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For Italy’s Merano-Malles Line, ERTMS Level 2

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, on March 30 reported delivering, in partnership with Strutture Trasporto Alto Adige (STA), a technology upgrade to the 37-mile (60 kilometer) Merano–Malles railway line in South Tyrol, Italy.

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Railway Age 25 Under 40 Awards

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize our 2026 “Fast Trackers,” the industry’s next-gen leaders.

“By working closely with our grain customers and working efficiently with our supply chain collaborators, our railroaders have delivered record amounts of grain and grain products across Western Canada to start the year,” CPKC Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Jonathan Wahba said on Feb. 2. (Courtesy of CPKC)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) breaks its January monthly record for shipping Canadian grain and grain products, and selects its primary charity partner for the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open. Also, CSX advances network modernization through a pole line elimination program.

Figure 1: Aerial view of the accident site. (BNSF Image, Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Determines Probable Cause for BNSF M/w Employee Fatality

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the Nov. 4,  2024, accident involving a BNSF maintenance-of-way (m/w) employee who was fatally struck by a BNSF freight train while driving a welding truck across a highway/rail grade crossing near New Rockford, N.Dak.

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WIR Conference 2025: Connecting, Inspiring, Innovating

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Oct. 15-16 hosted the third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference with a packed lineup of influential women and their allies, who shared experiences, celebrated achievements, and discussed the future