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[ June 15, 2026 ] RAIB: Planning Error Led to Near Miss With Track Workers in Bookham Tunnel World
[ June 14, 2026 ] RAIB Opens Investigation After Passenger Train Strikes Rail Grinding Machine Left on Track World
[ June 11, 2026 ] RAIB to Issue Safety Digest After Train Strikes Equipment Left on London Track World
[ June 11, 2026 ] Amtrak Debuts North America’s First Passenger Rail Preclearance Facility Amtrak
[ June 6, 2026 ] Alstom Acquires Delaware Site to Help With Maintenance of Amtrak NextGen Acela Trains Amtrak

Truckers, Small Businesses, Train Industry Warn of ‘Dire Consequences’ if Rail Strike Occurs

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

Small businesses, truckers and the rail industry are warning that a major economic fallout would occur if railway unions follow through with a strike beginning Friday, including further supply chain delays, increased inflation, lost jobs and shuttered businesses.

Manufacturing Groups Urge Congress to Stop Pending Rail Strike

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

Manufacturing and business groups from eight Midwestern states sent a letter to Capitol Hill on Tuesday urging congressional action, if necessary, to stop a possible rail strike that could stress an already struggling supply chain.

IAM District 19 Members Vote to Reject Freight Rail Agreement

September 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Roughly 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 have voted to reject the Tentative Agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC).

Impending Rail Strike Estimated to Cost U.S. Economy $2B a Day

September 14, 2022 The Center Square

Billions in economic losses and disruptions to everyday lives of Americans loom with a potential U.S. freight rails strike at the end of the week.

AAR: Rail Service Interruption Could Cost Economy $2 Billion Per Day

September 10, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

A nationwide rail service interruption could cost more than $2 billion per day, a new Association of American Railroads (AAR) report found.

United States Patent and Trademark Office Green Lights Rail Vision Application

August 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has notified Rail Vision Ltd. it can patent its “system and method for built-in test for optical sensors.”

Hyundai to Build First Electric Vehicle Plant in Georgia, but Officials Mum on Incentives Offered

May 20, 2022 The Center Square

Hyundai Motor Group has selected Georgia for its first fully dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility and plans to invest more than $5.5 billion to build the facility.

Georgia Ports Authority to Spend $430M to Improve Container Port in Savannah

May 19, 2022 The Center Square

The Georgia Ports Authority plans to spend roughly $430 million on infrastructure improvements at the Port of Savannah.