Railfanning.org News Wire – Page 2

Southeastern Railway Museum Marquee Locomotive Returns

May 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Railway Museum celebrated the public return of its beloved locomotive, Southern Railway 6901, after a 14-month restoration in the Museum’s shop.

DeFeo Discusses Historic Gauge Change on the Western & Atlantic Railroad, Announces New Book

May 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo on Sunday presented a lecture examining one of the most significant — and often overlooked — events in American railroad history: the 1886 change of the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s track gauge.

Addison, University Park Voters Opt to Remain With DART While Highland Park Voters Opt to Leave

May 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Voters in Highland Park on Saturday voted to withdraw from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system, while their counterparts in Addison and University Park opted to remain with DART.

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CN: UP and NS Failed to Materially Improve Amended Application to Address Competitive Harms

May 2, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said it continues to review Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s amended merger application submitted to the Surface Transportation Board and will remain actively engaged in this process.

Mesabi Railroad Files to Operate Minnesota Line

May 1, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Mesabi Railroad LLC, a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption to operate a rail line in Itasca County, Minnesota, and associated sidetracks.

Nebraska Business Leaders, Gov. Pillen Step Up Support for Union Pacific-Led Merger

May 1, 2026 Special to Railfanning.org

Gov. Jim Pillen joined Nebraska business leaders Thursday in throwing more support behind the proposed marriage of Omaha-based Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern as the railroads filed an amended merger application with federal regulators.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy to Tour the Northeast for First Time in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary

April 30, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will journey to the East Coast for the first time in collaboration with Norfolk Southern, as part of a historic coast-to-coast tour as both railroads celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. The tour includes a Fourth of July celebration in Philadelphia, major display events in eight cities and more than 50 whistle-stops in 10 states, including stops for the first time in Indiana, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. This is the first time Big Boy has steamed across the Mississippi River and into the Ohio Valley since it was

Gateway Development Commission Awarded $1.3 Billion Contract for Hudson Tunnel Project Section

April 30, 2026 The Turntable

The Gateway Development Commission has awarded a nearly $1.3 billion contract for the section of the Hudson Tunnel Project that will bore the new rail tunnel tubes beneath the Hudson River, a major step in the multi-package effort to expand capacity and improve reliability on the Northeast Corridor.

CN Files Shelf Prospectus Qualifying the Issuance of Debt Securities

April 30, 2026 The Turntable

CN says it’s setting up a new “shelf” filing in Canada and the U.S. that would let it sell debt in either market over the next 37 months, replacing an earlier shelf prospectus and SEC registration statement that were due to expire May 3.

Rail Giants Refile Mega-Merger Pitch: Bigger Promise Package, Same Big Ask For Regulators

April 30, 2026 The Turntable

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are back at the Surface Transportation Board with an amended merger application, again pitching their tie-up as the deal that will create America’s first “transcontinental” railroad — and insisting the revised filing is even more airtight than the first.