Railway Age’s 2011 Railroader of the Year Charles W. “Wick” Moorman IV retired as chairman, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern in 2015, then spent a year as president of Amtrak.
The U.S. DOT has awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in eight states to improve and modernize vital intercity passenger rail service.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors approved contracts to advance design of the 52.4 total miles that will extend the project into Merced and Bakersfield.
Closing statements in the case involving the Ottawa Confederation Line is not the last you will hear about the issues involving the contractor and the city.
Flooding that smacked the St. Louis area a month ago is still soaking any plans to get the Metro light rail system up and running like normal again.
Work on this bridge will require Browns fans to find another route to the game.
Few rail projects have received as much ink, photographic, and video coverage as those attempting to develop high-speed rail (HSR) in North America.
The Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line Extension (RLE) project, which will be one of the most critical and transformative investments for Chicago’s Far South Side communities and benefitting the entire city of Chicago, is one step closer to becoming reality.
DART is working on a 26-mile Silver Line project that will traverse seven cities between DFW Airport, Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas, Carrllton, Addison, Richardson, and Plano, and line will feature 10 new stations.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by leaders of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on a ceremonial first ride, announced the opening of the first section of the Long Island Rail Road’s new Main Line Third Track.
A state-owned railroad corridor in Michigan could be re-energized in the near future.
Brightline and a bipartisan coalition of congressional officials announced a grant award of $25 million from the U.S. DOT’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program.
L.B. Foster is expanding its precast concrete business.
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.
TransEd, the agency charged with providing new LRT in Edmonton, Alberta, announced a delay in its Valley LIne Southeast LRT service commencement.
Union Pacific will replace a bridge on its western Oregon line on Sunday.
Over 160 rail projects have been awarded more than $2 billion in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) funding.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority was notified that it has been awarded $25 million in federal grant funding to advance the project beyond the 119 miles under construction and into downtown Merced.
The engineering firm STV announced it has signed a contract to support the Florida DOT’s commuter rail operation SunRail in the agency’s Phase 2 North project.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its initial report on a July railroad collision.