January 2025 – Page 2 – Railfanning.org

U.S. Senate Confirms Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Senate has confirmed former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy as the next U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary.

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.

Georgia Ports: Port of Savannah, Port of Brunswick See Significant Growth

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than 2.8 million TEUs in fiscal year 2025, from July 1 to December 31, an increase of 11.4 percent, or nearly 300,000 TEUs in the Port of Savannah.

Great Locomotive Chase participant Franklin Alexander Crawford later kept history alive at the Cyclorama

January 28, 2025 Todd DeFeo

Franklin Alexander “Van” Crawford is one of the lesser-known participants in the Great Locomotive Chase, even if his role was minor.

CN Reaches New Tentative Collective Agreement with IBEW

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has reached a new tentative four-year collective agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers.

Ann Begeman Appointed to CSX Board of Directors

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corporation announced that Ann Begeman was appointed to the company’s board of directors.

NJ Transit To Help PATH Riders During Hoboken Station Overhaul

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit officials said the agency would support customers who travel to and from PATH’s Hoboken Station while they complete extensive renovation work from Jan. 30 through Feb. 25.

CPKC Reaches Tentative Collective Agreement with Unifor

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it had reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with Unifor, representing roughly 1,200 employees at CPKC in Canada.

Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, Receives Four New Electric Ship-to-Shore Cranes

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Port of Savannah in Georgia received four new electric ship-to-shore cranes on January 25, 2025, bringing Ocean Terminal’s fleet to eight Super Post Panamax cranes designed by Finland-based Konecranes.

Fulton County Judge to Hear Arguments in Sandersville Railroad Eminent Domain Case

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Fulton County Superior Court judge is set to hear oral arguments in a case challenging a private railroad company’s attempt to use the state’s eminent domain power to take private land from several owners in rural Hancock County.