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[ August 12, 2026 ] NTSB Probes Fatal Norfolk Southern Conductor Death in Indiana Norfolk Southern
[ August 12, 2026 ] CN Reports a Record 2025-26 Crop Year Canadian National
[ August 10, 2026 ] DeFeo Research Finds Human Error Behind Majority of Deadliest U.S. Railroad Wrecks Featured
[ August 6, 2026 ] GATX Corporation Appoints Senior Vice President, Chief Planning and Investment Officer Miscellaneous
[ July 31, 2026 ] CN: Customer Investments Surpass $2 Billion in 2025 Canadian National

Twice-Removed Illegal Alien Charged For Violent Attack On Charlotte’s Light Rail System

December 12, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Federal authorities have charged an illegal alien with a federal crime in connection with the violent attack on the city’s light rail system, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

MARTA Continues Systemwide Installation of New Fare Collection System

December 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority continues systemwide construction and installation of its new fare collection system.

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.