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AECOM to Provide Design, Environmental, and Project Management for Sound Transit’s Regional Transit Expansion

February 27, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

AECOM said it has been selected by Sound Transit to deliver design, planning and environmental services, along with project and construction management services through three multiple-award task order contracts.

UK Investigators Open Probe into Fatal Accident at Footpath in Leicestershire

February 27, 2026 The Turntable

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch said it has opened an investigation into a fatal accident in which a young person was struck by a train while crossing the railway at Bottesford footpath crossing in Leicestershire.

Amtrak Announces New Long Distance Fleet Replacement Strategy

February 26, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak is announcing a revised long-distance fleet replacement strategy that prioritizes fleet standardization, broadens competition among potential carbuilders, reduces program risk, and accelerates the replacement of its aging passenger cars.

BNSF, TCU Intermodal Employees Ink New Tentative Labor Agreement

February 26, 2026 The Turntable

BNSF Railway says it has reached a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Transportation Communications Union/IAM intermodal group, covering workers at the railroad’s Cicero and Corwith facilities in the Chicago area, as well as intermodal terminals in Seattle and Memphis.

Federal Lawmakers Roll Out New Rail Safety Bill

February 26, 2026 The Turntable

Two House members from opposite ends of the political and geographic map say they’ve got a new rail safety bill, which in Washington-speak means: everyone agrees safety is important.

CSX: Task Force Cuts Memphis Cargo Theft by More Than 80%

February 26, 2026 The Turntable

CSX says it has cut cargo theft in Memphis by more than 80% over the past year.

DeFeo to Lecture on Transcontinental Railroad and the Evolution of the Nation’s Standard Gauge

February 26, 2026 Railfanning.org

Todd DeFeo, publisher and editor of Railfanning.org, will present a lecture on May 3 on the “Transcontinental Railroad and the Standard Gauge.”

CSX Locomotive Service Truck Keeps Trains Moving in the Toledo Zone

February 25, 2026 The Turntable

CSX is rolling out a new way to keep freight moving in northwest Ohio — and it’s basically a pit crew on wheels.

Hudson Tunnel Project Set to Resume This Week

February 25, 2026 The Turntable

Construction on the Hudson Tunnel Project will resume this week, the Gateway Development Commission said, following a work pause that began Feb. 6 when President Donald Trump said he would withhold federal tax dollars for the project.

Georgia Central Railway Named Regional Railroad of the Year

February 25, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Georgia Central Railway was named Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age magazine this week, an award honoring exceptional achievement in a freight railroad’s innovation, marketing, customer service, safety performance and overall operational excellence.