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[ December 7, 2025 ] Union Tank Car Company Donates Rail Tank Car to Enhance Chicagoland First Responder Training Miscellaneous
[ December 6, 2025 ] DART Receives FTA Grant to Support Bus Replacement FTA
[ December 3, 2025 ] UK Announces Project to Revamp Cardiff Central Station World
[ December 2, 2025 ] BNSF Files Petition Requesting STB to Enforce, Review Union Pacific-Southern Pacific Merger Conditions BNSF
[ November 26, 2025 ] Feds: Shapiro’s $220 Million for SEPTA Stems from Multiple USDOT Directives Commuter Rail

Delta Railroad Services Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Rail Unloader to Boost Efficiency and Safety

September 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Delta Railroad Services has introduced a new, rail-bound, custom-engineered, and built Rail Unloader Car.

Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station

August 29, 2025 The Center Square

In the Trump administration’s latest bid to “beautify” Washington, D.C. and make it safer, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it is reclaiming control of Washington Union Station.

North Georgia Railroad Crossing to Close for Removal

August 29, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The railroad crossing at State Route 52 in Gilmer County will be closed starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, for removal work, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced.

New Jersey Rail Freight Assistance Program Offering $25 Million in Fiscal 2026 Grants

August 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is accepting grant applications for the fiscal 2026 Rail Freight Assistance Program, with applications being accepted from now through Oct. 10.

Report: Overhaul Passenger Rail Through Competition, Private Investment and Targeted Infrastructure Funding

August 13, 2025 Railfanning.org AI-Assisted

A new report calls for overhauling American passenger rail through competition, private investment and targeted infrastructure funding.

Marmon Rail Introduces ProTecht: Industry-First Mobile, Autonomous Tank Car Cleaning System

August 13, 2025 Railfanning.org AI-Assisted

Marmon Rail has launched ProTecht, a mobile, autonomous tank car cleaning system now available in the U.S. and Canada.

Rail Vision Receives European Patent for Innovative Locomotive Imaging Technology

August 11, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The European Patent Office has issued a Decision to Grant for Rail Vision Ltd.’s patent application covering a novel system designed to significantly enhance the sampling rate of an imager detector for a Selected Region of Interest.

Interborough Express Engineering and Design Phase Underway

August 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the engineering and design phase of the Interborough Express has started, the next step in the development of the transit project.