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[ September 4, 2025 ] Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions Union Pacific
[ September 2, 2025 ] Dunedin Railways Expands Summer Schedule and Opens Station Office Seven Days a Week World
[ August 29, 2025 ] A New Passenger Station for Atlanta? Amtrak
[ August 29, 2025 ] Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station Miscellaneous
[ August 29, 2025 ] Maryland Department of Transportation Awards $1.2 Million in Grants Short Line/Regional

Feds Announce $1.4 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for 70 Projects

September 25, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration announced it is sending more than $1.4 billion to 70 rail improvement projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C.

Fetterman, Casey Urge Norfolk Southern to Join Close Call Reporting System

August 22, 2023 Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Pennsylvania U.S. Sens Bob Casey and John Fetterman on Friday sent a letter to the CEO of Norfolk Southern urging the company to participate in an early warning system that the railroad announced it would join earlier this year.

Federal Railroad Administration Announces a Supplemental Safety Assessment of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Operations

March 7, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its plan to conduct a 60-day supplemental safety assessment of Norfolk Southern Railway following multiple safety incidents.

Norfolk Southern Joins FRA Close Call Reporting System

March 2, 2023 PRNewswire

Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that it is joining the Federal Railroad Administration’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).

Federal Regulators Tie Pennsylvania’s Hands on Hazmat Train Safety

February 27, 2023 The Center Square

When looking at what Pennsylvania lawmakers can do to enhance railroad safety, it appears much of it is out of their hands.

Federal Data Shows Number of Rail Wrecks With Hazardous Materials Declining

February 24, 2023 Todd DeFeo

While rail wrecks like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, garner the headlines and turn the national dialogue to regulations, federal data shows that such mishaps have declined over the past three decades.

Union Calls for End to Precision Scheduled Railroading

February 20, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation Union (SMART) wants railroads to end Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR).

Search the 2022 Northeast Corridor Project Inventory

January 3, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

This is a list of 2022 Northeast Corridor Project Inventory as published by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

Gateway Development Commission Will Sponsor Hudson Tunnel Project

September 13, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) board voted to make the GDC the project sponsor for the complete Hudson Tunnel Project.

Rail Industry: New Proposed Rulemaking for Rail Regulation has no ‘Plausible Safety Justification’

August 10, 2022 The Center Square

A new proposed rule change to expand railroad regulations without any safety justification “prioritizes politics over sound, data-driven safety policy,” industry experts argue.