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[ December 23, 2025 ] NS Wants to Abandon 1.16 Miles of Track in Summit County, Ohio Norfolk Southern
[ December 23, 2025 ] IG Report: Amtrak Can Reduce Hudson Tunnel Project Performance Amtrak
[ December 20, 2025 ] CN: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger Filing Fails to Show How it Would ‘Enhance Competition’ Canadian National
[ December 20, 2025 ] BNSF Unimpressed With Initial Review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern STB filing BNSF
[ December 19, 2025 ] Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern File STB Merger Application Norfolk Southern

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.