

Georgia Ports Launches New Harbor Deepening Study

Norfolk Southern Names Brian Barr as Chief Operating Officer