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
The general chairman of SMART United Transportation Union local 60, Jerome Johnson, alleges that NJ Transit is not living up to its promises around maintaining coronavirus cleanliness, according to a report in
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
As the world continues to reel from the impact of the coronavirus, commuter rail operations have hit the skids. Earlier this week, RT&S reported on the troubles at MBTA in Boston, which
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
According to a report in the Review Journal, a California finance committee unanimously approved the allocation of $600 million in tax-exempt bonds to go toward the Virgin Trains USA high-speed rail project
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,
RailWorks Corp., North America’s leading rail infrastructure solutions provider, was awarded a contract to provide its market-leading track and maintenance services for Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) Metro
It’s a sad tale that is spreading around the world to just about all modes of public transportation – ridership plunging due to COVID-19. Most of the world’s airlines are on the
A fatal accident at a railroad crossing in Florida will keep the crossing closed for several weeks. The accident happened on Friday, April 10, at the Cypress Creek Road crossing west of
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
Most readers are very aware of the massive impact that the coronavirus has had on passenger rail operations, both transit and Amtrak. Amtrak released information about its service plan on Friday, April
I’m preparing for the body aches. No, I do not have COVID-19 (at least I think I do not have it), but the coronavirus is partly behind it. Since all activities have
The earth keeps hitting itself, harder and harder. It’s a horrible case of rhythmic abuse and sudden acts of violence. The act is both natural and uncontrollable, and it is becoming more
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