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[ February 20, 2025 ] Duffy Announces Review of California High-Speed Rail Project Commuter Rail
[ February 19, 2025 ] NTSB: Improperly Lined Switch, Procedures Led to Head-On Collision CSX
[ February 19, 2025 ] Canada Announces Plans for Toronto-Quebec City Corridor High-Speed Rail Network World
[ February 19, 2025 ] Recommendations Issued After Redundant Rail Derails Passenger Train in UK in 2024 World
[ February 19, 2025 ] Kansas City West Bottoms, Union Pacific Agree on Lease of Kansas City Line Short Line/Regional

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.

New Jersey Awarding $29 Million in Grants for Rail Projects

February 16, 2021 The Center Square

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is handing out $29 million in grants for 10 rail projects across the Garden State.

South Dakota State Railroad Board Agrees to Sell Sioux Valley Line to the D&I Railroad

December 19, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The South Dakota State Railroad Board has finalized an agreement for the South Dakota Department of Transportation to sell the Sioux Valley rail line to the D&I Railroad Co. for $10 million.

CSX Acquiring New England’s Pan Am Railways

November 30, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

CSX Corp. is acquiring New England’s Pan Am Railways, whose rail carrier subsidiaries comprise North America’s largest regional railroad.

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.