U.S. Sen. Klobuchar tours Loram's Minnesota plant
Rail supplier news from Cubic, Siemens, Willamette Valley, Spectrum and Brookville (March 29)
UP slates $59 million for Utah track, bridge projects
Cleveland RTA postpones fare hike
RTA: Crosstie production, purchases rose in February
FRA seeks input on railroad industry automation
California panel OKs funds for proposed light-rail line
U.S. rail traffic up slightly in Week 12
Rail supplier news from TRAC Interstar, Bombardier, BSM and Peerless Electronics (March 28)
BART arrests soared 40 percent in 2017
NICTD mulls South Shore Line fare hike to cover PTC costs
Norfolk Southern names McClellan, Elkins to new VP positions
OCTA taps Siemens for eight streetcars
BNSF slates $230 million for California capex projects
Georgia Ports Authority launches Mason Mega rail project
Pennsylvania OKs funding for 27 freight-rail projects
Metra to replace UP North Line bridges
UP's Iowa infrastructure to get $47 million boost
Milwaukee receives first streetcar from Brookville
Bombardier inks $288 million contract for MARC commuter-rail maintenance
Secure Rail webcast to focus on Industrial IoT
Illinois panel OKs $194 million plan for rail crossing projects
Ontario to issue RFQs for GO Regional Express Rail project
BNSF addresses STB's service concerns
Portland to buy two new streetcars
ConnectWork establishes apprenticeships for rail-car remediators, mechanics
UP slates $128 million for capex projects in Nebraska, Oregon
MARTA confirms Jeffrey Parker as general manager, CEO
Siemens, Alstom approve merger terms
PANYNJ's agreements pave way for new PATH power facility
CN responds to STB's rail-service concerns
Transit, rail programs get funding boost under FY18 omnibus bill
Rail supplier news from Brookville, Trackmobile, CMiC, STV and KAI (March 23)
STB: Class I employment up a bit since January
NYCT gears up for subway flood protection project in Queens
Amtrak grades host freight railroads' performance
Aadnesen retires as GREX executive chairman
CN, Teamsters tentatively agree on contract for locomotive engineers
Bombardier inks contract to extend Phoenix airport people mover
UP to serve Ocean Network at West Coast ports
RTD to host town halls to discuss transit expansions
Georgia port begins use of neo-Panamax crane
LIRR unveils performance improvement plan
Amtrak to rename Rochester station after late congresswoman
CP to serve new Smart Sand terminal in North Dakota
Two teams qualify for Chicago O'Hare express rail line bid
U.S. rail traffic up 10 percent in Week 11
Metra OKs contract to upgrade rolling stock rehab shops
UP outlines $87 million capex plan for Louisiana
Amtrak unveils sustainability report
CN, CP to serve new grain elevators in Alberta, Saskatchewan
GE to modernize locomotives for NS, CP
Begeman officially becomes STB chair
LA Metro unveils environmental report for Union Station subway project
FRA: PTC operating on 56 percent freight route miles
Metra to renovate LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago
Pacific Harbor Line marks two decades of service
BRS, Amtrak sign tentative agreement
Canada to fund replacement of VIA Rail's Quebec City-Windsor fleet
CSX appoints Williams vice president, controller
FTA certifies transit-rail safety plans in Massachusetts, Hawaii
APTA leaders question Trump plan to cut funds for transit capital projects
STB seeks Class Is' response to rail service complaints
Fort Worth transit agency receives second TEXRail trainset
Vancouver, B.C. officials OK TransLink project funding
CSX, Virginia rail officials OK pact for new VRE station
UP charts Wyoming projects worth $85 million
NY officials seek to rename Rochester Amtrak station after Slaughter
CAGTC: More than half of TIGER IX awarded to freight
Ontario nets funds for subway, light-rail projects
CATS opens Blue Line light-rail extension
Rail supplier news from Pandrol, Stantec, Protran, WSP and REMSA (March 16)
Ports of LA, Long Beach post higher volume in February
MBTA aims to boost real-time train arrival data
STB to hold meetings on directed service regs
California high-speed rail agency begins Kern County construction
Hexion completes plant's rail-yard expansion with CN
New Jersey governor's budget would triple NJ Transit funding
Operation Lifesaver 'alarmed' at hike in rail trespass, crossing deaths
CTA unveils real-time service bar on digital ad screens
UP slates $103.6 million for Illinois infrastructure
TriMet's FY2019 budget calls for light-rail upgrades, security boost
