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[ January 15, 2026 ] Amtrak Begins ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer One Track Onto New Portal North Bridge Amtrak
[ January 15, 2026 ] Southeastern Railway Museum Seeking State Money to Support its Future Miscellaneous
[ January 15, 2026 ] DeFeo to Present on Roswell Railroad, Southern Railway History at Dunwoody Event Miscellaneous
[ January 15, 2026 ] Genesee & Wyoming Reports $1B in Customer Investments Tied to Industrial Development Projects Short Line/Regional
[ January 15, 2026 ] Ohio EPA, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad to Electrify Historic Locomotives Miscellaneous

Genesee & Wyoming Reports $1B in Customer Investments Tied to Industrial Development Projects

January 15, 2026 The Turntable

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said its latest industrial development efforts produced 44 projects representing more than $1 billion in customer investments across 16 states, supporting job growth and additional rail traffic on its U.S. freight railroads.

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Approved $1.9 million in Rail Crossing Safety Upgrades

January 8, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio this week approved $1.9 million in safety upgrades at rail crossings in four Ohio counties.

Mt. Rainier Railroad Wants to Buy Tacoma-Owned Rail Line

December 19, 2025 The Turntable

Mt. Rainier Railroad wants federal regulators to approve its acquisition and operation of 33.59 miles of track between Eatonville and Morton, Washington, and to replace Tacoma Rail as the line’s common carrier operator.

Railroads Seek to End Service on 2.2 Miles of Track in Columbus, Georgia

December 15, 2025 The Turntable

The South Carolina Central Railroad and Georgia Southwestern Railroad have asked federal regulators to approve the abandonment and discontinuance of service on nearly 2.2 miles of rail in Muscogee County, citing the lack of freight traffic since 2016.

Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Wants Trackage Rights Over Cedar River Railroad

December 12, 2025 The Turntable

The Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad has asked federal regulators to approve limited local trackage rights over a 43.5-mile segment of the Cedar River Railroad, from milepost 41.5 at Charles City, Iowa, to milepost 85.0 in London Township, Minnesota.

ASLRRA Selects 2026 Hall of Fame Class

December 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has selected three inductees to the Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame.

STB Grants Fortress Exemption to Control Wheeling & Lake Erie, Akron Barberton Cluster

December 2, 2025 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board has granted Fortress Investment Group an exemption to assume control of The Wheeling Corporation and its rail subsidiaries, the Class II Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway and Class III Akron Barberton Cluster Railway.

PUCO Approves $1.4 Million for Rail Crossing Safety Upgrades

November 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved more than $1.4 million in safety upgrades for rail crossings in three Ohio counties.

Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad to Replace Three Notch as Operator on Two Alabama lines

September 19, 2025 The Turntable

The Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad has filed for a federal exemption to assume operations from the Three Notch Railway on two south Alabama lines, totaling approximately 35.6 miles.

Utah’s First New Railroad in a Century opens at Lakeview Business Park

September 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Savage Tooele Railroad, Utah’s first new short-line railroad in more than a century, opened yesterday, providing companies in northwest Utah with a cost-effective and sustainable connection to the national rail network.

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