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[ March 2, 2026 ] New Jersey Senate Transportation Committee Advances Bill to Establish NJ Transit Rider Advocacy Commission Commuter Rail
[ February 28, 2026 ] STB Grants BNSF Petition To Let UP Trackage Rights Expire BNSF
[ February 27, 2026 ] Progress Rail and Wabtec Reach a Settlement in Antitrust Case Miscellaneous
[ February 27, 2026 ] UK Investigators Open Probe into Fatal Accident at Footpath in Leicestershire World
[ February 26, 2026 ] Amtrak Announces New Long Distance Fleet Replacement Strategy Amtrak

STB Grants Fortress Exemption to Control Wheeling & Lake Erie, Akron Barberton Cluster

December 2, 2025 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board has granted Fortress Investment Group an exemption to assume control of The Wheeling Corporation and its rail subsidiaries, the Class II Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway and Class III Akron Barberton Cluster Railway.

PUCO Approves $1.4 Million for Rail Crossing Safety Upgrades

November 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved more than $1.4 million in safety upgrades for rail crossings in three Ohio counties.

Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad to Replace Three Notch as Operator on Two Alabama lines

September 19, 2025 The Turntable

The Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad has filed for a federal exemption to assume operations from the Three Notch Railway on two south Alabama lines, totaling approximately 35.6 miles.

Utah’s First New Railroad in a Century opens at Lakeview Business Park

September 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Savage Tooele Railroad, Utah’s first new short-line railroad in more than a century, opened yesterday, providing companies in northwest Utah with a cost-effective and sustainable connection to the national rail network.

STB Approves Watco Holdings’ Request to Acquire Control of Great Lakes Central Railroad

September 12, 2025 The Turntable

The Surface Transportation Board has approved Watco Holdings Inc.’s request for an exemption to acquire control of the Great Lakes Central Railroad.

Alberta Heartland Railway Limited Plans Multiservice Rail Terminal

September 12, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Alberta Heartland Railway Limited, a Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc. subsidiary, has entered into various agreements with Gasia Energy Corp., including the long-term lease of more than 50 acres at Gasia’s planned energy complex in Strathcona County.

Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad Seeks to Extend Lease of Shawnee Industrial Spur

September 10, 2025 The Turntable

Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad has filed notice with federal regulators to extend its lease of more than 10 miles of track from BNSF Railway in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Maryland Department of Transportation Awards $1.2 Million in Grants

August 29, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Maryland Department of Transportation awarded $1.2 million in grant funding as part of the inaugural Freight Rail Grant Program, which the Department launched this year.

Jaguar Transport Holdings Acquires Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad

August 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Jaguar Transport Holdings began operating the Columbia Basin Railroad and the Central Washington Railroad on Aug. 27, following the completion of its acquisition of the two rail lines.

Georgia Central Railway Crossing Work Prompts Road Closure

August 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

At the request of the Georgia Central Railway, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced a three-day State Route 86 road closure in the Ohoopee community in conjunction with railroad crossing improvements in Toombs County.

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