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Georgia Planning Five-Day Closure for Georgia Southern Railway Crossing Improvements

November 30, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Department of Transportation is planning a five-day road closure in conjunction with Georgia Southern Railway crossing improvements on the U.S. 25 Bypass/Veterans Memorial Parkway west of the U.S. 301 intersection in Statesboro.

New Railfanning Review Podcast Features ‘Death on the Rails’

November 29, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

A new Railfanning Review podcast highlights “Death on the Rails.”

Amtrak Launches Procurement for Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project

November 20, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak: Replacing and expanding 116-year-old bridges will improve Northeast Corridor travel.

Feds Announce $16 Billion for Northeast Corridor

November 6, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced it has awarded $16.4 billion for 25 passenger rail projects along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Big Boy No. 4014 Preparing for ‘Four Corners’ 2024 Tour

November 4, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam locomotive, will return to the rails in 2024 for a tour.

Officials Mark Start of New York Construction on Hudson Tunnel Project

November 4, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dignitaries gathered to celebrate the start of construction in New York on the Hudson Tunnel Project and the final phase of the Concrete Casing project.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

N.J. Transit Advancing Construction of New Raritan River Drawbridge

November 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

N.J. Transit is advancing the construction of the new Raritan River Drawbridge, with major infrastructure work on the North Jersey Coast Line (NJCL) this weekend.

CN Acquires Stake in Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway

November 1, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has acquired a stake in the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway, which includes 145 miles of active track.

United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch Probing Sept. 29 Flying Scotsman Collision

October 17, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United Kingdom’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch is probing a Sept. 29 collision involving the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive at Aviemore station on the Strathspey Railway.