SELMA, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority recognized more than a dozen students that completed the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program.
ATLANTA – The January 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures is now available to read online.
CLEVELAND – RELAM, a portfolio company of Paceline Equity Partners, on Dec. 17 announced that it has acquired Falcon Equipment, Ltd. (Falcon), an equipment solutions and specialty truck company headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia.
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board has opened a public docket for its investigation into the February 13, 2024 fatality of a CSX Maintenance-of-Way employee who was struck by a ballast regulator.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Last week the California Transportation Commission awarded $101.22 million to projects across California that increase walking and biking as part of the 2025 Active Transportation
Program. Better access to transit networks is part of this program.
ATLANTA – From the December 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures, here is a lineup of friction management solutions from suppliers across the industry.
ATLANTA – From the December 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures, this article looks at the role of wheel/rail interaction in a unit train derailment.
ATLANTA – From the December 2024 issue of Railway Track and Structures, here is the State of the Industry for 2024 and a Maintenance of Way Outlook for 2025.
TORONTO – HDR and Mott MacDonald won a 2024 Going Digital Award for Enterprise Engineering, presented by Bentley Systems.
LAKE MARY, Fla. – HNTB was recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida with a Grand Award for its work on the Brightline Florida East-West Connector project.
DETROIT – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 271 on November 28th.
HANOVER, Md. – The Maryland Department of Transportation has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a team to develop the area surrounding Odenton MARC station.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Pandrol SAS was awarded a Gold Medal in the latest EcoVadis sustainability ratings for the fourth year in a row.
ATLANTA – The digital version of Railway Track & Structures’ December 2024 issue now available online.
Mining railroad VALE EFVM (Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas) in Brazil has equipped locomotive No. 1256 with ENSCO Rail’s Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS), according to the supplier. The system is described as providing “continuous,
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry.
SPEONK, N.Y. – The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provided pumper tanks to Suffolk County fire departments in order to battle brush fires.
ATLANTA –– Norfolk Southern Corporation announced the appointment this week of Joseph H. Carpenter IV as Vice President Law. Carpenter brings more than 22 years of experience in the rail industry, with expertise in managing complex litigation and driving strategic legal initiatives.
ATLANTA –– While RT&S does not cover the weather, given the tough hurricane season we’ve had so far this year, we thought it appropriate to post a report from the National Weather Service.
MONTREAL –– This week, workers at two Montreal ports went on strike, and most port terminals in British Columbia face a walkout early next week.
