CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs got the wheels turning in late August when his railroad took labor negotiations out of national handling through the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) and, well
Anthony Taravella has proven that when it comes to chasing your dreams, it’s better late than never.
The Muni family is proud to introduce two of its newest cable car grips: Chanelle Smith and Annie Washington.
Do you know a trailblazing woman in rail? Nominate a colleague (or yourself) who is paving the way for others to make a career in the industry. Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, 5 p.m. ET.
When I started in this business in 1992, Bob Matthews ran the Railway Progress Institute (which years later merged with the Railway Supply Association into today’s Railway Supply Institute). Bob had a
Sept. 16, 1974, was a banner day in the history of the Bay Area. On this day, 50 years ago, BART’s Transbay Tube opened for passenger service.
In 1982, the Buy America Act was passed as a provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, requiring mass-transit projects—be it rail, highway, or rapid transit—to purchase certain materials for infrastructure in the U.S. But domestic preference assumes a healthy domestic supplier base. So what does the health of rail supply in the U.S. look like today?
It’s not every day you get to tour the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Steam Shop, much less ride in the cab of Big Boy No. 4014, but four Operating Department employees are doing just that on the Heartland of America Tour.
Well-known railway journalist, photographer, rail transit expert and historian John D. Thompson, for many years a Railway Age Canadian Contributing Editor, died Sept. 2. He was 78. Thompson was born and raised
In this not-to-be-missed session at the Women in Rail 2024 conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, illuminating new research on the underrepresentation of women of color in railroad engineering will be presented by Jacqueline L. Patterson,