Brightline, which describes itself as “the nation’s only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity passenger rail,” provides this retrospect on its “top moments of 2023.” “This year, Brightline journeyed through groundbreaking goals, notably
Indeed, 2023, despite its rough patches, was on balance a very good year for the rail industry. In the spirit of the Holiday Season, the Association of American Railroads highlighted a few
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has agreed to support a study to host a regional/commuter passenger train service in Monterrey, Mexico. Monterrey, which has a small light rail system, is the capital
New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul on Dec. 8 signed into law S.5775, a bill requiring railroads in her state to operate with minimum-two-person crews (2PC). Hochul a year earlier vetoed a
Wabtec is the most recent rail supplier to enter the rapidly growing railcar telematics market, entering into an agreement with Netherlands-based Intermodal Telematics B.V. (IMT) under which Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence Group will
It’s the Holiday Season, and lots of people (me included) have been enjoying activities associated with trains. You know—model trains, Santa Claus specials entertaining the kids and/or benefitting the less-fortunate. Watching The
The Brookings Institution recently hosted a panel discussion at the U.S. Mexico Foundation 2023 North Capital Forum on the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) to “explore the key opportunities and challenges shaping a competitive,
Most everyone in the rail transit industry knows that vehicles must be certified prior to entering revenue service—safety, functionality, quality, performance, etc. Hitachi Rail has added “social certification” to the mix with
Following functional performance testing at Alstom’s Kingston, Ont. plant, the first Mark V SkyTrain set is en route on flatbed trucks to Vancouver, B.C. Upon arrival in Burnaby, the trainset will undergo testing that
Class II Reading & Northern (RBMN), “The Road of Anthracite,” has surpassed hauling one million tons of the coal that provides its nickname. “Ever since December 1990 when Andy Muller Jr. purchased