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[ September 6, 2025 ] Delta Railroad Services Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Rail Unloader to Boost Efficiency and Safety Miscellaneous
[ September 4, 2025 ] Union Pacific Railroad Announces Pay Raises and Labor Agreements with 11 Unions Union Pacific
[ September 2, 2025 ] Dunedin Railways Expands Summer Schedule and Opens Station Office Seven Days a Week World
[ August 29, 2025 ] A New Passenger Station for Atlanta? Amtrak
[ August 29, 2025 ] Department of Transportation Reclaiming Control of D.C. Union Station Miscellaneous

Railroads Prepare Hazardous and Security-Sensitive Materials for Rail Strike

September 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The six Class I freight railroads participating in national bargaining have started taking steps to manage and secure hazardous and security-sensitive material shipments.

Georgia to Receive $9.1M in Federal Funds for State-Owned Railroads

June 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The federal government is sending more than $9.1 million for a pair of rehabilitation projects on Georgia-owned Class III railroads.

Feds Sending $7.3 Million Grant to R.J. Corman Central Kentucky Lines

May 27, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

The feds are sending a $7.3 million grant to support projects for R.J. Corman Central Kentucky Lines to strengthen freight rail transportation between Lexington and Frankfort.

G&W’s Georgia Central Railway to Serve New Hyundai Electric Vehicle Facility in Savannah Area

May 24, 2022 Business Wire

Georgia Central Railway will serve a new Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicle (EV) and battery-manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Georgia.

STB Approves CSX’s Application to Acquire Pan Am Railways

April 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX said it will move forward with the acquisition with a planned closing date of June 1.

CSX Submits Expanded Application to STB as Part of Pan Am Acquisition

July 2, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corp. will submit an amended and supplemented application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) as part of the previously announced agreement to acquire New England’s Pan Am Railway’s Inc.

Senate Committee Advances Surface Transportation Investment Act

June 16, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has advanced the Surface Transportation Investment Act.

Savannah Port Terminal Railroad Broadens Agreement With Georgia Ports to Include Mason Mega Rail Terminal

April 21, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT) has broadened its rail services agreement with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to include GPA’s new Mason Mega Rail Terminal.

CN, Watco Reach Agreement on Sale of Tracks in United States, Canada

March 30, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN and Watco have reached an agreement to sell approximately 250 miles of “non-core lines and assets” on the Soo subdivision.

Iowa Northern Enters Final Planning Phase to Develop Training Program for Short-Line Railroads

March 18, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR) has entered the final planning phase to develop a comprehensive safety education and training program for short-line railroads.