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Rail Accident Investigation Branch Issues Eight Recommendations Following 2024 Audenshaw Wreck

December 24, 2025 The Turntable

A freight train derailment in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, was caused by undetected failures in a specialist bridge track system, Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch said in a report published today.

NS Wants to Abandon 1.16 Miles of Track in Summit County, Ohio

December 23, 2025 The Turntable

Norfolk Southern is seeking federal permission to abandon about 1.16 miles of track in Summit County, Ohio.

IG Report: Amtrak Can Reduce Hudson Tunnel Project Performance

December 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

While Amtrak has made progress in meeting its near‑term obligations for the Hudson Tunnel Project, it has opportunities to reduce its risk and help improve the overall project’s performance, the Amtrak Office of Inspector General found.

Canadian National Railway Company in Chicago.

CN: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger Filing Fails to Show How it Would ‘Enhance Competition’

December 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said the application that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed with the STB on Friday “fails to demonstrate that the merger would enhance competition or generate significant public benefits that would require a merger.”

BNSF Unimpressed With Initial Review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern STB filing

December 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF President & CEO Katie Farmer said that while the company is reviewing the STB filing submitted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday, it will have more to say.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern File STB Merger Application

December 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board requesting approval to combine the two railroads.

Union Pacific Railroad Plans to Develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park

December 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park, a master-planned, 2,000-acre industrial development just outside Houston.

After Shap Derailment, RAIB Warns Remote Slope Monitors May Miss Sudden Failures

December 19, 2025 The Turntable

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch issued urgent safety advice warning that some line-side earthwork-monitoring systems on Britain’s railway may fail to detect sudden slope collapses, particularly during extreme weather.

Mt. Rainier Railroad Wants to Buy Tacoma-Owned Rail Line

December 19, 2025 The Turntable

Mt. Rainier Railroad wants federal regulators to approve its acquisition and operation of 33.59 miles of track between Eatonville and Morton, Washington, and to replace Tacoma Rail as the line’s common carrier operator.

FTA Calls on Milwaukee Transit Systems to Address Rampant Fare Evasion, Provide Security Info

December 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro sent letters to Milwaukee transportation officials calling for immediate action to address rampant fare evasion on the city’s bus and rail systems, which is costing taxpayers millions of dollars in lost revenue annually.