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[ June 3, 2026 ] Railserve: New Safety Intelligence Improves the Industrial Railyard Safety
[ June 1, 2026 ] Norfolk Southern Names Brian Barr as Chief Operating Officer Norfolk Southern
[ May 29, 2026 ] STB Accepts Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application Norfolk Southern
[ May 28, 2026 ] Britain’s Largest Train Operator to Enter Public Ownership May 31 World
[ May 21, 2026 ] Finding: New Zealand Police Breached Policy During Incident Ending in Train Collision World

Smyrna, Georgia, Will Not Declare January 31, 2022, as Atlanta Northern Railway Day

December 20, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials here have declined to proclaim January 31, 2022, as Atlanta Northern Railway Day.

Engineer Pleads Guilty to Running Locomotive Off Railroad Tracks Near Hospital Ship

December 17, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to a federal charge of running a locomotive at full speed off the end of railroad tracks near a United States Navy hospital ship.

MTA Awards Design-Build Contract for Penn Station Access Project

December 16, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has approved a design-build contract for the Penn Station Access Project.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

Bill Would Increase Penalty for Assaulting Transit Employees in New Jersey

December 13, 2021 The Center Square

The New Jersey Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities has advanced legislation to increase the penalty for anyone who assaults a bus operator or passenger railroad employee in the state.

After Operating for Nearly 60 Years, New York Subway to Retire its R-32s

December 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The venerable rail cars, nicknamed the Brightliners, have operated for 58 years, making them some of the oldest subway cars to operate in the world.

Cost of Caltrain Electrification Project Increases to $2.44 Billion

December 11, 2021 The Center Square

A Caltrain project that would electrify a corridor of stations in the Bay Area is coming in $462 million over initial estimates, increasing the project’s price to $2.44 billion, Caltrain announced this week.

Miscellaneous

Smyrna, Georgia, Will Not Declare January 31, 2022, as Atlanta Northern Railway Day

Engineer Pleads Guilty to Running Locomotive Off Railroad Tracks Near Hospital Ship

MTA Awards Design-Build Contract for Penn Station Access Project

Bill Would Increase Penalty for Assaulting Transit Employees in New Jersey

After Operating for Nearly 60 Years, New York Subway to Retire its R-32s

Cost of Caltrain Electrification Project Increases to $2.44 Billion

Greenbrier Receives Railcar Orders Totaling $670 Million

United States Steel, Norfolk Southern and Greenbrier Partner on More Sustainable Gondola

Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires to Retire in May 2022, Company Announces CEO Transition

Massachusetts Should ‘Rethink’ Transportation Spending Priorities, Expert Says