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[ August 29, 2025 ] A New Passenger Station for Atlanta? Amtrak
[ August 29, 2025 ] Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station Miscellaneous
[ August 29, 2025 ] Maryland Department of Transportation Awards $1.2 Million in Grants Short Line/Regional
[ August 29, 2025 ] North Georgia Railroad Crossing to Close for Removal Miscellaneous
[ August 29, 2025 ] Freight Railroads Don’t Join Voluntary Safety Program, Report Finds BNSF

Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive

July 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad celebrated its 163rd birthday in the hometown of its famed founder, President Abraham Lincoln, with the help of numerous dignitaries and its newest commemorative locomotive that honors Lincoln’s role in laying the foundation for America’s best-in-the-world freight rail system.

Coastal Mississippi Welcomes Passenger Rail Service for the First Time in Decades

Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August

July 1, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service is set to return in August, marking the long-anticipated return of passenger rail service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.