WMATA $4.8B budget maintains service, avoids drastic cuts
Honolulu receives FTA funds, 20th train for new rail system
FRA investigating derailment at Arizona-New Mexico border
STB Chair Oberman to retire next month
MOW worker fatality prompts FRA safety bulletin
Norfolk Southern: Ancora's union deal violates Railway Labor Act
Long Island Rail Road marks 190th anniversary
Port NOLA awarded $7M grant; GPA signs 20-year terminal pact
UP ships longest wind-turbine blades in company history
Republicans introduce bill to nullify FRA's train-crew rule
FRA: BNSF joins close-call reporting system
UPDATED: Rail unions divided over Norfolk Southern proxy fight
Supplier news from Intramotev, ALCEA and WVCO (April 25)
Congressman and rail subcommittee leader Payne dies
U.S. freight-rail traffic ticks up in Week 16
NCRR to invest in new rail spur for future ICG plant
Progressive Railroading announces Rising Stars for 2024
Vena: UP delivered 'strong' results in Q1
MTA unveils next round of NYC subway station upgrades
CSX recognizes six customers for sustainability
Rail groups report opposition to CARB's zero-emissions locomotive rule
U.S. Class I employment dipped in March
CN reports lower revenue, income in Q1
NS: Q1 financial results in line with preliminary report
CPKC posts higher revenue, lower income in Q1
Report: State DOT leader doubts passenger rail will arrive in South Dakota
Brookville to rehab Dulles' mobile lounge, plane mate prototype vehicles
Caltrain completes integrated testing between San Francisco, San Jose
ICC approves grade-crossing projects across Illinois
FRA posts 2024 NEC passenger-rail project inventory
Brightline West breaks ground on high-speed rail line
RTD-Denver to staff police department 24/7
Stonepeak acquires rail-served logistics Chicago portfolio
NS introduces mobile app to reinforce safety procedures
OIG provides insights to help detect Amtrak contract and procurement fraud risks
Alstom to sell North American signaling business to Knorr-Bremse
Senators call on EPA to stop California's zero-emissions locomotive rule
Rail supplier news from Pettibone and Thales (April 19)
Ohio OKs grade crossing projects in Columbiana, Lucas counties
SEPTA proposes FY2025 operating, capital budgets
Mass Coastal Railroad hires Anderson to oversee engineering
Norfolk Southern files new presentation disputing Ancora's claims
CN names Lalonde to succeed MacDonald as EVP, CCO
Wabtec, Australian Rail Track ink systems, software pact
Union Pacific, STG Logistics extend partnership
U.S. freight-rail traffic climbed 1.5% in Week 15
STB issues findings in review of UP's embargo use
Watco restructures executive leadership
CSX's Q1 a 'good start' to the year, Hinrichs says
Virginia proposes rail improvements over six years
NC-Virginia rail compact obtains federal funds
AFL-CIO urges NS shareholders to reject Ancora proposal; Ancora issues plan for NS overhaul
NCRR adds new economic development programs
Amtrak issues RFI for zero-emissions technology
NS deploys second DTI portal to improve safety
CSX debuts hydrogen-powered locomotive
NRC meets with lawmakers to discuss railway industry
FTA finalizes regulation for transit safety, security
WSI named operator of CPKC Zacha Transload Terminal
People news from NTSB, HDR and FTR
Carmen's union, CPKC reach agreement on paid sick leave
CSX adds 14 properties to 'Select Sites' development program
Amtrak releases fourth annual diversity report
LA Metro issues environmental report on Southeast Gateway Line project
NS merges Triple Crown, Thoroughbred Direct subsidiaries
Report: SEPTA cancels $185M rail-car contract with CRRC
OmniTRAX promotes Brown to EVP
NTSB surveys Norfolk Southern employees on company's safety culture
Rail supplier news from Alstom and Rail Vision (April 12)
OLI's first responder training course obtains national certification
Mississippi DOT to award $30M in multimodal program grants
MTA names Free president of Long Island Rail Road
California high-speed rail board OKs RFP for new trainsets
Vermont Rail System to acquire New Hampshire Central
CSX donates $50,000 to Baltimore bridge fund
APTA: Transit-ridership levels continue post-pandemic recovery
Caltrain fully energizes, tests electrified rail corridor
BLET, CN reach tentative agreement for Wisconsin Central engineers
Feds award grants to MTA for rail-yard project, Metrolink for track-intrusion detection system
U.S. freight railroads report traffic gain in Week 14
Rail supplier news from Geismar, Rail Vision, Railroad Software, WSP, Littlejohn and STV (April 10)
Nova Scotia to fund feasibility study of Cape Breton light-rail line
Port NOLA, Kearney Cos. OK new 10-year lease
Retailers: Import cargo to grow despite supply-chain disruptions
Schulte promoted to president of Northern Lines Railway
Alaska Railroad to replace dock, terminal in Seward
North American Rail acquires Condor Signals
PANYNJ unveils $430M PATH improvement plan
BNSF to serve future JDH grain-handling facility
Saskatchewan awards funding for short-line improvements
NS announces preliminary Q1 results, agrees to $600M East Palestine settlement
Rail supplier news from Greenbrier, Rail Vision, Alstom, Emrill and Brake-Boss (April 8)
Pacific Harbor Line hosts STB for port tour; Trinity Metro opens new train station
LA Metro: Federal funding will bolster Olympics-related projects
People news from NCTD, Tealinc, Hanson and Ginsberg
UP to launch direct domestic service between Southern California and Chicago
USDOT OKs grant pact to speed capacity expansion at Baltimore port
Georgia DOT partners with NS to fund freight-rail improvements
Unifor ratifies pact with CN, settles Autoport strike
Limited access at Baltimore port to open within 4 weeks, USACE says
Amtrak names construction contractor for Wilmington operations center
STB rejects GMXT petition in CGR acquisition due to lack of info
CN buys mainline hybrid locomotive from Progress Rail
Norfolk Southern rolls out productivity, accountability plans
Metra kicks off 2024 construction program
BNSF transports water to Navajo Nation in New Mexico
Amtrak awards delivery partner contract for Frederick Douglass Tunnel program
U.S. freight-rail traffic rose 4.2% in March
STB allows Savage Tooele to build 11-mile rail line in Utah
NS to launch dedicated intermodal service in response to Baltimore port crisis
Rail supplier news from Savage, Intramotev, MHX and HIMA (April 3)
MTA seeks master tenant to develop LIRR Grand Central
NC Railroad launches flagging, safety services product
LA Metro wraps 5-year tunneling project for subway extension
USDOT solicits applications for $5B in infrastructure project funding
First vessel passes through temporary channel at Baltimore port
OLI awards grants for grade-crossing awareness campaigns
NJ Transit to test AI to improve safety at light-rail crossings
BNSF reveals 2023 economic development results
FRA solicits applications for next round of CRISI grants
NS buys Chicago transload site; promotes management efforts in shareholder letter
FRA adopts final rule mandating two-person train crews
NCDOT solicits input on updated plan for passenger-rail facility
STB to assess environmental impact of proposed Puerto Verde bridge project
OIG: FRA lacks needed oversight of fatigue management
NYPD to test weapon-detection technology in subways
Operation Lifesaver awards grants for public awareness campaigns in 11 states