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[ October 10, 2025 ] Greater Anglia the Latest Railroad to Enter Into Public Ownership World
[ October 10, 2025 ] Authorities Probing Tillamook County, Oregon, Railroad Bridge Fire Miscellaneous
[ October 9, 2025 ] Fink Confirmed as Federal Railroad Administration Administrator FRA
[ October 8, 2025 ] Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society Swap Collections, Including Central of Georgia Railway Collection Miscellaneous
[ October 7, 2025 ] Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Breaks Ground on New Newark Airport AirTrain Miscellaneous

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).

Bay Line Railroad to Operate Choice Bulk Transload Facility at Panama City Port Authority’s Intermodal Distribution Center

October 12, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Bay Line Railroad entered into an agreement with the Panama City Port Authority to operate a Choice Terminal bulk transload facility at the port’s Intermodal Distribution Center (IDC).