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Senate Passes Bill to Implement Railroad Agreements and Avert Rail Strike

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill to avert a rail strike and implements tentative agreements between railroads and workers.
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House Votes to Avert Strike, Railroads Calls on Senate to Pass Clean Package

The House of Representatives approved legislation to implement neutrally arbitrated tentative agreements reached with the remaining unions and avert a nationwide rail strike.
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Biden Wants Congress to Act to Avert Rail Strike

President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to adopt a tentative agreement between railroad workers and operators without modifications, a move aimed at averting a national rail shutdown.
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AAR: Majority of Rail Labor Unions Ratify Negotiated Contracts

Rail labor unions have concluded voting on the proposed bargaining agreements with the nation’s freight railroads.
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When You Take a Bad Picture No One Wants, Start Your Own Website

Railfanning.org formally launched 20 years ago today. The story of how it started is quite funny.

MARTA to Close Red Line for Track Replacement Work

Commuter Rail

January 23, 2023

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will suspend rail service on its Red Line south of Medical Center Station from Friday, Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. until the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 22 for

BNSF Announces Nearly $4 Billion 2023 Capital Investment Plan

BNSF

January 20, 2023

BNSF Railway Co. announced a 2023 capital investment plan of $3.96 billion.

Commuter Rail

Amid Ridership Struggles, S&P Dims Transit Outlook

January 19, 2023

Commuter Rail

State Diverted $2B from Clean Energy Fund to NJ Transit, Other Needs, Report Finds

January 15, 2023

Commuter Rail

New Mexico Train Riders Want to See Investment in High-Speed Rail Make it Out of the Station

January 12, 2023

Looking Back at the Budds Creek Railroad Disaster 153 Years Later

History

July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022, marks 153 years since the devastating Budds Creek railroad disaster in Montgomery County, Tennessee, along the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.

History