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DART Silver Line Targeted to Open by Early 2026

January 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dallas Area Rapid Transit is nearing completion of the new Silver Line and preparing to open the 26-mile regional rail project to passengers for revenue service between the end of the year and early 2026.

STB Approves CN’s Acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway

January 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has approved CN’s acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway Company.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.