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Federal Data Shows Number of Rail Wrecks With Hazardous Materials Declining

While rail wrecks like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, garner the headlines and turn the national dialogue to regulations, federal data shows that such mishaps have declined over the past three decades.
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Norfolk Southern, USDOT, Congress All Targeted in Buttigieg’s Requests

Ten points of enhancement or change are being recommended by the national transportation secretary nearly three weeks after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Street Cars in Paradise: A Brief History Street Cars on the Island of Curaçao

Curaçao is not a railroad hotspot today, but the island does have a railroad history.
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When You Take a Bad Picture No One Wants, Start Your Own Website

Railfanning.org formally launched 20 years ago today. The story of how it started is quite funny.
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Railfanning.org Editor to Lead Bus Tour of Historic Western & Atlantic Railroad

Todd DeFeo, founder of The DeFeo Groupe and the publisher and editor of Railfanning.org, will lead a bus tour of the historic Western & Atlantic Railroad on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Georgia Ports Authority Invests in Rail Connections, Terminal Capacity

Miscellaneous

December 5, 2023

The Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved spending $127 million to build the Blue Ridge Connector, an inland rail terminal in Gainesville, Ga., linking Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah’s 35 global container ship

MARTA Wants Comments on Five Points Station Transformation Project

Commuter Rail

December 5, 2023

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is seeking public comment as part of the federal environmental review process for the Five Points Station Transformation Project.

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