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[ July 23, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Reports Record Second Quarter Norfolk Southern
[ July 23, 2026 ] Union Pacific, CN: Agreement Expands Customer Opportunities in Connection with Merger Canadian National
[ July 19, 2026 ] Sheriff: Nude Train Surfer Arrested After Breaking Into Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 18, 2026 ] AAR Launches Freight Rail Research Consortium to Advance Research and Policy Miscellaneous
[ July 17, 2026 ] DeFeo Explores Western & Atlantic Railroad and Roswell’s Almost-Connection Miscellaneous

STB to Grant Savannah Industrial Logistics Petition

August 8, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Surface Transportation Board will grant Savannah Industrial Logistics’ petition for exemption for after-the-fact authority for the construction of a rail line located in an industrial park near Rincon, Georgia.

Lake State Railway Files to Abandon Track in Saginaw County, Michigan

May 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Lake State Railway has filed a notice to abandon roughly 6,805 feet of rail in Michigan.

San Joaquin Valley Railroad to Continue Leasing 101.5 Miles of Rail From Union Pacific

April 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., a Class III railroad, filed a notice with the Surface Transportation Board to continue leasing and operating 101.5 miles of rail lines from Union Pacific Railroad.

CSX Files to Abandon 7.5-Mile Rail Line in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York

April 17, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Transportation has filed a notice with the Surface Transportation Board to discontinue service over a roughly 7.5-mile rail line in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York.

CN, Iowa Northern Railway Officially Merge Operations

March 4, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN and Iowa Northern Railway Company officially joined their operations on March 1, as previously authorized by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.

STB Seeks to Fill Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Vacancy

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Surface Transportation Board issued a notice to solicit nominations for candidates to fill a vacancy on the Board’s Passenger Rail Advisory Committee.

North Florida Industrial Railroad Looking to Lease Columbia County, Florida, Rail Line

January 28, 2025 Special to Railfanning.org

North Florida Industrial Railroad, LLC, a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption to lease and operate approximately 4,891 feet of track near Lake City in Columbia County, Florida.

Trump Designates Fuchs as the chair of the Surface Transportation Board

January 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Newly minted President Donald Trump has designated Patrick Fuchs as the chair of the Surface Transportation Board.

STB Approves CN’s Acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway

January 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has approved CN’s acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway Company.

Groundbreaking Marks the Start of Utah’s First New Railroad in Decades

November 8, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Savage Tooele Railroad held a groundbreaking Thursday, marking the start of construction on Utah’s first new railroad in decades.