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GDOT Spending Nearly $1.2 Milllion on Railroad Safety Projects for Two Shortlines

March 21, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to spend nearly $1.2 milllion on upgrades to railroad signing and pavement marking at various locations on two shortline railroads.

New York Officials Sue Feds Over Funding for Second Avenue Subway

March 18, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

New York officials are suing the Trump Administration to force the feds to release $60 million in tax dollars to extend the Second Avenue Subway.

New MARTA Breeze Fare Payment System Goes Live on March 28

March 17, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The new Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Breeze fare payment system goes live on Saturday, March 28, and features flexible payment options, modern, touchscreen ticket vending machines, and more secure faregates for a safer transit system, officials said.

Hudson Tunnel Project Resumes, But Gateway Development Commission Says Another Pause Possible Pending Funding

March 10, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Workers have returned to all Hudson Tunnel Project construction sites, marking a resumption of the project that was paused amid a brief funding battle.

Sherrill Proposes More Than $1 Billion in State Support for NJ Transit in Fiscal 2027

March 10, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill is proposing more than $1 billion in state support for NJ Transit in fiscal 2027, pitching the increase as a necessary backstop for an agency facing rising costs, flat fare revenue and the same old reality: New Jersey can’t function if the trains and buses don’t.

Progress Rail to Modernize 96 Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2 Locomotives

March 10, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Progress Rail has signed an agreement with Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern to modernize 96 EMD SD70M-2 locomotives, transforming them into next-generation SD70ICC units equipped with AC traction technology.

CPKC Sets New February Monthly Grain Records

March 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has broken its February monthly record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products, moving 2.232 million metric tonnes in February.

AAR: FRA Data Confirm Freight Rail Achieved Record Safety Performance in 2025

March 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Newly released Federal Railroad Administration data shows that freight rail safety continued to improve across nearly every major category, marking the safest year on record for the industry, a rail industry association said.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch Issues Five Safety Recommendations After Passenger Dragged in November 2024

March 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Britain’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch has issued five safety recommendations after a passenger was trapped by the doors of an Elizabeth line train in November and dragged along the platform at Ealing Broadway station in November 2024.

South Carolina: Export Sales Hit $38.5 Billion in 2025, Marking Seven-Year High

March 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

South Carolina’s 2025 export sales grew 1.5%, reaching $38.5 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, which officials touted as the highest value in seven years.