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A MARTA bus operates in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta, MARTA Reach Deal to End Dispute Over More MARTA Atlanta Proceeds

August 28, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The city of Atlanta and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority reached an agreement to resolve the ongoing dispute regarding the More MARTA Atlanta sales tax proceeds used for enhanced bus service.

Amtrak Says It Is Grateful for Texas Funding of Daily Heartland Flyer Trains

August 25, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak leaders thank elected and appointed Texas officials for providing that state’s portion of an agreement with the State of Oklahoma to sponsor the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.

Second-Annual ENS Sign Awareness Day Campaign Educates Millions About the Blue and White Sign

August 25, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver state programs and federal, state and local partners reached millions of people during the second annual Emergency Notification System Sign Awareness Day on June 24.

Chicago Leaders Unveil Plan for O’Hare Flyer 15-Minute Airport Express Train to Downtown Chicago

August 25, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

A group of Chicago business and civic leaders unveiled plans to redefine the airport transportation experience in Chicago with O’Hare Flyer, the first airport express train in the U.S.

TPF Orders 13 FLIRT Evo Trains From Stadler

August 24, 2026 The Turntable

Transports publics fribourgeois has ordered 13 four-car FLIRT Evo electric multiple-unit trains from Stadler as part of a modernization of its standard-gauge regional fleet.

Transportation Department Delivers $665 Million to Modernize Infrastructure

August 24, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The feds announced $665 million in funding to modernize ferry infrastructure for the communities that rely on these transit systems to work and to move goods.

Gateway Development Commission Board Approves Agreements to Support Tunnel Resuce and Emergency Response Preparedness

August 24, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Gateway Development Commission Board of Commissioners has today agreed to establish and maintain a tunnel rescue team for the Hudson Tunnel Project.

CPKC and IBEW Agree to Binding Arbitration Ending Strike

August 21, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Kansas City said that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Canadian Signals and Communications System Council No. 11 has agreed to enter into binding arbitration and bring the strike initiated on May 31 to an end.

Investigators: Track Irregularity Present Before Lewes Derailment That Injured 30

August 20, 2026 The Turntable

A “track geometry irregularity” was present shortly before a Southern passenger train derailed near Lewes, England, leaving 30 people injured and overturning three carriages, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch said in a preliminary update. About 150 people were aboard the London Victoria-to-Eastbourne service when it derailed about 1 mile north of Lewes station at around 3:54 p.m. on Aug. 13. Twenty people required hospital treatment, some with serious injuries. The derailment caused significant damage to the train and railway infrastructure. The RAIB has not determined that the track irregularity caused the derailment and is examining the condition and maintenance of

CMC Railroad Announces $87.9 Million Credit Facility to Support Expansion at Gulf Inland Logistics Park

August 20, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CMC Railroad, which provides rail switching, railcar storage, and related rail services to tenants and customers at Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Dayton, Texas, announced the closing of an $87.9 million credit facility with Bank of Texas, a division of BOK Financial.