Benesch’s Barbara M. Schroeder Featured at 2025 Light Rail Conference

Among the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Light Rail Conference is Embracing Sustainability & Resiliency Through Education & Professional Development, a presentation by Barbara M. Schroeder, P.E., P.M.P., Rail Transit Project

Perfect Pairing: voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Universal HST® (Hollow Switch Tie) + Unistar HR Switch Machine

Turnouts, an essential railroad network trackwork component, have numerous complex, costly and labor-intensive maintenance requirements. They also have specific challenges that railroad maintenance-of-way departments have been dealing with for generations. Addressing them

Executives Discuss ‘Allyship to Action’ at Women in Rail 2025

Fostering a supportive environment that lifts up talent and recognizes an individual’s or project’s contribution to the organization or community is key. Our third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference, taking place in Chicagoland

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BNSF Fourth-Generation Railroader Continues Family’s Legacy

For Kimberly Dunn, the railroad has been a part of her family’s lives for almost a century. From working in a car shop to serving as union leaders, her parents and grandparents have railroading in their blood.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s Lukaszewicz Tops 2025 Light Rail Lineup

This year, Railway Age and RT&S are pleased to venture to Pittsburgh on Oct. 1-2 for the much-anticipated 2025 Light Rail Conference with a packed lineup of LRT professionals who are significantly influencing today’s rail transit industry.

Meet the ‘Leadership Journeys’ Lineup for Women in Rail 2025

Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland on Oct. 15-16 for the third annual Women in Rail Conference. This year’s program features trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry. Setting

Mark Your Calendar: Light Rail 2025 Event Set for Oct. 1-2

Join Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures in Pittsburgh, Pa., this October for the Light Rail 2025 Conference. This event will offer a comprehensive review of the specialized technical, operational, environmental,

Recently recognized at Union Pacific’s 50-Year Honorees ceremony, Principal Consultant Rita Pfingsten has the distinction of being the railroad’s only Tech employee to achieve 50 years of service. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)
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Reflections of a 50-Year Tech Career: A Journey of Change

Change, change and more change. I’ve experienced huge technological and operational advancements during the course of my 50-plus year career in Tech.

Next-Gen Train Control Conference Evolves to Next-Gen Rail Systems

Next-Gen Train Control, the communications, signaling, and advanced technology conference presented by Railway Age, has changed its name to Next-Gen Rail Systems to reflect the evolving state of rail technology. Over the years, a

NS’s Adams Tops 2025 Women in Rail Lineup

Topping the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Women in Rail Conference is kick-off speaker Annie Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern (NS). Railway Age and RT&S are

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