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Rail News: August 2025

August 29

Rail supplier news from Capital Railroad, Koppers, Jacobs, HDR and Acciona

Sound Transit to open Link 1 Federal Way extension on Dec. 6

California High-Speed Rail Authority accelerates timeline for 2026 rail installation

CSX releases latest ESG report

Industry reacts to Trump's ouster of STB member Primus

Maryland DOT awards $1.2M to support freight-rail corridors

August 28

Patriot Rail launches new logo to reflect growth

People news from American Track, Port NOLA and Delmarva Central Railroad

CN, Target Steel partner to move more steel coils by rail

Duffy unveils schedule for NY Penn Station project, $43 million grant for Amtrak

U.S. freight-rail traffic dipped in Week 34

Trump fires Surface Transportation Board member Primus

August 27

Rail supplier news from Alstom and Urban Engineers

Rail carriers, signalmen reach tentative labor agreement

CSX named Maersk's 'intermodal supplier of the year'

People news from OmniTRAX, RTD-Denver and the Short Line Safety Institute

Jaguar completes acquisition of Columbia Basin, Central Washington railroads

FRA strips another $175M from California high-speed rail project

August 26

Georgia Ports' economic impact grew 7% last year, study says

People news from MTA, HDR and North American Rail Solutions

BLET members OK first contract with Arizona Eastern Railway

MassDOT secures $3.5M in FRA funds for West-East Rail

Union Pacific adds 12 Focus Sites on short lines

Report: Buffett doesn't want to buy CSX; CPKC not interested in merger talks

August 25

Rail supplier news from OPW and TTX

Coalition: Survey shows support for California high-speed rail

MBTA Orange Line trains accelerate to 55 mph

Lake State Railway unveils Pere Marquette heritage locomotive

Ohio utilities commission OKs $1.4M in rail crossing upgrades

New Jersey DOT solicits applications for freight-rail assistance funds

August 22

MBTA to begin fare evasion warnings, citations next month

Illinois commission OKs grade crossing fixes in Carroll, Peoria counties

People news from SC Ports, NYSW Railway and Alaska Railroad

BMWED members ratify 5-year pact with Union Pacific

Texas panel OKs $3.5M to keep Amtrak Heartland Flyer rolling

CSX, BNSF to offer new intermodal services, coast-to-coast rail solutions

August 21

Transit news from Metra and San Diego MTS

Norfolk Southern releases annual sustainability report

Port NOLA Lineage warehouse receives bonded, import house status

FTA to remove 'social cost of carbon' from transit grant requirements

U.S. freight rail traffic dips 0.7% in Week 33

House committee launches new investigation into California high-speed rail project

August 20

Rail supplier news from Cordel and Hitachi Rail (Aug. 20)

SC Ports to offer 2 new services, advances rail infrastructure at Charleston

FTA warns NYC Transit to fix rail-worker safety risks or lose federal funding

R. J. Corman appoints Broyles president, CEO

Amtrak advances plans to modernize three East Coast rail yards

Report: Activist investor Ancora pressures CSX to explore merger options

August 19

Rail supplier news from Serrmi, TRAC Intermodal, Sherwin-Williams and C.R. England (Aug. 19)

