TransLink reports record ridership in 2016
ARCI: Car orders, deliveries fell in fourth quarter
Denver RTD's R Line to open in late February
Creel succeeds Harrison as CP CEO
Iowa Pacific withdraws from Hoosier State Train service
Hakim named MTA's interim executive director
Rail supplier news from RailWorks, Alstom, RailTerm, HOTSTART and REMSA (Jan. 30)
Operation Lifesaver Canada unveils safety videos after uptick in crossing deaths
House T&I Committee slates first hearing
RTA: Crosstie production, purchases fell in December
STB extends date for Class I data reporting rule
Sound Transit chooses alignment for Federal Way light-rail extension
Sound Transit names Somers chair; Texas Central adds McClane to its board
UP: Employee injury rate hit record low in 2016
NS facilitated industrial development worth $4 billion in 2016
NTSB opens investigation docket for fatal Amtrak crash
Railmark acquires Yreka Western Railroad
L.A. Metro taps Tutor Perini joint venture for Purple Line extension Phase II
REMSA unveils 2017 advocacy agenda
BNSF identifies six rail-served sites for development
U.S. transit agencies report high ridership for women's marches
OmniTRAX kicks off Decatur Central Railroad operations
U.S. railroads' traffic rose 8 percent in third week
Trump appoints Begeman to lead STB
Most Class Is cut capital spending for 2017
Rail supplier news from GE, Aspen Technology, Brookville, HNTB, TranSystems and Bombardier (Jan. 25)
MBTA reports improved on-time performance for commuter-rail system in 2016
NS announces promotions, retirements
WMATA seeks input on 'reality check' budget for FY2018
CN logs higher net income in Q4, full-year 2016
Norfolk Southern posts higher Q4 net income
Florida DOT Secretary Boxold to step down
Santa Clara VTA slates environmental impact hearings for BART extension
Ohio, Washington OK grade crossing projects
NCTD files PTC application for passenger trains
Secure Rail's discount registration fee expires Friday
Shuster names T&I Committee vice chair, subcommittee chairs
MTA to expand sleep apnea program systemwide
MTA unveils first new Staten Island Railway station in decades
Amtrak honored with architecture award for 30th Street Station plan
Valley Metro names Stacy and Witbeck construction manager for Tempe Streetcar
Paducah & Louisville announce management changes
Progressive Railroading seeks nominations for Rising Stars 2017
FTA awards grant to Sacramento transit agency for track worker warning system
STB: Class I employment fell in December
R. J. Corman names Henderson, Rush to new roles
Reading & Northern logs uptick in freight, tourist traffic
U.S. railroads log traffic increase in 2017's second week
CSX comments on Harrison takeover reports
BNSF budgets $3.4 billion for 2017 capex plan
FTA allows Minneapolis Blue Line extension to advance
KCS' earnings down in Q4, revenue 'unchanged'
Metra reports 96 percent on-time performance rate for 2016
Feds launch mobile app for tracking rail regulations
TransLink boosts SkyTrain service
California high-speed rail agency settles suit with Kern County
CP posts lower revenue, higher EPS in Q4
UP posts higher net income in Q4 2016
Report: Harrison to retire early from CP to pursue CSX takeover
DCTA names Jensen to its board
MTA, TWU Local 100 agree on new contract
FTA gives green light to Valley Metro light-rail extension
Bill would mandate two-person crews on freight trains
FTA proposes rule to stop trains from running red signals
CSX earnings down 2 percent, revenue up 9 percent in Q4
Ironhorse Resources appoints Matt Cundiff president
Minneapolis Green Line ridership grew 2.5 percent in 2016
Supreme Court rejects Wheeling & Lake Erie petition over train crew dispute
Charlotte transit agency breaks ground on streetcar extension
Feds seek input on crude-oil volatility through proposed rulemaking
Gulf & Ohio taps Wester as VP; TNW hires Davis as COO
G&W logged traffic increase in Q4
L.A. Metro considers Tutor Perini joint venture to build section two of Purple Line extension
AAR responds to latest 'reciprocal switching' comments filed with STB
Sound Transit kicks off construction on Northgate Link station
USDOT report cites growing transit maintenance backlog
Rail supplier news from CCI Thermal, Ansaldo, Bourque, OPW and SYSTRA (Jan. 13)
FTA permits Orange County streetcar to begin engineering phase
RAC: Canada's railroads on pace with emissions targets
Gov. Cuomo unveils plan to update 16 LIRR stations
Kansas City Southern's Ottensmeyer to lead U.S.-Mexico trade group
Chicago Union Station designated as USDOT 'emerging project'
Cincinnati streetcar tops 330,000 rides in first four months
USDOT creates new committee on automation
Railroads moved less traffic in 2017's first week
Brightline unveils first completed trainset
CSX customers planned capital projects totaling $9.5 billion last year
KCS, Watco, WTC forge pact to expedite liquid fuel exports to Mexico
Rail supplier news from Harsco, AECOM-Arup, SYSTRA, Salco, Advanced Rail Systems and NRC (Jan. 11)
Caltrain to develop mobile app
Rail unions sue over New Jersey substance abuse law
U.S. Sen. Fischer reappointed chair of surface transportation subcommittee
MARTA eyes bill to fund more expansions
U.S. senators call for NTSB review of certain passenger-rail practices
Houston METRO completes Green Line light-rail route
Sound Transit light-rail ridership soars in November 2016
SC Ports Authority beats TEU, rail lift records
KCS subsidiary appoints Jacobs VP of transportation
Texas council taps LAN to study proposed high-speed rail station
UP's 'GroTrain' now serving South Dakota regional
FTA OKs $1 billion for CTA Red, Purple project
North Carolina light-rail project secures local funding
MBTA to allow Keolis commuter-rail contract to expire
STB unveils spreadsheet for freight-rail performance data
Ferromex, Alstom ink contract for locomotive maintenance
LIRR train was speeding at time of derailment
PANYNJ proposes $32 billion capital plan
McCaul named GM of Cincinnati streetcar
IANA selects board officers, elects new members
MTA, L.K. Comstock ink $223 million contract to install CBTC system
Secure Rail attendee discount set to expire soon
OmniTRAX to sell Sand Springs lot for use as fire station
NYCT to get cellular, Wi-Fi service in all subway stations
Klepper to lead USDOT's Build America Bureau
Minnesota DOT proposes new bridge over BNSF grade crossing
Senate committee slates meeting for Chao's nomination
Freight railroads post lower traffic volumes for 2016; AAR previews 2017 priorities
Feds OK $1.6 billion for L.A. Metro's Purple Line Extension
Amtrak unveils corporate restructuring plan
Rail supplier news from Rocla, Jacobs Engineering, rMetrix, Stantec, Caterpillar and NRC (Jan. 4)
Metra asks passengers to help with courtesy campaign
BNSF, J.B. Hunt to enter arbitration over revenue division
N.C. Gov. Cooper appoints Trogdon transportation secretary
LIRR train derails, injures more than 100 people
Union Pacific acquires Railex assets
North Carolina DOT advanced rail improvements in 2016
Ohio panel OKs crossing improvement projects
MBTA, Keolis gear up for winter weather
RTA: Crosstie production down, purchases up in November
Santa Clara VTA unveils environmental statement for BART Silicon Valley extension