What was at first lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit is now delay after delay after delay for Maryland’s Purple Line project. It will take an additional five months and over $187 million
Yesterday morning did not start well for a BNSF crew piloting a freight train along the banks of the Mississippi River in East Dubuque, IA. Rolling through this scenic area, the crew
The reduced traffic on railroad and transit lines resulting from COVID-19 has allowed roads, particularly transit operations, to catch up on their installation and testing of positive train control (PTC) according to
On Friday, RT&S reported on the Notice of Funding Opportunity for consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements. Today, the FRA published the process for applying for grant money, along with additional details
A derailment of a Union Pacific freight train in California is being investigated. The train was moving through Emeryville when six cars were knocked off the track on Sunday afternoon. Three of
Bonds approved for Virgin Trains USA’s rail route from Las Vegas to southern California. Third lawsuit against Maryland’s Purple Line project fails. Union says railroad companies need to use unemployed workers before
Kansas City Southern reported record revenues of $731.7 million, an increase of 8% from first quarter 2019. Overall, carload volumes were up 4% compared to prior year. First Quarter 2020 First quarter
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority that the county’s Highway 257 Rail Site is officially a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified property,
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) today for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. “We’re committed to addressing the
Due to the advent of precision scheduled railroading (PSR), Norfolk Southern has decided to sell a significant number of locomotives, according to a report in FreightWaves. The railroad has sold around 300
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has signed a contract with PT Kereta Indonesia (PT KAI) for 36 new EMD® GT38AC freight locomotives, expanding the public railway operator’s existing GT Series fleet. The
You need to listen for the train horn today. This is not just any train horn used for safety purposes when trains are approaching railroad crossings. This is a special horn honoring
A crash involving a semi-tractor trailer in Joplin, Mo., has closed a Kansas City Southern line. It happened early in the morning on April 16. According to witnesses the truck was on
The following is a staff report from the editors at Railway Age, Railway Track & Structures and International Railway Journal that will be continuously updated with the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19
Even though the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a 60-day emergency waiver in late March for certain requirements of FRA’s rail safety regulations, it is business as usual for at least one
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 11, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 412,503 carloads and intermodal units,
Before railroad companies are granted a pass, they need to make sure they are not taking a pass on workers currently on furlough. The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO (TTD) has
It’s rail earnings reporting time again, with most Class 1s teed up to report first-quarter 2020 earnings within the next few weeks. While first quarter earnings are likely to reflect the impact
Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson and Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono talk about the latest developments on COVID-19 and how it is affecting the rail industry. For the latest
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top stories the magazine was covering the week ending April 10. Port of Long Beach gets millions from U.S. DOT. NTSB rules on CSX derailment in