Six-hundred locomotive engineers at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and CPKC Soo Line represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have voted to ratify two new collective bargaining agreements, the union announced Dec. 12.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke on Dec. 11 presented to the WMATA Board of Directors the agency’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, July 2027 to June 2027, which focuses on rail and bus improvements “to increase ridership and revenue without raising fares while continuing to identify cost saving opportunities.”
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CN reports its November grain movement and debuts a special locomotive to help spread the word about suicide prevention. Also, CSX’s Locomotive Service Team in Toledo, Ohio, achieves 11 years injury-free; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) takes delivery of its 100th Tier 4 Wabtec Evolution Series diesel electric locomotive.
OmniTRAX Economic Development Director Ashley Wolfe earns global economic development certification by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Also, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Senior Vice President Law and General Counsel Sarah Yurasko is named the League of Railway Women’s (LRW) 2025 Member of the Year.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the Oct. 14, 2024, NJ Transit accident in which an Alstom employee was fatally injured when the train struck a tree that had fallen across the tracks near Florence, N.J.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) reaches a tentative contract agreement with Transport Workers Union (TWU) 234. Also, Metra’s Operation North Pole (ONP) Christmas train returns to the rails, and the agency opens its online merchandise store; the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) releases the 2025 update of its Next 10 Delivery Plan; and Alto’s Toronto-Quebec City HSR (high-speed rail) project likely won’t connect to Union Station.
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) on Dec. 8 approved $1.1 billion in infrastructure funding, including $53 million to purchase 12 clean energy locomotives to replace older diesel engines across Southern California’s Metrolink
Total U.S. carload and intermodal traffic for the week ending Dec. 6, 2025, dipped 2.3% from the same point last year, marking the ninth consecutive week of fall offs, according to the
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and its subsidiary MxV Rail on Dec. 8 announced that AAR Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics Dr. Rand Ghayad will be the keynote speaker