The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners received a $19.1 million federal grant for construction of the Archer Avenue Grade Separation at the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) rail tracks.
The Riverside (Calif.) Board of Supervisors is ready to approve a $64.79 million contract with an engineering company for construction of a railroad grade separation in Jurupa Valley.
Lawmakers worried about giving the IRS more money and power may have weakened the chances of a major infrastructure bill passing by the August recess.
The “blame game” around the recent wildfire at Lytton, B.C. has started.
The wildfire challenges in British Columbia continue to be major headaches for CN and CP, and are having an economic impact due to the resulting backlog of traffic at the Port of Vancouver.
Trimble has announced a new laser scanning system for rail applications.
The cause of the wildfire in Lytton, British Columbia is now under investigation.
CP and CN operations must shut down near Lytton for 48 hours.
Union Pacific and the courts continue to spar over Palestine car repair shop.
No firefighting technology handy? Hire some goats!
The July/August Senate session will focus on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that Democrats hope to pass in the fall.
Whether it’s climate change or a string of bad luck, Union Pacific is getting hammered at several points along its lines.
A Canadian Pacific train derailed last Friday.
CSX fired a worker in 2019 for reporting safety concerns. OSHA took CSX to the wood shed.
In this edition of Rail Group On Air, sponsored by ZTR, Business Development Manager – Rail Division Brodie McLellan and Railway IoT Program Manager Neil Shipley focus on the environmental and safety aspects of ZTR’s various technology offerings with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) unveiled seven rail projects that will receive just over $4 million in grant money.
U.S DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris administration intends to award $905.25 million to 24 projects in 18 states under the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program.
Two new rail ferries, the Maya and the Cherokee, will enter Gulf of Mexico service this year for CG Railway LLC (CGR), a joint venture of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and SEACOR Holdings Inc.
Winter in Canada sees more rail/highway grade crossing accidents during the winter than during any other season of the year.
CN continued announcements this week with capex plans for its lines in British Columbia (C$460 million) and Saskatchewan (C$120 million).