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[ July 2, 2025 ] Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 1, 2025 ] Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August Amtrak
[ June 25, 2025 ] DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6 Miscellaneous
[ June 25, 2025 ] New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge Commuter Rail
[ June 25, 2025 ] First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities Commuter Rail

DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6

June 25, 2025 Railfanning.org

Railroad historian and author Todd DeFeo will present “An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree: A Look at Clarksville’s Unexpected Railroad History” at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 6.

Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Antitrust Challenge to Wabtec-GE Transportation Merger

June 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has dismissed all antitrust claims filed in a lawsuit challenging the merger between Wabtec and GE Transportation.

JetBlue, Brightline Launching Air-and-Rail Booking Partnership

June 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

JetBlue and Brightline announced a new partnership that offers customers a seamless air-and-rail booking experience for travel across Central and South Florida.

Wells Fargo Agrees to Sell Rail Equipment Assets

June 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Wells Fargo & Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of the company’s rail equipment leasing business to a newly formed joint venture between GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure.

South Carolina DOT to Detour Traffic Main Street in Elgin

May 23, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will temporarily close and detour the U.S. Highway 1 (Main Street) bridge over the CSX Transportation in the town of Elgin in Kershaw County for repairs starting June 2.

Former CEO of South Carolina-Owned Railroad Sentenced in Federal Fraud Case

May 22, 2025 South Carolina Daily Gazette

Jeffrey McWhorter, the former head of South Carolina-owned Palmetto Railways, will serve five years of probation for his part in a felony fraud scheme involving a key Port of Charleston customer.

AAR: Eliminate Federal Two-Man Crew Mandate

May 7, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Association of American Railroads wants the U.S. Department of Transportation to repeal a 2024 crew staffing rule requiring each train to be operated by a minimum of two crew members.

Measure Would Create a Coordinated Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime

April 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and U.S. Rep. David Joyce introduced the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) to create a coordinated federal response to the mounting wave of sophisticated attacks against the nation’s supply chain and retailers.

A view of Arizona's Merci Train Boxcar in McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Missing New Jersey ‘Merci Train’ boxcar Located, to be Restored

April 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The car, missing for more than 60 years, was located in a warehouse in Kansas City, Missouri.

IAM District 19 Reaches Tentative Agreement with National Carriers’ Conference Committee Rail Carriers

April 1, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

IAM District 19 has reached a tentative agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) covering roughly 4,900 freight rail members.