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Feds Launch Probe MARTA Security Spending and Safety Plans

June 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has directed the Federal Transit Administration to launch an investigation of Atlanta’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific Railroad’s Newest Commemorative Locomotive No. 4547 Embarks on First Freight Mission Hauling Artemis III Rocket Parts

June 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Marking a milestone in innovation and collaboration, Union Pacific Railroad on Tuesday unveiled its newest commemorative locomotive with Northrop Grumman and Wabtec, as No. 4547 began its first mission hauling Space Launch System solid rocket motor segments for NASA’s Artemis III lunar exploration program.

Transit

Feds Charge Man in MARTA Slaying

June 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Federal authorities have charged a 25-year-old Decatur, Georgia, man with committing an act of violence causing death on a mass transportation system, after he allegedly murdered a 66-year-old woman aboard a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority train last weekend.

Safety

Railserve: New Safety Intelligence Improves the Industrial Railyard

June 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Railserve, a Marmon Rail company, has introduced YardGUARD, an integrated railyard safety system that incorporates real-time engineered controls into day-to-day switching operations.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

CPKC Sets New May Monthly Grain Record

June 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Canadian Pacific Kansas City has broken its May monthly record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products, moving 2.9 million metric tonnes in May 2026.

Ports

Georgia Ports Launches New Harbor Deepening Study

June 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Georgia Ports Authority has issued a letter of intent to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, detailing GPA’s plans to start a Savannah Harbor modification study.

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Names Brian Barr as Chief Operating Officer

June 1, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Norfolk Southern Corp. has appointed Brian Barr as chief operating officer.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

CPKC to Maintain Rail Operations Across Canada During IBEW Strike

May 31, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it has implemented contingency plans to maintain railway operations across Canada following the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker Canadian Signals and Communications System Council No. 11’s rejection of CPKC’s latest contract offers.

Norfolk Southern

STB Accepts Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application

May 29, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Surface Transportation Board has accepted the merger application by Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., and the railroads said it was an important step toward a reinvigorated, more competitive U.S. railroad industry.

Transit

MARTA to Activate New Fare Gates on May 30

May 28, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will fully activate new fare gates, and fares will be required to ride the system beginning Saturday, May 30.

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