RailWorks acquires H&H Engineering Construction

RailWorks announced it has acquired H&H Engineering Construction to expand its rail infrastructure services.

OmniTRAX named exclusive rail partner of port

OmniTrax announced that it has been chosen as the exclusive rail partner for the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.

Watco scores another win with selection to be rail operations provider

Watco has been chosen by yet another industrial park to be their rail operations provider.

Danos, Sen. Duckworth tour Holland’s University Park, Ill., facility

NRC and REMSA member company Holland, L.P., hosted Peter Danos, Suburban Outreach and Grants Coordinator for U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), on Aug. 18, for a tour of its University Park facility, which manufactures a variety of railroad track components for the railway industry.

Bells & Whistles—Crews are pulling up new track on I-90 floating bridge

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 19.

BNSF Sandpoint Bridge enters home stretch

Contractors working for BNSF Railway installed the final deck girder segment on the nearly one-mile-long bridge across Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint, Idaho, during the first half of August.

Rail Group On Air: Norfolk Southern TOP | SPG operating plan with Cindy Sanborn and Paul Duncan

Norfolk Southern’s TOP|SPG operating plan—which stands for Thoroughbred Operating Plan | Service Productivity Growth—has evolved from NS’s previous plans, TOP 21 among them.

Passenger, freight line from southeast Michigan to Traverse City still in the conversation

A state-owned railroad corridor in Michigan could be re-energized in the near future.

L.B. Foster expands precast concrete business

L.B. Foster is expanding its precast concrete business.

Bells & Whistles—Pier cracks delay opening of LRT line

The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.

Rail bridge beam falls, blocks street in Michigan

Trucks hitting the bottom of railroad bridges is nothing new, but a hit that completely dislodges a beam is a little bit out of the ordinary.

Union Pacific to shut down western Oregon rail traffic for bridge replacement

Union Pacific will replace a bridge on its western Oregon line on Sunday.

RAISE funding awarded to several rail projects across the country

Over 160 rail projects have been awarded more than $2 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) funding.

Opinion: What’s up with the FRA?

Why has the Federal Railroad Administration put the brakes on automated track inspection testing?

Double freight rail line in Illinois will be reduced to one

CSX believes it is time to let go.

Rocks fall from railroad bridge in Austin, Texas; UP responds immediately

When he got up on the morning of Aug. 8, David Starr had no thoughts of being an emergency flagger.

L.B. Foster announces track components business divestiture

L.B. Foster, a long-time supplier of rail spikes and anchors for the railroad industry, said it is selling this line of business to another company.

Watco begins service on Texas Coastal Bend Railroad

Watco’s newest short line, the Texas Coastal Bend Railroad (TCBR), unveiled two locomotives emblazoned with the Port of Corpus Christi logo at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approves rail crossing upgrades in four counties

Last week, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved safety upgrades at rail crossings in Columbiana, Lorain, Tuscarawas and Union counties.

Hays Thomas Watkins, 96

Hays Thomas Watkins, former CSX Chairman and CEO, died July 29, 2022 in Richmond, Va. He was 96.

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