Grade Crossing Improvements Discussed at Rail Subcommittee Hearing
Four witnesses on Jan. 18 discussed improving safety at highway-rail grade crossings at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Four witnesses on Jan. 18 discussed improving safety at highway-rail grade crossings at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
CN Vice President of Engineering and Railway Track & Structures’ 2023 Engineer of the Year Brent Laing is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference. Laing will
A new tool allows Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) customers to get a personalized ridership report. Also, Metra adopts a Passenger Code of Conduct, NC By Train achieves record breaking ridership in 2023; and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) receives $200.8 million from the Millionaire’s Tax to address infrastructure, safety and hiring.
The U.S. Forest Service pulls a right-of-way permit that would have allowed construction of the Uinta Basin Railway. Also, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) issues its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.
Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) announced Jan. 17 that it has secured a three-year agreement with a leading Class I railroad for advanced AI-Based Defect Detection models into its day-to-day operations, as
The Port of Los Angeles finishes 2023 with five months of year-over-year growth. Also, South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) gives the Midlands region a big economic boost, according to a recent report.
OmniTRAX announced Jan. 16 that it has completed its 2023 Good Neighbor Program, an annual community outreach initiative that included company contributions to 40 local non-profits in 23 markets and expanding access to critical community services for millions of local neighbors across the company’s rail network.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Jan. 12 released a video message from FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez regarding the impact of assaults on transit workers and the importance of the FTA’s proposed general directive requiring larger transit agencies to assess and address risks to transit workers.
Recognizing that the rail sector generates 2% of U.S. transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Department of Energy (DOE) on Nov. 17 released a Request for Information (RFI) to understand applicable decarbonization strategies.