TriMet Begins Westside MAX Improvements Project July 26
PORTLAND, Ore. – TriMet will upgrade rail crossings on the MAX Blue and Red lines as part of the Westside MAX Improvements project.
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Amtrak OIG Investigation Leads to $7.2 million Civil Resolution in 30th Street Station Bribery Scheme
PHILADELPHIA — Mark 1 Restoration Company and its owner, Mark Snedden, agreed to a $7.2 million resolution of civil claims after an Amtrak Office of Inspector General investigation revealed Mark 1 paid bribes to an Amtrak employee for internal project information and expensive contract modifications on Amtrak’s 30th Street Station façade project.
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada Identifies Track Deficiencies at Site of Recent CN Derailment Near Montreal
REPENTIGNY, Quebec –– Canadian National experienced a derailment near Montreal on July 5. Site investigation has revealed track deficiencies.
UP Receives First Stick of Rail from Rocky Mountain Steel Mills’ New Long Rail Mill
PUEBLO, Colo. – After reaching a seven-year contract for the domestic production of steel rails in April, Union Pacific received the first stick of rail from Rocky Mountain Steel’s new long rail mill.
Get Ready to Connect, Inspire, Innovate
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are hosting our much-anticipated Women in Rail Conference on Oct. 6-7, 2026, in Chicagoland. Our fourth-annual event will feature the diverse experiences and practical career advice that draw attendees year-after-year, plus new
MTA Awarded $7.46MM Grant to Advance Preliminary Design to Eliminate Three Grade Crossings
NEW YORK CITY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was awarded $7,461,000 to advance the planning and preliminary design to eliminate three grade crossings along LIRR’s Ronkonkoma Branch.
UP’s Rocker: ‘Here’s the Truth.’ BNSF, CPKC: ‘Baseless Falsehoods’
NEW YORK –– Union Pacific Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker recently sent a letter to customers, “Let’s Talk Facts: It Doesn’t Surprise Me the Opposition is Nervous,” accusing certain opponents of the railroad’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern—namely, BNSF and CPKC—of threatening retaliation against “customers whose networks span multiple Class I railroads.” BNSF and CPKC said Rocker’s claims are “baseless” and “categorically untrue.”
CPKC’s Arpin Joins Women in Rail 2026
Attend the fourth-annual Women in Rail Conference and hear from speaker Pam Arpin, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer on October 7. This much-anticipated Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures event returns to Chicagoland on Oct.
It’s About More Than Counting Votes –– Commentary
CALGARY –– On this, we [CPKC] agree with Union Pacific.
UP’s Promises Not Worth the Paper They’re Written On –– Commentary
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen install, inspect and maintain the signal systems that govern train movements through thousands of American communities. When a gate comes down at a grade crossing or a signal turns red ahead of a stopped train, our members go to work protecting your family.
Major Metra Track Project To Impact Milwaukee District North Midday Service
CHICAGO –– Metra reports that it is about to replace nearly 4.5 miles of rail and thousands of railroad ties between Fox Lake and Lake Forest, which will force the suspension of midday service on parts of the agency’s Milwaukee District North Line. The work starts August 3.
Metrolinx Begins Station Excavation on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
TORONTO – Construction on four underground stations along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension has started.
CSX’s Radnor Yard in Nashville Receives Additional Power-Operated Switches
NASHVILLE –– Radnor Yard, a critical hub in the southeastern CSX network, is receiving additional power-operated switches.
American Train Dispatchers Association Files Safety Complaint with FRA About Critical BNSF Dispatcher Software Failure
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The ATDA has asked the FRA for an immediate federal investigation of a serious software failure that occurred in Wabtec’s dispatching systems used by BNSF.
Funds Secured for Forest Park Branch Track Design Work
CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Board authorized an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Illinois Department of Transportation for funding for the future Forest Park Branch track design work.
Time To Have a Little Crow
ATLANTA –– Kudos to Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific for a Horseshoe Curve performance that will be remembered for decades.
Writer and Railroader Ed King dies at age 90
MILWAUKEE –– King was a versatile and popular writer whose railroad career included stops at Norfolk & Western, Seaboard Coast Line, Rock Island, Chicago & North Western, and CP Rail.
CN Issues Incident Response Following Derailment
Repentigny, QUÉBEC- After the July 5 derailment in Repentigny, Québec, CN issued an incident response.
OmniTRAX Rolls Out Automated Track Inspection Technology in Texas
SAN SABA, Texas –– OmniTRAX rail management company has rolled out an automated track inspection system.
Rail Neutral Temperature: Moving from Research to Reality
PUEBLO, Colo. –– FRA-led collaborative initiatitive meeting on rail neutral temperature. Railway Track and Structures, “TTC Operated by ENSCO,” July 2026.