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[ August 19, 2025 ] Derailment Disrupts Train Service for Chicago, New York, Washington, Miami Amtrak
[ 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

New Jersey Senate Passes Bill to Allow Disabled Railroad Workers to Receive Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement

January 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The New Jersey Senate passed a measure to make disabled persons who receive disability payments under the federal Railroad Retirement Act eligible for a homestead property tax reimbursement.

Rail Vision Regains Nasdaq Minimum Bid Price Rule Compliance

January 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Nasdaq has informed technology company Rail Vision Ltd. that the company has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing outlined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).

DART Silver Line Targeted to Open by Early 2026

January 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dallas Area Rapid Transit is nearing completion of the new Silver Line and preparing to open the 26-mile regional rail project to passengers for revenue service between the end of the year and early 2026.

STB Approves CN’s Acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway

January 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has approved CN’s acquisition of Iowa Northern Railway Company.

Major SC Railway Project Can Move Forward With $204M Grant

January 10, 2025 South Carolina Daily Gazette

With a $204 million federal grant, Columbia will be able to move forward with a major project meant to relieve congestion caused by passing trains, officials announced Friday.

Feds Give Away Announces More Than $1.1 Billion in Taxpayer Money to Reduce Collisions, Blocked Railroad Crossings

January 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to 123 rail projects, improving or studying more than 1,000 highway-rail crossings nationwide.

Governors Highway Safety Association Calls for Swift Confirmation of Duffy as Transportation Secretary

January 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Governors Highway Safety Association wants the Senate to confirm Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation promptly.

FTA Announces $150 Million in Funding for New Indianapolis Bus Rapid Transit Line

January 7, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration announced a grant award of $149.9 million to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) to help fund the construction of the Blue Line Bus Rapid Transit project in Central Indiana.

MARTA Police Charge Third Suspect in Shooting Death of Bus Operator

January 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Department has charged a third suspect with murder for the shooting death of bus operator Leroy Ramos.