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Metro-North Requests One-Year Extension for Trail Negotiation

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Metro-North Commuter Railroad has requested a one-year extension from the Surface Transportation Board for the negotiation period regarding trail use of the 41.1-mile Beacon Line in Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York.

STB Seeks to Fill Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Vacancy

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Surface Transportation Board issued a notice to solicit nominations for candidates to fill a vacancy on the Board’s Passenger Rail Advisory Committee.

CSX Reports $1.11 Billion Q4 2024 Operating Income

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corp. announced last week that its fourth-quarter 2024 operating income was $1.11 billion, down from $1.32 billion last year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, TCRC-MWED Reach Tentative Collective Agreement

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Kansas City said the railroad has reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division representing engineering service employees in Canada.

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.