The Daily CSX: Train derails in Byromville, Georgia; city evacuated

By Staff, WMAZ; November 17, 2018 People in Byromville located in Dooly County are being asked to evacuate the area…

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After announcing rebrand, Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, files to go public

By Rob Wile, Miami Herald; November 16, 2018 On the same day it announced a major rebranding as Richard Branson’s…

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Norfolk Southern could occupy new Midtown headquarters in Atlanta by 2021

By Douglas Sams, Commercial Real Estate Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle; November 13, 2018 On the day Atlanta officially lost its…

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Norfolk Southern to add 850 jobs, retain more than 2,000 already in Atlanta, at new Midtown HQ

By Douglas Sams, Commercial Real Estate Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle; November 7, 2018 Norfolk Southern Corp. will create 850 jobs…

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The morning after Atlanta council vote, some fog lingers about Norfolk Southern’s plans

By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; November 6, 2018 NORFOLK Now what? That’s a fair question for anyone to ask if…

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The Daily CSX: CSX selling 373 miles of track in Florida, Georgia

Editor’s Note: The former Seaboard Air Line/Louisville & Nashville track across Florida’s panhandle which is being sold is the route…

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Norfolk Southern CEO sets Monday deadline for Atlanta to OK development deal, paper reports

By Robert McCabe, Staff Writer, The Virginian-Pilot; October 31, 2018 Norfolk Southern Corp. has given the Atlanta City Council an…

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Atlanta: MARTA plans commuter rail line for Clayton County

By David Wickert and Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; October 19, 2018 MARTA is close to approving a passenger rail…

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Norfolk Southern tells employees: Atlanta move could happen

By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; October 18, 2018 NORFOLK Do they stay or do they go? A video from CEO…

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Norfolk Southern, CSX continue recovery from effects of Hurricane Michael

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; October 17, 2018 The Class 1 carriers continue to make repairs and…

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Norfolk, Virginia mayor: No bidding war for Norfolk Southern

By J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; October 8, 2018 The mayor of Norfolk, Va., said over the weekend that…

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$2.7 billion plan for new Atlanta transportation projects OK’d by MARTA

By Tyler Estep, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; October 4, 2018 MARTA officials approved Thursday the blueprint that will guide Atlanta’s largest…

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A “deal has already been struck”: Norfolk, Virginia mayor expecting Norfolk Southern to move headquarters to Atlanta

By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; October 3, 2018 NORFOLK A decision on a possible move of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s headquarters…

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Norfolk, Virginia mayor doesn’t plan to let Norfolk Southern go without putting up a fight

  By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; September 26, 2018 NORFOLK The wheels are turning on a complicated development deal in…

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Cobb County, Georgia retains right to passenger rail on Western and Atlantic

By Ross Williams, Marietta Daily Journal; September 10, 2018 The path toward passenger rail in Cobb County remains open after…

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Trains canceled, airlines waiving fees as East Coast braces for Hurricane Florence

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 10, 2018 Hur­ri­cane Florence is rap­id­ly ap­proach­ing the East Coast — and on…

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Norfolk Southern weighing a move of its headquarters to Atlanta, reports say

By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; September 7, 2018 Norfolk Southern Corp. is considering moving its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, according…

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Inside the renovation of century-old Southern Railway Buildings, a downtown Atlanta landmark

By Josh Green, Atlanta Curbed; August 27, 2018 Atlanta famously sprung to life as a railroad town, and the long,…

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Atlanta: Fresh renderings of South Downtown’s Norfolk Southern renovation emerge

By Sean Keenan, Curbed Atlanta; July 26, 2018 Two railroad company buildings older than a century in South Downtown appear…

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The Daily CSX: OmniTRAX affiliate acquires two rail lines from CSX

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 10, 2018 An OmniTRAX Inc. affiliate has acquired the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway LLC…

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Atlanta preservationists mourn loss of Terminal Station Interlocking Tower

By Sean Keenan, Curbed Atlanta; June 25, 2018 The Interlocking Tower for Atlanta’s Terminal Station, built in 1905, was used…

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CSX, NS to serve new Savannah, Georgia port logistics center

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 19, 2018 Capital Development Partners has begun construction on a $125 million logistics campus at…

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MARTA to assume ownership of Atlanta Streetcar on July 1st

By Collin Kelley, Atlanta InTown; June 5, 2018 MARTA will assume ownership and day-to-day operations of the Atlanta Streetcar from…

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Federal Transit Administration awards $278 million to transit agencies for hurricane repairs

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 1, 2018 The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has allocated $277.5 million in emergency relief funding…

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Charlie Harper column in Savannah, Georgia: Rail upgrades key for rural economic growth

By Charlie Harper, Savannah Morning News; April 30, 2018 Metro Atlanta’s transit governance conundrum was solved during the Georgia General…

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