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Rail News: January 2025

January 31

Sound Transit's Link light-rail extension to open May 10

CIB to invest in Indigenous-led port logistics facility

MARTA unveils first of new trains

IBEW, rail carriers reach tentative labor agreement

NTSB reports initial findings in fatal train-truck collision case

CN reports lower revenue, profit in Q4

January 30

Rail supplier news from Bourque Logistics, AllTranstek and Cathcart Rail (Jan. 30)

USDOT Secretary Duffy signs memos to rescind DEI, climate policies

OmniTRAX adds CEO Piacente to the board, names Garin chair

U.S. freight-rail traffic dips 2.5% in Week 4

IANA: Intermodal volume rose 7.5% in Q4

CPKC posts 'strong' results in Q4

January 29

Rail supplier news from Wabtec and STV (Jan. 29)

Ontario to fund upgrade of 121 GO Transit rail cars

CPKC, Teamsters MOW division reach tentative 4-year agreement

Phoenix Rail acquires short-line operator Lehigh Valley Rail

Norfolk Southern posts lower revenue, higher income in Q4

Reports: OMB rescinds federal funding freeze

January 28

Rail supplier news from AITX, Cubic, Comply365, Stadler and KB Signaling (Jan. 28)

California high-speed rail project's economic impact is $22B, authority says

CSX revamps locomotive for first-responder training

Ohio OKs upgrades at CSX, Wheeling & Lake Erie rail crossings

CSX, Norfolk Southern announce new board members

CN, IBEW agree to tentative pact; CPKC, Unifor reach deal

January 27

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate at Georgia's Port of Brunswick

CN: In-house track project helps Chicago-area rail traffic flow

Kentucky awards new grant funds for rail, port projects

IBEW issues strike notice at CN

January 24

Rail supplier news from Keolis and Wabtec (Jan. 24)

Metro-North Railroad achieves record on-time performance

BTS: Transborder freight moved by rail declined in November

Rail carriers, BMWED agree to tentative five-year pact

CSX reports lower net income, revenue for Q4

BNSF sets $3.8 billion capex for 2025

January 23

TexAmericas' certified site effort named 'top program' in Southeast

Railway Association of Canada issues annual report on rail trends

Dreamstar startup unveils interior designs for proposed LA-SF overnight trains

Metra considers RRIF loan option to fund bridge replacements

U.S. freight-rail traffic soars 26% in Week 3

Union Pacific reports 7% gain in Q4 net income

January 22

MBTA to upgrade signal systems on Red, Orange lines in 2025

STB: Schultz designated vice chair, Fuchs appoints key staff

Reading & Northern posts record freight, passenger revenue in 2024

BLET rejects PEB's recommendation in NJ Transit labor dispute

Reps. Kelly, Thompson introduce bill to update 45G railroad tax credit

Norfolk Southern: Customers invested $4.3B in new, expanded facilities in 2024

January 21

Rail supplier news from Alstom, SLS and NSH (Jan. 21)

Rail union, Texas university partner to advance safety, workforce efforts

BLET, Keolis reach tentative pact for MBTA locomotive engineers

FRA awards $11.3M grant to expand Hartford Line rail service

Norfolk Southern cites safety improvements in 2024 report

Trump names Fuchs chair of STB

January 20

Rail supplier news from Hitachi Rail, UTLX, SYSTRA and Bulk Specialty (Jan. 20)

Ports of Indiana, CBG distribute record road salt volume

MTA adds police, more security to protect NYC subway riders, workers

Virginia rail authority selects design-build joint venture for Long Bridge project

FRA sends Amtrak long-distance service study to Congress

TriMet begins running new light-rail trains

January 17

Railway Association of Canada names Harvey president, CEO

Transit-rail news from DART and UTA

PennDOT steps up planning for Scranton-to-NYC passenger rail

Oregon port obtains $4M federal grant for rail overpass project

Unifor members vote for strike action against CPKC

Gateway Commission taps Prendergast as CEO

CARB drops EPA waiver request for in-use locomotive rule

January 16

Rail supplier news from Alstom, Keolis, Duos, LRW, Knorr-Bremse and Railway Interchange

