Rail Industry Trends Articles http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/ Rail Industry Trends Articles Copyright 2026 Trade Press Media Group <![CDATA[Take our weekly rail news quiz]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Take-our-weekly-rail-news-quiz--76483Fri, 9 Oct 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Progressive Railroading calls for Women of Influence in Rail nominations]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Progressive-Railroading-calls-for-Women-of-Influence-in-Rail-nominations--77877Mon, 5 Oct 2026 09:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Massachusetts DOT awards rail access grant to Westfield Quarry]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Massachusetts-DOT-awards-rail-access-grant-to-Westfield-Quarry--77862Fri, 2 Oct 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[APTA honors Jacobs for sustainability efforts]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/APTA-honors-Jacobs-for-sustainability-efforts--77699Fri, 4 Sep 2026 12:00:00 CST <![CDATA[New Jersey rail museum refurbishes historic locomotive, caboose]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/New-Jersey-rail-museum-refurbishes-historic-locomotive-caboose--77684Thu, 3 Sep 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[U.S. freight-rail traffic ticks upward in week 33]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-freightrail-traffic-ticks-upward-in-week-33--77638Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:00 CST <![CDATA[Caltrans seeking applicants for sustainable transportation grants]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Caltrans-seeking-applicants-for-sustainable-transportation-grants--77602Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 CST <![CDATA[Two Class Is, transit authority among Forbes' 'Best Employers for Women']]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Two-Class-Is-transit-authority-among-Forbes-Best-Employers-for-Women--77558Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[Pennsylvania advances new funding program, seeks applicants for freight-rail grants]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Pennsylvania-advances-new-funding-program-seeks-applicants-for-freightrail-grants--77516Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[US freight railroads report uptick in traffic for Week 30]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-freight-railroads-report-uptick-in-traffic-for-Week-30--77499Thu, 6 Aug 2026 10:30:00 CST <![CDATA[US freight-rail traffic rises 2.5% in Week 29]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-freightrail-traffic-rises-25-in-Week-29--77446Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[BTS: Transborder freight-by-rail value increased in May]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/BTS-Transborder-freightbyrail-value-increased-in-May--77408Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[U.S. freight-rail traffic rises 3.4% in Week 28]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-freightrail-traffic-rises-34-in-Week-28--77398Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 CST <![CDATA[AAR launches freight-rail research consortium]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/AAR-launches-freightrail-research-consortium--77361Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 CST <![CDATA[U.S. freight railroads post slight traffic increase for Week 27]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-freight-railroads-post-slight-traffic-increase-for-Week-27--77352Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:30:00 CST <![CDATA[B&O Railroad Museum now the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/BO-Railroad-Museum-now-the-National-Museum-of-Railroad-History-Innovation--77349Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 CST <![CDATA[U.S. freight-rail traffic rises during Week 26]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/US-freightrail-traffic-rises-during-Week-26--77312Thu, 9 Jul 2026 12:00:00 CST <![CDATA[USDOT awards $1.7B in BUILD grants]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/USDOT-awards-17B-in-BUILD-grants--77280Wed, 8 Jul 2026 09:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Transportation sector unemployment remained steady through June]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Transportation-sector-unemployment-remained-steady-through-June--77265Mon, 6 Jul 2026 10:30:00 CST <![CDATA[Watco, the Prairie Line and OmniTRAX unveil special locomotives for US' 250th anniversary]]>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Watco-the-Prairie-Line-and-OmniTRAX-unveil-special-locomotives-for-US-250th-anniversary--77238Wed, 1 Jul 2026 12:00:00 CST