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[ August 13, 2025 ] Alstom Unveils Design Traxx Universal Electric Locomotive in Romania World
[ August 13, 2025 ] Report: Overhaul Passenger Rail Through Competition, Private Investment and Targeted Infrastructure Funding Miscellaneous
[ August 13, 2025 ] Marmon Rail Introduces ProTecht: Industry-First Mobile, Autonomous Tank Car Cleaning System Miscellaneous
[ August 11, 2025 ] Rail Vision Receives European Patent for Innovative Locomotive Imaging Technology Miscellaneous
[ August 7, 2025 ] Amtrak’s NextGen Acela Debuts on Aug. 28 Amtrak

Georgia Ports: Port of Savannah, Port of Brunswick See Significant Growth

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than 2.8 million TEUs in fiscal year 2025, from July 1 to December 31, an increase of 11.4 percent, or nearly 300,000 TEUs in the Port of Savannah.

CN Reaches New Tentative Collective Agreement with IBEW

January 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has reached a new tentative four-year collective agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers.

Ann Begeman Appointed to CSX Board of Directors

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corporation announced that Ann Begeman was appointed to the company’s board of directors.

NJ Transit To Help PATH Riders During Hoboken Station Overhaul

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit officials said the agency would support customers who travel to and from PATH’s Hoboken Station while they complete extensive renovation work from Jan. 30 through Feb. 25.

CPKC Reaches Tentative Collective Agreement with Unifor

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Canadian Pacific Kansas City said it had reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with Unifor, representing roughly 1,200 employees at CPKC in Canada.

Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, Receives Four New Electric Ship-to-Shore Cranes

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Port of Savannah in Georgia received four new electric ship-to-shore cranes on January 25, 2025, bringing Ocean Terminal’s fleet to eight Super Post Panamax cranes designed by Finland-based Konecranes.

Fulton County Judge to Hear Arguments in Sandersville Railroad Eminent Domain Case

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Fulton County Superior Court judge is set to hear oral arguments in a case challenging a private railroad company’s attempt to use the state’s eminent domain power to take private land from several owners in rural Hancock County.

225 Rail and UTLX Announce Strategic Partnership

January 24, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Tank Car Company and 225 Rail are pleased to announce a strategic partnership for railcar owners and shippers.

United States Army Corps of Engineers Awards Granite $71 Million for Fort Bliss Rail Yard Expansion Project

January 22, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United States Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Granite a roughly $71 million contract to expand and update the rail yard at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Sandy Springs Representative Named House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee Chair

January 21, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named state Rep. Deborah Silcox, R-Sandy Springs, as the chair of the House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee.