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Preferred high-speed rail line between Atlanta and Chattanooga unveiled

October 16, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has identified a preferred corridor for a high-speed rail line between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Major expansion in the works at Georgia railroad museum

July 18, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Railway Museum is closing in on its fundraising goal for the museum’s largest expansion project since it moved to its current location roughly two decades ago.

Georgia railroad museum proceeding with largest expansion in two decades

July 15, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Railway Museum is closing in on its fundraising goal for the museum’s largest expansion project since it moved to its current location roughly two decades ago.

Tech company president: Integrating transit data, social media can help increase ridership

July 5, 2017 Railfanning.org News Wire

Integrating transit data into non-traditional transit social media platforms is a key to expanding public transit ridership in Atlanta and cities nationwide, the president of an industry-leading transit technology firm told a business association here.

Amtrak reports strong FY 2015 numbers

November 22, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak reported a 1.3 percent increase in riders last fiscal year. That includes a 3.7 percent increase in ridership on long-distance trains, the railroad said.

Atlanta-to-Charlotte high speed rail line under review

June 4, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

Federal and state officials are studying six possible routes for a high-speed rail line connecting Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina.

GBI looking for information about Amtrak passenger

September 13, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Authorities are looking for clues into the death of a Florida woman whose body was discovered along railroad tracks in southern Georgia after she was reported missing from an Amtrak train that passed through the area.

Rough tracks for Ohio railway museum

September 8, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WORTHINGTON, Ohio — The Ohio Railway Museum appears to be facing rough tracks ahead. “Due to technical issues we are closed,” a sign at the museum reads. An article in today’s Columbus Dispatch indicates the museum is facing a number of problems, including a Memorial Day incident that occurred after a “trolley-car pole … snagged, bending the pole and taking down the lines,” the newspaper reported. “Trying to turn around 30 years of neglect with

WDW monorail probe continues

June 22, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

A federal probe into last year’s fatal monorail collision at Walt Disney World could continue for the better part of 2010, The Daily Disney reported.

Obama Announces $8 Billion for High-Speed Rail

January 28, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service.