SEPTA Stepping Up Safety

SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) said on July 16 it will implement “additional initiatives and a series of corrective action plans (CAPs)” in response to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Safety Management

Marier Appointed TSB Chairperson

The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (TSB, Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. NTSB) has a new incoming Chairperson: Yoan Marier, a TSB member since September 2020. His appointment to a

PHL, BLET Division 214 Ratify Contract

Anacostia Rail Holdings subsidiary Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) and 145 members of BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) Division 214 (Long Beach) have ratified a three-year extension of their current Collective

Rail Insights 2024 with NS EVP and COO John Orr – RAIL GROUP ON AIR

Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer joined Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono at the 2024 Rail Insights Conference for this wide-ranging discussion on the changes that have been

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Welcome to Chevron Deference Political Theater. Plenty of Seats Left …

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) have sent identical letters to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,

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Has the Brake Dust Settled?

Midyear Report, Railway Age July 2024 issue: 2024’s tumultuous first half should transition to a calmer period. But then again …

GDC Secures Hudson Tunnel Project FFGA

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) on July 8 signed a $6.88 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) and closed on

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‘At the End of the Day, We’re a Service Business’

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE JULY 20224 ISSUE: When CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs joined us last month for our annual Rail Insights conference, I wanted to take the discussion in

Commercial and Operational Strategies for Class I Volume Growth – Rail Group On Air

How can Class I scheduled railroad operations translate into volume growth? What are the opportunities for industrial development? Why are short line and regional partnerships key to overall rail industry success? Is

NRHS, Railway Age, RT&S Announce Second Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award

The National Railway Historical Society has kicked off its second annual recognition of a railroad’s historic preservation efforts. NRHS is again partnering with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures to present the Outstanding Railroad Historic

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