Port of Stockton posts a record year
Sound Transit taps Mott MacDonald, SNC-Lavalin for design-build management
U.S. railroads' carload, intermodal traffic up in Week 10
Rail supplier news from Bombardier, Alstom, Sasser, Cubic and Tealinc (March 14)
SEPTA to renew decades-old trolley track
Metra gears up for major tie replacement project
Transport Canada to review port authority system
NCTD marks 10 years of Sprinter light-rail service
Ferromex to serve new USDG terminals in Central Chihuahua
Secure Rail unveils 2018 conference agenda
APTA calls out cut in TIGER funds for public transit
Long Beach port taps Lambrigger for construction management
UP budgets $113 million for Kansas track, bridge work
STB's railroad-shipper council elects new leaders
Texas Central blasts SNCF's comments about Dallas-Houston bullet train
Watco to perform stevedoring, terminal services at Greens Port park
Metrolinx to sign EllisDon team for Stouffville line improvements
ASLRRA: Railroad Day draws record attendance
Virginia General Assembly OKs WMATA funding bill
MTA announces winners of Genius Transit competition
Toronto transit agency unveils sixth 'customer charter'
NRF: Port traffic likely to dip in March
BNSF budgets $90 million for Minnesota capex
UP slates $127 million for Arkansas maintenance
Baltimore subway system reopens after systemwide closure
California high-speed rail project costs soar to $77 billion
USDOT unveils 41 TIGER grant recipients
Rail supplier news from Thermo King, HOTSTART, Saft and Urban Engineers (March 9)
Caltrain to kick off Sunnyvale Station rehab
Rail groups deliver 'balanced regs' message to Capitol Hill
CSX recognizes Northern Ohio & Western for carload growth
Freight railroads, two unions agree to final, binding arbitration
MARTA eyes Jeffrey Parker as next CEO
CP names Hardy VP of grain, fertilizer sales
FRA rules 'no significant impact' for Minneapolis-Duluth express rail project
TriMet names Hoskins head of maintenance operations
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor's cargo growth capped off 'landmark' year in 2017
Senate Democrats call for federal investment in rail infrastructure
TEXRail helps launch $105 million TOD
UP to spend $122 million on California infrastructure
AAR: Carloads trailed intermodal volume in February
KCS: Mexican panel dismisses report on lack of freight-rail competition
USDOT issues $46 million in TIGER grants for rail projects in Maryland, Indiana and New Mexico
DART touts security efforts, unveils new crime-reporting app
Norfolk Southern overhauls e-commerce tool
GE, Long Beach port to pilot data-sharing software
USDOT awards $8.5 million TIGER grant for Arkansas rail bridge projects
Metrolinx issues RFQ for GO Transit Lakeshore expansion
Chao confirms Trump opposes Hudson rail tunnel project
CN, CP respond to grain shippers' concerns over rail shipment backlog
VRE releases facility condition report
JAXPORT's heavy-lift berth used to move locomotives
SFMTA tests three-car Muni trains
Savannah harbor deepening reaches halfway mark
FRA kicks off rail-crossing safety campaign
UP slates $450 million for 2018 capex in Texas
Los Angeles Metro logged crime decrease in 2017
Kansas City Southern to serve future logistics park in Illinois
SEPTA to begin phasing out token sales at commuter-rail stations
Metro-North gears up for White Plains Station rehab
RTA: Crosstie production, purchases rose in January
Tri-Rail reports highest monthly on-time performance in more than a decade
BNSF oil-spill plan OK'd in Washington state
GE Transportation joins blockchain alliance
Trump nominates Fuchs, Schultz to serve on STB
CN's Jobin steps down, Ruest named interim CEO
Rail supplier news from LAN, Mitsui, HNTB, BSM, Phoenix Contact and NRC (March 2)
BLET, Amtrak reach tentative agreement
TriMet names Kelsey general manager
Vancouver Energy ends lease early at Port of Vancouver
CTA's new security plan funded by ride-hailing fees
BNSF budgets $80 million for capex in New Mexico
Amtrak awarded five-year contract for MARC Penn Line
Report: Chao backs away from Hudson tunnel funding plan
FreightCar America to buy Navistar Inc. rail-car plant
Intermodal traffic led volume growth in Week 8
Batory sworn in as FRA administrator
NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal Amtrak-CSX crash
Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad obtains grant for locomotive purchase
Amtrak, TSA test explosive detection technology
BNSF seeks to join lawsuit over Washington state denial of coal terminal permit