If the coronavirus is not bad enough, businesses in Maryland have had to deal with a Purple Line virus. Many of them located along the construction corridor, which is now infected with
This past Friday night at about 10:15, Norfolk Southern suffered a train derailment near Salem, Va., resulting in 22 cars leaving the track, with 12 loaded coal cars ending up in the
Short line railroad companies now have an option that will help in the long term. The U.S. DOT announced it is expanding the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Express program (RRIF Express).
Brightline West high-speed rail construction expected to start soon, but work can still be scratched Train derails in Texas; railcars spill onto street Maryland lawmakers’ concerns about fate of Purple Line project
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will expand eligibility and provide more flexibility for a pilot program to expedite long-term, low-cost loans for America’s short line and regional railroads.
The news from Canada regarding increases in grain movement continues to impress. Canadian National released the following statement this morning about their new record amount of grain movement, along with the new
The MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) announced that its industry-leading laser train is working even faster and harder to battle the danger of fallen leaves on the tracks. The LIRR has added another laser train and increased the speed to
A Kansas City Southern train derailed near the Texas-Louisiana border on Oct. 29, causing schools to be evacuated and motorists to flee to safety as the railcars spilled in front of them.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced the completion of Poso Creek Viaduct in Kern County, the first completed structure in the 22-mile segment of high-speed rail from the Tulare-Kern county line to
Maryland members of Congress are putting the full court press on Gov. Larry Hogan regarding the Purple Line project, which appears to be at a near standstill after Purple Line Transit Partners
Munster, Ind., was the site of the official welcome for construction of the extension of the South Shore commuter railroad. The South Shore currently runs from South Bend to Chicago, and the
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 24, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,653 carloads and intermodal units,
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. During the quarter, the company achieved net income of $569 million, diluted earnings per share of $2.22, and
The problems Hawaii is having with its first-ever light-rail project is now spilling over into areas outside of the construction zone. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Executive Director Andrew Robbins announced
The Federal Railroad Administration has repeatedly warned NJ Transit that the agency seems it will not meet the December 31, 2020 PTC implementation deadline. NJ Transit leadership, however, has maintained that they
The high-speed line that will run from Las Vegas to southern California is coming to life these days. Brightline has released a construction schedule for the service, which will be called Brightline
Last week, Norfolk Southern, GATX Corporation, Genesee & Wyoming, TrinityRail, and Watco announced a venture to create a new technology platform that will help transform rail shipping in the 21st century. The
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced track maintenance on the 6 Avenue express lines between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and 42nd Street-Bryant Park to ensure reliability until the tracks can be
The Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway (NKCR), a line managed by OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation service companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group,
AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, today launched Mobilitics for Pandemic Response, an updated version of its groundbreaking transportation scenario-planning tool originally launched in 2018. This latest iteration helps transit agencies,