New Mexico awarded nearly $74M for rail safety, infrastructure projects

Amtrak EVP Mason named WTS-DC 'Woman of the Year'

U.S. freight-rail traffic climbs 1.8% in Week 2

CN launches hybrid locomotive pilot project

Primus warns against shipper retaliation; STB clarifies UP's role in tank-car case

January 15

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern adds rolling stock for passenger excursions

CTA's Carter to step down Jan. 31

House passes Amtrak exec bonus bill; Graves names T&I subcommittee chairs

Gov. Healey proposes $8B for infrastructure, stabilizing MBTA finances

SMART-MD ratifies pact with National Carriers Conference Committee

CN-Iowa Northern combo to occur next month; MOW workers to join union

January 14

BNSF using AI for monitoring, train assembly, inventory management

TNW short line to serve Synergos facility in Texas

FRA awards $27M grant to increase LA-San Diego passenger-rail service

Port NOLA awarded $1M EPA grant for Louisiana terminal

STB on pace to decide Amtrak Sunset case by summer, chair says

Wabtec to acquire Evident's inspection technologies division

STB approves CN acquisition of Iowa Northern with conditions

January 13

Amtrak halts LA services, LA Metro waives fares in response to wildfires

Pinsly railroad to operate at Jacksonville industrial park

Railway Association of Canada's Brazeau to step down next month

BMWED members ratify contract with CSX

LRW names Amtrak's Acheson 'Railway Woman of the Year'

FTA issues $2B grant agreement for Chicago Red Line extension

January 10

OmniTRAX 'Good Neighbor' program benefits 42 nonprofits

Supplier news from Keolis, Greenbrier, Hitachi, Stadler and Rail Vision (Jan. 10)

R. J. Corman Railroad Services wins NRC's Small Project of the Year Award

Maine Switching Services to operate Rockland Branch Railroad

Port of Benton to use federal RAISE grant to fund rail projects

FRA awards $1.1B in grants to improve grade-crossing safety

January 9

People news from STV and INIT

FTA: Transit ridership on the rise nationwide

NC By Train logged record ridership in 2024

Intermodal lifts U.S. freight-rail traffic in 2025's first week

Savage to build crude-by-rail transload terminal in Utah

Strike averted as dockworkers, ports reach tentative pact

January 8

TEXRail sets December ridership record

New York solicits applications for rail, port project grant funds

Vertical Cold Storage opens KC center near Class I rail access

Train dispatchers ratify national labor contract with NCCC

Padilla: USDOT to award $258M to California infrastructure projects

ASLRRA reveals 2025 Hall of Fame inductees

January 7

RTD-Denver cites lower fares, more security among Top 10 actions in '24

People news from A. Stucki, HDR and AECOM

California marks new track-laying phase of high-speed rail project

Wabtec: MTA OKs hybrid locomotives for subway maintenance operations

Norfolk Southern provided $6M to community groups in 2024

Sen. Wicker: FRA to award $21M for Amtrak Gulf Coast rail

January 6

IANA adds Houston, Mississippi universities to scholarship program

NY Gov. Hochul calls for investment in Hudson Valley rail service

SEDA-COG awarded $2M grant to rehab freight-rail bridges

LA Metro marks milestone in Foothill Gold Line extension project

U.S. freight-rail traffic rose 5% in 2024's final week

Norfolk Southern completes design for Pittsburgh bridge projects

January 3

U.S. set to surpass 5B gallons of biodiesel, renewable diesel consumption, group says

LA Metro preps for track expansion at Union Station

Utah Central Railway workers vote to join BLET

Roberts becomes CEO of Savage Cos.

UPDATED: San Joaquin officials to use CRISI funds for new rail academy

STB approves Carload Express petition as it pursues MDDE acquisition

January 2

MTA completes ADA upgrades at ninth subway station in 2024

PANYNJ's board reelects executive leadership

WMATA wraps up downtown Metrorail construction early, under budget

BLET ratifies contract with Berkshire & Eastern Railroad

Women of Influence in Rail nominations accepted through Jan. 10

CPKC named to 2024 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index

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