Georgia Ports' revenue bonds earn AA/stable rating from S&P

SEPTA set to slash service, hike fares starting Aug. 24

SC Ports Authority receives final federal payment for harbor deepening project

NMB sets 'cooling off' period for Long Island Rail Road, 5 unions

MTA OKs $2B tunnel-boring contract for Second Avenue Subway extension

August 18

Toronto transit agency seeks Alstom contract to build new subway trains

Alameda rail corridor conducts security exercise with TSA, FBI

People news from MARTA, CSX and Ports of Indiana

NTSB releases initial report on July 18 train derailment in Illinois

CSX begins re-laying track in hurricane-damaged Blue Ridge Subdivision

Amtrak officially launches 'Mardi Gras' passenger-rail service

August 15

Maryland DOT seeks developer for Bowie State station mixed-use plan

Metra, MBTA cap off major station projects

Connecticut DOT issues RFP for Stamford station redevelopment

Tariff uncertainty drives record July volumes at LA, Long Beach ports

BLET members OK two-year pact with New York & Atlantic

Rochelle Intermodal Transload Center expansion project begins

August 14

Honolulu agency begins third portion of elevated passenger-rail line

MTA: Improved finances result in S&P rating boost

AAR: North American rail traffic off to good start in August

BNSF using AI to more quickly locate weeds in need of trimming

FTA advances Metro Transit's Blue Line extension

OmniTRAX named rail provider for WE Soda's largest U.S. mine

August 13

Rail supplier news from BSYA, James Street, KB Signaling, Marmon and Messe Berlin (Aug. 13)

North Carolina passenger-rail service logged more riders in first half

TexAmericas Center adds new locomotives to industrial park's fleet

NTSB releases preliminary report of July train derailment in Mississippi

CSX collaborates with wood fiber products shipper on service needs

Americold opens CPKC-served hub in Missouri

August 12

People news from Patriot Rail, Keolis, Lochner and Arup

Amtrak completes upgrades at main D.C. station

Reps. Smucker, Owens introduce bill to clarify public transit safety regs

Imports to slow soon at major container ports, Global Port Tracker predicts

BLET members OK temporary wage hike pact with UP

AAR: Carload gain continued, intermodal volume rebounded in July

August 11

Progressive Railroading honors suppliers with 2025 Reader's Choice Awards

Ohio panel OKs grade-crossing projects in Muskingum, Warren counties

Ontario, Metrolinx award C$1.4B contract for Yonge North Subway extension

NTSB opens public docket in 2024 MARTA worker injury case

AGP opens rail-served soybean plant in Nebraska

CPKC issues 2025-2026 grain plan

August 8

Richmond Pacific Railroad commissions upgraded locomotive

Indiana River & Rail Terminals completes oversized transload job

Patriot Rail to launch Gettysburg excursion service this month

Short-line tax credit modernization bill adds 100th co-sponsor

Union Pacific opens KC intermodal terminal

Amtrak to debut new Acela trains on Aug. 28

August 7

Rail supplier news from FreightCar, Tealinc, Midwest Railcar, Forte and LRW (Aug. 7)

Connecticut DOT to hike fares on Metro-North Railroad, CTrail

STB issues final EIS for proposed Green Eagle Railroad

U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 2.9% in Week 31

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to be sold to FTAI

STB grants Amtrak's request to close Sunset Limited's OTP case

August 6

TriMet to close downtown Portland MAX station

SMART resumes early Windsor rail service with quiet zone in place

Pittsburgh transit agency seeks funding solutions to avoid service cuts

Norfolk Southern hires goats to clear kudzu from rail yard

OmniTRAX to provide switching services to Wyoming soda ash mine

CSX names Kentucky industrial park a 'Silver Level' Select Site

August 5

Tri-Rail surpasses annual ridership record in FY2025

PennDOT seeks applicants for freight-rail program grants

Interborough Express project in NYC enters engineering, design phase

CSX, Florida college to build hazmat response facility

STB creates Office of Chief Counsel

BNSF cranks up income, drives down operating ratio in Q2

August 4

RTD, ATU Local 1001 finalize collective agreement

People news from the FTA, Trinity Metro, RTD-Denver and Urban Engineers (Aug. 4)

LA-area ports extend Pacific Harbor Line contracts through 2026

Duffy rescinds federal funding for Baltimore-Washington high-speed rail

V6 Agronomy, Port of Johnstown break ground on rail-served fertilizer terminal

UP's Vena, NS' George share thoughts on proposed merger

August 1

WTS International taps Wilkins as CEO

TransLink to replace 40-year-old elevators in 15 stations

CN releases 2025-26 grain plan

Corneanu to become Amtrak's CFO

Iowa Interstate, numerous partners to develop rail park in central Iowa

IANA: North American intermodal volume grew again in Q2

BNSF opens new intermodal terminal in Utah

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