Matt Garland, Former BNSF Executive VP of Operations named CEO of Hallcon
CHICAGO –– Garland joins Hallcon as CEO following a 25-year career at BNSF Railway where he most recently served as Executive Vice President Operations.
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RT&S Virtual Conference on Track Geometry & Rail Flaw Detection –– Still Time to Register!
ATLANTA –– Join RT&S live on July 9 at 2:00 pm ET for our free virtual conference covering how track geometry and rail flaw detection experts handle inspection, maintenance, and improvements across their unique operating environments.
William Riehl Retires After Distinguished Railroad and Military Engineering Career
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –– Railway Track & Structures is honored to report on the retirement of Bill Riehl after a substantive and distinguished career in military and railroad engineering.
CSX Train Derails in Pennsylvania, Cause Currently Under Investigation
TREVOSE, Pa. – A CSX train derailed near the crossing of East Bristol Road and Grave Avenue on June 30.
Better Turnout Data, Better Maintenance Decisions
A More Reliable Way to Inspect Turnouts Turnouts are among the most critical assets in a rail network—and among the most challenging to inspect. For decades, railways have relied on skilled inspectors
Trump Administration Can No Longer Withhold Funding From Hudson Tunnel Project
NEW YORK –– Judge Jeanette Vargas, of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT –
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK has ruled that The Trump Administration’s suspension last fall of funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project was illegal.
VTA Offers Initial Response to Management and Oversight Report of BSVII
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has reviewed the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury’s report of the BART Silicon Valley Phase II and has offered clarifications.
CSX, Maryland Leaders Hold Ribbon-Cutting at Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE – The Maryland Port Administration held a celebration at the Port of Baltimore to celebrate the launch of double-stack service through the Howard Street Tunnel.
Christopher Barkan is the Recipient of the 2026 Worth Award
DALLAS, Texas –– Professor Chistopher Barkan of UIUC has been awarded the 2026 Worth Award by Wheel Rail Seminars.
RT&S Virtual Conference Speaker Spotlight –– Pinsly Railroad Company’s Arthur Chandler
ATLANTA –– Railway Track & Structure’s Virtual Conference on Track Geometry and Rail Flaw Detection will air on Thursday, July 9 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT. One of our speakers will be Arthur Chandler, Vice President of Engineering at Pinsly Railroad Company.
RT&S Virtual Conference Speaker Spotlight ––BNSF’s Todd Kuhn
ATLANTA –– Railway Track & Structure’s Virtual Conference on Track Geometry and Rail Flaw Detection will air on Thursday, July 9 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT. One of our guest speakers will be Todd Kuhn, Assistant Vice President and Chief Engineer of System Maintenance & Planning at BNSF.
Hamburg – Berlin Main Line Reopens
GERMANY –– DB completes the largest single project in its major renewals programme.
California Transportation Foundation Names SMART Windsor Station Rail and Transit Project of the Year
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. – The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) has selected the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Windsor Station as its Rail and Transit Project of the year.
$1.8M Awarded for Five Kentucky Rail Infrastructure Projects
FRANKFORT, Ky. – $1.8 million in grant funding from the Kentucky Industrial Access and Safety Improvement (KIASI) program will go toward five rail projects across the commonwealth.
RCC Taps Jack Tobin, P.E. as Next CEO
PATERSON, N.J. – Jack Tobin, P.E. will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Railroad Construction Company, Inc.
Registration is Open for Track Geometry & Rail Flaw Detection Virtual Conference
ATLANTA –– Registration is open for Railway Track and Structures virtual conference on Track Geometry and Rail Flaw Detection.
Women in Rail Engineering Award Nominations Close Today
ATLANTA – Nominations for RT&S Women in Rail Engineering 2026 close today, June 10th!
Registration Is Open for 2026 Women in Rail Conference
Railway Age and Railway Track and Structures return to Chicagoland October 6 and 7 for our fourth annual Women in Rail Conference. Registration is now open, and early bird rates are available until August 28. The event features influential women and
Top Projects for 2026: Remarkable Feats of Railroad Engineering
ATLANTA – Here are the Top Projects for 2026, as featured in RT&S’ June 2026 issue.
300,000 Railcars at Risk – Commentary
NEW YORK –– Warning: A lot of people in the freight rail industry, particularly owners of railcars built before 2004, are not going to like this.