Usually when passenger service on a rail line is discontinued, it never comes back, but there have been some exceptions. One is the MBTA’s South Coast Rail “line,” in the shape of
Craig Richardson, who retired in March 2025 as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Union Pacific, has rejoined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP in its Denver office as an Of Counsel
New Jersey Transit has launched two new programs, one designed to improve accessibility for customers with disabilities, the other to supplement revenue through real estate development. Disability Assistance NJT is piloting two
Transit industry veteran Ronald Swerdon has returned to Urban Engineers, Inc. as a senior project manager for transit. He will lead major infrastructure initiatives across the firm’s public transit portfolio, overseeing quality
STV, Inc. is providing engineering and procurement support for 13 BE (battery-electric) dual-power locomotives MTA Metro-North Railroad is acquiring from Siemens Mobility. STV is performing design reviews, test coverage and vehicle inspection
POTUS 47 on Oct. 15 said that $16 billion in federal funding for the project to build the New York/New Jersey Hudson Tunnel under the Hudson River, a key component of the
National Mediation Board member Deirdre E. Hamilton, a Democrat, was fired Oct. 14 by POTUS 47, making her one of many legally questionable independent regulatory agency terminations by the POTUS. Hamilton’s departure
Given that the new North Star of growth I gave our rail industry is being used to justify an alteration to the course of its future, I must break my annual publication
Schaumburg, Ill.: Railway Age’s annual Women in Rail Conference has concluded its first day. At the Awards Luncheon Sponsored by CN, we recognized the outstanding honorees of Railway Age’s 2024 Women in Rail and RT&S’s 2025
Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 498,462 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.3% compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported for Week 41, ending Oct.
Anacostia Rail Holdings subsidiary Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) has entered into a development agreement with Remora, a Michigan-based climate technology startup that is pioneering mobile carbon capture for freight rail and trucking.
The Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) has gotten behind HR 5697, the Passenger Rail Liability Adjustment Act of 2025, a bill that would modify current statute to allow passenger railroads 90 days to
New ways to pay: New Jersey Transit says it working “to transform the customer experience through innovation and technology,” showcasing fare collection modernization efforts during an event at its Secaucus Junction Station:
CN and Congebec, a Canadian logistics provider of distribution services for the food, retail and packaged goods industries, are collaborating on a “state-of-the-art” cold storage facility at CN’s Calgary Logistics Park in
The potential merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has stirred up lots of talk and speculation around its possible impact, from safety issues to job opportunities and other likely scenarios impacting
On Oct. 14, 2025, the 45th anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 signing, the Association of American Railroads launched a new website, “Harley Explains,” hosted by a folksy, bearded, ponytailed,
“A continued downward trend in import volumes, which is driving tighter assessment of accessorial fees as ports seek to capture revenue during peak season,” has been confirmed by ITS Logistics’ recently released
Following unanimous approval from the Board of Public Works last week, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) announced Oct. 9 that it will begin construction to expand and modernize the MARC train storage facilities at the Martin Maintenance Yard in Baltimore County.
The M Ocean View Line turned 100 years old on Oct. 6! To celebrate this centennial, we are kicking off a two-part blog series on the M. Explore this 100-year history in Part One.
We are on the cusp of what has the potential to be one of the most transformational times in the history of U.S. railroading. On July 24 of this year, Union Pacific
