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CPKC Reaches Tentative Collective Agreement with Unifor

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it had reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with Unifor, representing roughly 1,200 employees at CPKC in Canada.

Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, Receives Four New Electric Ship-to-Shore Cranes

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Port of Savannah in Georgia received four new electric ship-to-shore cranes on January 25, 2025, bringing Ocean Terminal’s fleet to eight Super Post Panamax cranes designed by Finland-based Konecranes.

Fulton County Judge to Hear Arguments in Sandersville Railroad Eminent Domain Case

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Fulton County Superior Court judge is set to hear oral arguments in a case challenging a private railroad company’s attempt to use the state’s eminent domain power to take private land from several owners in rural Hancock County.

225 Rail and UTLX Announce Strategic Partnership

January 24, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Tank Car Company and 225 Rail are pleased to announce a strategic partnership for railcar owners and shippers.

United States Army Corps of Engineers Awards Granite $71 Million for Fort Bliss Rail Yard Expansion Project

January 22, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United States Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Granite a roughly $71 million contract to expand and update the rail yard at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Sandy Springs Representative Named House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee Chair

January 21, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named state Rep. Deborah Silcox, R-Sandy Springs, as the chair of the House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee.

MARTA Soliciting Public Input on NextGen Buses

January 21, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is offering more than 30 opportunities for the public to participate in virtual and in-person meetings in 2025 as part of its unveiling of the draft NextGen Bus Network plan.

Trump Designates Fuchs as the chair of the Surface Transportation Board

January 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Newly minted President Donald Trump has designated Patrick Fuchs as the chair of the Surface Transportation Board.

Feds Send Money to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for Scranton-to-New York project

January 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

After receiving federal money to expand passenger rail across Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is taking the next step in making the Scranton to New York Penn Station Passenger Rail Corridor project happen.

Atlanta Streetcar Returns to Service

January 17, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority streetcar was expected to resume service today, Friday, Jan. 17, at 3:17 p.m.