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A new lease of the Western & Atlantic Railroad

January 14, 2025 Todd DeFeo

In 1963, in advance of a new lease of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, Georgia officials hired a New York engineering firm to help determine the value of the line.

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Survey: New Zealanders Want Rail-Enabled Cook Strait Ferries

January 13, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Nearly half (48%) of New Zealanders want new ferries capable of taking roll-on, roll-off rail and road vehicles and passengers.

Hot Shot

The Underground at London’s Stratford Station

January 12, 2025 Todd DeFeo

Stratford station in the London Borough of Newham is Britain’s sixth busiest railway station and the busiest outside the London station group.

CSX

Major SC Railway Project Can Move Forward With $204M Grant

January 10, 2025 South Carolina Daily Gazette

With a $204 million federal grant, Columbia will be able to move forward with a major project meant to relieve congestion caused by passing trains, officials announced Friday.

FRA

Feds Give Away Announces More Than $1.1 Billion in Taxpayer Money to Reduce Collisions, Blocked Railroad Crossings

January 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to 123 rail projects, improving or studying more than 1,000 highway-rail crossings nationwide.

Other

Governors Highway Safety Association Calls for Swift Confirmation of Duffy as Transportation Secretary

January 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Governors Highway Safety Association wants the Senate to confirm Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation promptly.

FTA

FTA Announces $150 Million in Funding for New Indianapolis Bus Rapid Transit Line

January 7, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration announced a grant award of $149.9 million to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) to help fund the construction of the Blue Line Bus Rapid Transit project in Central Indiana.

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MARTA Police Charge Third Suspect in Shooting Death of Bus Operator

January 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Department has charged a third suspect with murder for the shooting death of bus operator Leroy Ramos.

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Rail Regulator Orders HS1 Ltd to Lower Charges for Train Operators

January 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United Kingdom’s Office of Rail and Road is directing HS1 Ltd. to lower the charges for passenger and freight train operators to use the high-speed rail line from London to the Channel Tunnel starting in April 2025.

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