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[ June 25, 2025 ] DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6 Miscellaneous
[ June 25, 2025 ] New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge Commuter Rail
[ June 25, 2025 ] First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities Commuter Rail
[ June 18, 2025 ] MARTA Board Approves NextGen Bus Network Transit
[ June 16, 2025 ] Operation Lifesaver Launches Inaugural ENS Sign Awareness Day on June 24 Safety

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.

Genesee & Wyoming Australia Buying Glencore Rail

October 20, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) is buying Glencore Rail (GRail) for A$1.14 billion. It will also concurrently issue a 49 percent equity stake in GWA to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA).