The city of Acworth announced Friday it was permanently closing the School Street railroad crossing downtown, citing a history of collisions between trains and cars. "While there is an element of ...

A report says Georgia is one of the worst states for crashes at railroad crossings. Based on numbers from 2021, the railroad safety group Operation Lifesavers found that the Peach State ranked only ...

ACWORTH — Pending approval by the Acworth Board of Aldermen tonight, the city will use $2.2 million from federal funding and SPLOST money to improve five railroad crossings.

FILE - Sparta residents attend a Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on whether a railroad company can use eminent domain to condemn property in their community, in Atlanta, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP ...

This story was originally published by Capital B. After a year-long legal battle with a railroad company over their land, landowners in a rural, majority-Black town in Georgia may be forced to sell ...

A potentially precedent-setting legal battle aims to decide whether a railroad can use eminent domain in one of Georgia’s poorest counties to build a rail spur to serve private businesses. The case ...