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[ January 18, 2026 ] Reports: 20 Killed in Spain High-Speed Train Crash World
[ January 18, 2026 ] Deluzio, Rulli Introduce Bipartisan Rail Safety Bill on Tank Car Devices FRA
[ January 17, 2026 ] STB Rejects Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Filing as Incomplete Norfolk Southern
[ January 15, 2026 ] Amtrak Begins ‘Cutover’ Work to Transfer One Track Onto New Portal North Bridge Amtrak
[ January 15, 2026 ] Southeastern Railway Museum Seeking State Money to Support its Future Miscellaneous

DART Receives FTA Grant to Support Bus Replacement

December 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Dallas Area Rapid Transit a nearly $7.1 million grant to support the purchase of new buses as the agency phases out its fleet of older model vehicles.

A MARTA bus operates in Atlanta, Georgia.

$625,000 Grant to Fully Fund Updated DeKalb County, Georgia, Master Transit Plan

December 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority approved $625,000 in funding for DeKalb County, Georgia, through the 2025 Transit Trust Fund Program.

MARTA Renames GWCC/CNN Center Station

December 1, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has renamed the GWCC/CNN Center Station to the Sports, Entertainment, and Convention District Station, or SEC District Station.

NJ Transit Advances Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Extension Into Bergen County

November 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit continues advancing an extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County by issuing a Request For Proposals to hire a contractor to prepare the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

Atlanta Mayor Targets MARTA Expansion into Cobb and Gwinnett in Second Term

November 13, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who just won re-election to a second term, says he will push to expand MARTA service into Cobb and Gwinnett counties as a centerpiece of his second-term agenda.

MARTA Completes Garnett Station Platform Renovation

October 28, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has resumed Red and Gold Line service at Garnett Station after trains temporarily skipped the station for six weeks to allow platform renovations.

UTA Orders 20 More Stadler Citylink Trains, Doubling TRAX Fleet Expansion

October 28, 2025 The Turntable

The Utah Transit Authority will buy 20 additional Stadler Citylink light-rail vehicles, exercising options from a 2024 deal and bringing the planned TRAX fleet addition to 40 trains.

Detroit, MDOT and Michigan Central Commit $40 Million to Plan New Transit Hub

October 28, 2025 The Turntable

The Michigan Department of Transportation, the City of Detroit, and Michigan Central signed a memorandum of understanding committing $40 million to early research and engineering for a multimodal transportation hub within the 30-acre Michigan Central Innovation District.

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Replacing its Fare Collection System

October 27, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will replace its entire fare collection system over the next six months to implement and complete the customer transition by spring 2026.

NJ Transit Kicks Off Annual Use of AquaTrack Machines to Clean Tracks

October 21, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

NJ Transit has started its seasonal use of two AquaTrack machines to clean and remove leaves from the rails throughout the fall.

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