Southern Railhead Facility Completed in Kern County, Marking Milestone for High-Speed Rail
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – Governor Gavin Newsom announced the completion of California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Southern Railhead Facility in Kern County.
KERN COUNTY, Calif. – Governor Gavin Newsom announced the completion of California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Southern Railhead Facility in Kern County.
DEVLIN, Ontario – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued rail transportation safety investigation report R25W0047.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – VTA continues work on phase II of its BART Silicon Valley Extension Program.
ATLANTA – The February 2026 issue of RT&S is available digitally.
TOLEDO, Ore. – A Portland & Western Railroad train derailed January 21 in Toledo, Oregon.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rail Division announced a $16.3 million investment into its rail infrastructure.
NEW YORK CITY – Polycorp, a manufacturer of engineered elastomer solutions, announced it has acquired Iron Horse Engineering Company.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced a $53 million investment toward 30 rail projects.
BALTIMORE – Amtrak recaps progress made on its B&P Tunnel Replacement Program.
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas – NARSTCO has named Kristin Ward as General Manager, promoted Craig Smethie to Vice President of Operations, and promoted Zachary Matheny to Customer Service Manager.
STRATFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (CTDOT) Office of Engineering is developing plans to replace the Devon Rail Bridge.
CHICAGO – CSX has removed the Forest Hill rail diamond in Chicago.
CHICAGO – The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) released a semi-annual project management oversight report for more than 100 capital projects.
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak shared progress of the Gray 30th Street station renovation in Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE – CSX has finished the paving on the Guilford Avenue Bridge as part of the Howard Street Tunnel project.
NEWARK – Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced construction of the new AirTrain Newark system begins it next major phase.
ROBINSON, Ill. – R. J. Corman announced it finished rail scale rehabilitation for Rain Carbon Inc in Illinois.
OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific is utilizing robotic welding technology for track maintenance.
WILLARD, Ohio – CSX completed infrastructure upgrades at Willard Yard in Ohio.
NEW YORK CITY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced service changes will take place on the 4 and 5 subway lines to allow for a switch replacement project.