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STB Exemption Makes Way for Md. Line’s Restoration

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The STB is granting an exemption that allows Eighteen Thirty Group LLC to move forward with a plan to acquire and restore service an 8.54-mile line of railroad in Allegany County, Md.

Washington Metro to Conduct Mid-Day Red Line Track Work

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Washington Metro Red Line trains will share a single track for four hours a day between the Silver Spring and Forest Glen Metrorail stations weekdays to allow for track work.

Train derails in Douglasville, Ga.

January 4, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in downtown Douglasville, Ga., early Tuesday morning, closing roads and dumping truck trailers, ajc.com reported.

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Selects Sumitomo for DMUs

January 3, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW YORK — California’s Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) has selected Sumitomo Corp. of America and its car builder partner, Nippon Sharyo, to supply 18 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs).

CTA Tests 5000-Series Prototype Rail Cars on Pink Line

January 3, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority last week began testing the 5000-series prototype rail cars on the Pink Line.

CTA: Train Tracker Arriving in January 2011

January 3, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO — The Chicago Transit Authority said that a pilot version of the CTA Train Tracker will be launched in early January.

Mica: SunRail Keeps Rolling Forward

January 3, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed closing documents and has finalized the closing in escrow, clearing the way for the transfer of the CSX-owned SunRail corridor right-of-way to the state of Florida, U.S. Rep. John L. Mica, R-Fla., said late last month.

STB Exemption Makes Way for Md. Line’s Restoration

Washington Metro to Conduct Mid-Day Red Line Track Work

Train derails in Douglasville, Ga.

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Selects Sumitomo for DMUs

CTA Tests 5000-Series Prototype Rail Cars on Pink Line

CTA: Train Tracker Arriving in January 2011

Mica: SunRail Keeps Rolling Forward

Big Four Terminal Railroad to Operate Ind. Line

Wichita, Tillman Jackson Railway Seeks to Acquire ‘Western Branch’

Amtrak IG: Foreman/Track Inspector Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge

New Zealand’s North Island Main Trunk Railway Completed