Pinsly Railroad Company President and CEO Ryan Ratledge joins the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Also, Anna Lynn Smith rejoins HDR as Intercity and High-Speed Rail Lead; and Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) welcomes four new state coordinators.
HNTB Corporation will study the feasibility of connecting Austin and San Antonio, Tex., via commuter rail. Also, CapMetro’s Transit Plan 2035 for central Texas is approved.
While U.S. rail traffic dipped 2.6% for the week ending Oct. 18, 2025, vs. the same week last year, it saw a modest gain through the first 42 weeks of 2025, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Oct. 22.
“Conditions across our global markets remain largely consistent with our original expectations,” GATX Corporation President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said in a third-quarter 2025 financial report on Oct. 21. He noted that
CN on Oct. 20 reported appointing Patrick Whitehead as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Janet Drysdale as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately.
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is beginning environmental assessment of the Interborough Express light rail project. Also, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) ridership is on the rise; and a new quarterly report finds that crime on Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) continues to drop.
The Port of Los Angeles (Port of LA) logs a record quarter for cargo volume and a record year for reducing emissions per container. Also, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) sees cargo dip in September; and the South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) record intermodal and automotive growth.
Metra earlier this month unveiled a $1.1 billion budget for 2026 that it said includes “an RTA-mandated fare increase and other measures to cover a projected $68 million shortfall, but no service cuts will be needed” for its 11-line commuter rail system in the Chicagoland area. Also proposed: a $575.3 million capital plan that invests in bridges, stations, and new and rehabilitated rolling stock.
Nearly 300 professionals from freight and passenger railroads, industry suppliers and consultants, universities, and research organizations gathered in Pueblo, Colo., earlier this month for the Third Annual TTC Conference & Tour, reported
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Pinsly Railroad Company on Oct. 16 reported that its ninth short line, Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad LLC, has assumed operations in southern Alabama. The 36-mile line, formerly operated by Genesee & Wyoming’s Three