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[ March 25, 2025 ] CSX Reaches Tentative Five-Year Deal with Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen CSX
[ March 25, 2025 ] Union Pacific Appoints Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Union Pacific
[ March 20, 2025 ] Union Pacific, National Conference of Firemen & Oilers Reach Tentative Agreement Union Pacific
[ March 20, 2025 ] Gardner Stepping Down as Amtrak CEO so Railroad has ‘Full Faith and Confidence’ of Trump Administration Amtrak
[ March 18, 2025 ] New Zealand Police Continue to Probe Invercargill Fatality World

CN, Iowa Northern Railway Officially Merge Operations

March 4, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN and Iowa Northern Railway Company officially joined their operations on March 1, as previously authorized by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.

Kansas City West Bottoms, Union Pacific Agree on Lease of Kansas City Line

February 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad have agreed that KCWB will lease and operate a line in Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas.

Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad Plans to Discontinue Service on Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, Line

February 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad Co. plans to discontinue service on a roughly 9.32-mile rail line between milepost 551.25 and milepost 560.57 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.

Georgia Railroad Lauds Ruling Upholding Right to Use Eminent Domain to Take Land for Spur

February 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Georgia short line railroad has lauded a Fulton County Superior Court judge’s ruling upholding a Georgia Public Service Commission ruling granting the railroad company the power to take land from several property owners in Sparta, Georgia, for a spur.

Judge Upholds Georgia Public Service Commission Sandersville Railroad Ruling

February 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Fulton County Superior Court judge has upheld a Georgia Public Service Commission ruling granting a private railroad company the state’s eminent domain power to take land from several property owners in Sparta, Georgia.

McKechnie Honored as ASLRRA’s 2025 Schlosser Distinguished Service Award Recipient

February 5, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has selected Edwin “Ed” McKechnie as the 2025 Schlosser Distinguished Service Award, honoring his decades of service to the short line industry and the Association.

Saratoga Railroad Wants to Abandon 23.71-Mile Rail Line in Wyoming

January 31, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Saratoga Railroad, LLC, is seeking to abandon a roughly 23.71-mile rail line in Wyoming.

North Florida Industrial Railroad Looking to Lease Columbia County, Florida, Rail Line

January 28, 2025 Special to Railfanning.org

North Florida Industrial Railroad, LLC, a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption to lease and operate approximately 4,891 feet of track near Lake City in Columbia County, Florida.

Fulton County Judge to Hear Arguments in Sandersville Railroad Eminent Domain Case

January 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

A Fulton County Superior Court judge is set to hear oral arguments in a case challenging a private railroad company’s attempt to use the state’s eminent domain power to take private land from several owners in rural Hancock County.

Delta Railroad Services Launches New Website

December 16, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Delta Railroad Services, a railroad construction and equipment rental company serving the growing infrastructure needs in the U.S. and throughout North America, has launched a new website.