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[ September 18, 2026 ] FRA Rule Allows Railroad to Decide Whether to Sound Horns at Stations Commuter Rail
[ September 18, 2026 ] Feds Drop Appeal That Sought to Block Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project Amtrak
[ September 18, 2026 ] Democrats Say FRA Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Waiver Rules FRA
[ September 18, 2026 ] Georgia Short-Line Operator Seeks Retroactive OK for Control it Already Exercises Short Line/Regional
[ September 17, 2026 ] Amtrak, NJ Transit Start Final ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer Service to New Portal North Bridge Amtrak

FRA Rule Allows Railroad to Decide Whether to Sound Horns at Stations

September 18, 2026 The Turntable

The federal rules governing when a locomotive engineer sounds the horn have taken another turn.

Georgia Short-Line Operator Seeks Retroactive OK for Control it Already Exercises

September 18, 2026 The Turntable

The Great Walton Railroad Company has asked federal regulators to retroactively authorize its control of a Georgia short line it has effectively run for a quarter-century without the required approval.

Posner Seeks Stake in Morristown & Erie Railway

September 4, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Henry Posner III has filed a verified notice of exemption seeking authority to acquire a 27.75% stake in Morristown & Erie Railway, a Class III railroad operating in New Jersey.

Georgia Central Withdraws Petition to Operate With One-Person Crews

August 31, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Central Railroad withdrew its petition filed with the Federal Railroad Administration seeking special approval to operate with one-person crews.

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.

Mississippi Town Seeks to Revive Dormant Line

August 13, 2026 The Turntable

The town of Gloster, Mississippi, is moving to acquire and restore a 32.7-mile railroad line between Mississippi and Louisiana that has not seen common-carrier service since 2010.

STB Approves RCPE Purchase of Huron-Yale Line

August 13, 2026 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board has approved Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad’s acquisition of a 15.33-mile state-owned rail line in South Dakota that the railroad has operated under lease since 2014.

Ohio Rail Development Commission Approves Four Projects for Grants

July 28, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Ohio Rail Development Commission approved grant funding to support four projects across the Buckeye State at its July 23 meeting.

Class III Railroads in Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania Tied to Control Filing

July 15, 2026 The Turntable

Avory B. Beggs is seeking federal authorization to acquire indirect control of two Class III railroads through a proposed ownership change at Midwest & Bluegrass Rail.

Noncarrier Acquiring 11-Mile Line Philadelphia-Area Line

June 26, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

A noncarrier has filed a verified notice of exemption to acquire a roughly 11-mile rail line in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, from Cleveland-Cliffs Railways Inc., which does business as the Upper Merion & Plymouth Railroad.