Illinois lawmakers on May 28 unveiled a bill that proposes to replace the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), which oversees the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra commuter rail, and Pace suburban buses, with a new organization called the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, according to multiple news reports.
As NOAA forecasts an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 10 hurricanes and several major storms, Norfolk Southern is putting preparedness into action. Severe storms can cause serious disruption for businesses, communities,
BNSF, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) and Grupo Mexico Transportes SAB de CV (GMXT, better known as Ferromex) have launched “Quantum de México, a J.B. Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Service™, described
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on May 30, 2025 received an arbitrator’s ruling establishing new collective bargaining agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine (T&E) division and
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 30 issued a decision removing its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) rule. This deregulatory action, it said, follows a unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the rule.
Union Pacific’s (UP) locomotive shop in Oakland, Calif., celebrates a safety milestone. Also, BNSF opens nominations for its 2025 Sustainability Awards program.
Americold Realty Trust (Americold) on May 29 broke ground at Port Saint John on its first Import-Export Hub to be built in Canada, a project it said will “leverage the maritime logistics capabilities of DP World and the rail logistics solutions of Canadian Pacific Kansas City” (CPKC).
Koppers Holdings Inc. (Koppers) on May 29 announced the appointment of James A. Sullivan as President and Chief Transformation Officer, effective June 1, 2025.
The St. Louis Regional Freightway announced May 29 that it has added more than 300 additional acres spread across four properties in Southwestern Illinois to its growing pipeline of rail-accessible industrial real estate sites, bringing the total number to 26, spread across 20 locations.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has released a report on work stoppages in Canada, highlighting “the impacts of labor uncertainty on Canada’s GDP, workers’ earnings, and trade, and the outsized impacts
Andy Byford is coming back to New York, where he has been tapped to oversee development in and around the city’s Penn Station. New Yorkers bestowed the moniker “Train Daddy” on Byford
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on May 29, 2025 upheld 8-0 (with Justice Neil Gorsuch recusing himself) the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the Uinta Basin Railway project, a $1.5 billion, 88-mile
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) reports agency volumes for April 2025. Also, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) selects a developer for its life sciences-anchored mixed-use development at North Bethesda and launches a new, faster, and easier way to pay fares; and Alstom is selected to deliver additional Automated People Movers (APMs) to Denver International Airport.
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) names 10 recipients of its Women Who Move the Nation Award. Also, Moffatt & Nichol appoints Nathan Ellis to its national rail team.
Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President-Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker issues a “Status of the Railroad” report to customers. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) uses “silvopasture” to help prevent wildfires at Brosnan Forest in South Carolina.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued an updated hours-of-service waiver decision letter in response to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s (ASLRRA) request to include three additional members.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) launches Automatic Train Operation (ATO) on the Green and Yellow lines. Also, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) releases new details about its Sepulveda Transit Corridor project; Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger rail system, offers riders customized service alerts; and Trinity Metro’s Richard W. Andreski joins the Executive Committee of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Board of Directors.
The League of Railway Women (LRW) is still accepting applications for three scholarships—the Connie Sumara Memorial Scholarship, the Future of Railroading Scholarship, and the new Sue Black Memorial Scholarship—for the 2025-26 school year. Applications are due June 6, 2025.
North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 21 weeks of 2025 (ending May 24) was up 3.3% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
The New York City Transit Tech Lab, a joint initiative of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership Fund for New York City, has selected 12 companies to collaborate with regional transit agencies for eight-week proof-of-concept tests of technologies designed to “optimize transit schedules, communications, inspections, and maintenance.” In addition to the MTA, the agencies include the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ), NJ Transit and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT).
