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[ September 4, 2026 ] Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway Short Line/Regional
[ September 3, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Completes Alabama Rail Upgrades Norfolk Southern
[ September 3, 2026 ] Transportation Department Announces $166 Million to Upgrade Passenger Railcars Commuter Rail
[ September 2, 2026 ] Amtrak: New System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth Amtrak
[ August 31, 2026 ] Amtrak Breaks Ground on New Train Maintenance Facility in New York City Amtrak

Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway

September 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Henry Posner III has filed a verified notice of exemption seeking authority to acquire a 27.75% stake in Morristown & Erie Railway, a Class III railroad operating in New Jersey.

Norfolk Southern Completes Alabama Rail Upgrades

September 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern said it has completed a package of new infrastructure investments across Alabama designed to increase freight capacity, improve network fluidity and strengthen one of the state’s most important rail corridors and a critical economic engine for the state.

Transportation Department Announces $166 Million to Upgrade Passenger Railcars

September 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The  Federal Transit Administration is delivering $166 million to upgrade America’s passenger rail vehicles nationwide.

MARTA Introduces New Fleet for MARTA Reach On-Demand Microtransit Service

September 3, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority announced a major service enhancement to MARTA Reach, its on-demand microtransit service.

Trucking Exec: Crackdown Fails to Address Incentives Behind Illegal Operations

September 3, 2026 The Center Square

President Donald Trump’s administration is touting a crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver’s license schools and unsafe truck drivers, but a Rockford trucking executive says federal officials are addressing the symptoms of a much larger problem.

Amtrak: New System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth

September 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Following recent announcements of expanded passenger rail service, including a second daily Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and New York, Amtrak announced the creation of a new Board-level System Expansion Committee focused on growing passenger rail service across the country.

Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway

Norfolk Southern Completes Alabama Rail Upgrades

Transportation Department Announces $166 Million to Upgrade Passenger Railcars

MARTA Introduces New Fleet for MARTA Reach On-Demand Microtransit Service

Trucking Exec: Crackdown Fails to Address Incentives Behind Illegal Operations

Amtrak: New System Expansion Committee to Advance Passenger Rail Growth

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Welcomes First New Railcar in Fleet Modernization

Amtrak Breaks Ground on New Train Maintenance Facility in New York City

Georgia Central Withdraws Petition to Operate With One-Person Crews

Investigators Probing Aug. 14 Derailment at Wickford in Essex