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Louisville Selling Two Miniature Passenger Trains

September 9, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government is selling a pair of 2012 Severn Lamb Miniature 24-inch gauge passenger trains on GovDeals, an online auction platform for government agencies and educational institutions to sell surplus equipment.

STB Rules Against Voting Trust Agreement in Canadian National-Kansas City Merger

September 1, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Surface Transportation Board rejected the use of a voting trust agreement to advance the proposed Canadian National Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway merger, striking a potential blow to the agreement.

Canadian Pacific Sends Unsolicited Proposal to Acquire Kansas City Southern

August 11, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Railway has sent an unsolicited proposal to acquire Kansas City Southern.

New Zealand Focuses on Rural Areas During Rail Safety Week

August 9, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

KiwiRail and TrackSAFE NZ want motorists to take extra care as new research reveals more than three-quarters of significant vehicle collisions with trains occur in provincial towns and rural areas.

DeFazio Opposes Proposed Canadian National-Kansas City Southern Merger

July 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) opposing the approval of a trust for the proposed merger of the Canadian National (CN) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads.

CSX Completes Acquisition of Bulk Chemical Transporter Quality Carriers

July 6, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Quality Carriers operates more than 2,500 trucks and 6,400 trailers that serve many of the largest chemical producers and processors. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

BNSF Adds Sites in Montana, Texas to its Certified Sites Designation Program

July 2, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) awarded locations in Montana and Texas to its Certified Sites designation, bringing to three the number of such sites in the two states.

CSX Submits Expanded Application to STB as Part of Pan Am Acquisition

July 2, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corp. will submit an amended and supplemented application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) as part of the previously announced agreement to acquire New England’s Pan Am Railway’s Inc.

Measures to Codify Amtrak Smoking Ban Passes House, Senate Committees

June 25, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. House and Senate committees advanced measures to codify a ban on smoking, including electronic cigarettes, on Amtrak.

Amtrak Launches Multi-Million Dollar Project Aimed at Improving the Customer Experience

June 24, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has launched a multi-million-dollar, multi-year project to improve the customer experience aboard its long-distance trains serving overnight routes across the country.