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[ November 26, 2020 ] Brightline Planning to Build Station at Walt Disney World Commuter Rail
[ November 23, 2020 ] Amtrak, N.J. Transit Complete Second Phase of Penn Station Ticketed Waiting Area Refurbishment Amtrak
[ November 23, 2020 ] Union Pacific Opens Union Pacific Twin Cities Intermodal Terminal Union Pacific
[ November 20, 2020 ] FRA: PTC Implementation or Demonstration Hits 99.6 Percent, NJ Transit Remains At Risk Amtrak
[ November 19, 2020 ] CSX Places on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for 10th Consecutive Year CSX

Georgia rail companies ask state for millions more in tax incentives

October 27, 2020 The Center Square

Short-line railroad companies that help transport goods across Georgia called on state lawmakers Tuesday for more funding.

Ohio Rail Development Commission Awards $300,000 Grant to Cleveland & Cuyahoga Railway

September 28, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) recently awarded the Cleveland & Cuyahoga Railway a $300,000 grant to repair a stone arch culvert.

Feds Give $2.2 Million for Cumberland River Bridge Rehabilitation and Automation

September 26, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The feds are sending up to $2.2 million to help rehabilitate and automate a bridge over the Cumberland River in Clarksville, Tennessee.

FRA Announces $326 Million in Grants for Railroad Infrastructure Projects

June 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) earlier this month announced more than $326 million in grants for a wide variety of state and local railroad infrastructure projects.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

Officials Could Bring Rail Link to Middle Tennessee Industrial Park

December 6, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials in northern Middle Tennessee are exploring adding rail access to an industrial park.

R. J. Corman Buying Nashville Area Railroads

November 13, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

R. J. Corman Railroad Co. is buying the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp., Nashville & Western Railroad Corp., Transit Solutions Group and three related operating entities.

R. J. Corman Railroad Celebrates 30th Anniversary

July 7, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

R. J. Corman Railroad Co. recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Genesee & Wyoming Acquiring Heart of Georgia Railroad

February 8, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) is acquiring the shares of Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc., parent company of Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG).

FRA: Railroads Make Uneven Progress on PTC Implementation

November 28, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Commuter and freight railroads have made uneven progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), the Federal Railroad Administration said today.