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[ November 13, 2026 ] DART Planning to Launch 90-Day Safety Initiative Safety
[ November 13, 2026 ] BLET Strike Ends at Wheeling & Lake Erie After Carrier Agrees to Halt Manager Conductor Assignments Short Line/Regional
[ November 13, 2026 ] New GSI Report: NJ Transit’s Transit Microgrid Project Cancellation Offers Lessons for State’s Electricity Challenges Commuter Rail
[ November 12, 2026 ] Genesee & Wyoming Announces Plan to Separate into Three Geographically Focused Companies Short Line/Regional
[ November 12, 2026 ] Person Struck and Killed by Preserved Southern Railway Locomotive Eddystone World

BLET Strike Ends at Wheeling & Lake Erie After Carrier Agrees to Halt Manager Conductor Assignments

November 13, 2026 The Turntable

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen ended a brief strike against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway on Nov. 11 after the regional carrier agreed to stop assigning management personnel to perform union conductor duties.

Genesee & Wyoming Announces Plan to Separate into Three Geographically Focused Companies

November 12, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. plans to separate into three distinct holding companies, which will operate under the continued ownership of Brookfield and GIC.

Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Files to Acquire 60-Mile Luzerne County Network

November 9, 2026 The Turntable

The Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Co. is moving to acquire nearly 60 miles of rail lines in Luzerne County and replace R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Luzerne & Susquehanna Line as the common carrier operator on much of the network.

New Operator Seeks Control of 30.6-Mile Trona Railway in California

October 5, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

5E SVM Railway Company LLC has filed with the Surface Transportation Board to acquire and operate the 30.6-mile Trona Railway in California.

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.