Christopher Caric is new Marketing Manager for Herzog

In January, Christopher Caric, Marketing Manager, joined Herzog from Cleveland Track Material, Inc./Vossloh NA where he was the Director of Class 1 Sales.

HART light rail project puts a dagger into center renovation in Honolulu

The Honolulu Rail Transit (HART) now has a line running right through the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Any plans to renovate the civic center have been killed, at least for this year.

HNTB picks Hakim as national transit and rail market sector leader

Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, a career transit and transportation professional who has led some of the largest transportation agencies in the country, joined HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader and

Regional Rail on the verge of acquiring Carolina Coastal Railway Inc.

Regional Rail is set to acquire Carolina Coastal Railway Inc. pending approval from the Surface Transportation Board. Regional Rail is owned by private equity firm 3i and operates short-line railroads and rail-related

Canadian National conductors in Canada ratify new labor agreements

CN is pleased to announce that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) union that represents the company’s train conductors and yard crews in Canada has ratified its

FRA slots track safety symposium

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is hosting a free-of-charge Track & Roadway Workplace Safety Symposium, its first collaborative safety gathering tailored to the industry’s track maintenance and construction groups.

NJ Transit running behind on PTC testing

Questions are being raised around whether NJ Transit will be able to meet the December 31, 2020 PTC installation and operational deadline after the New Jersey state auditor says that PTC testing

PTC in operation on over 98 percent of required Class 1 route miles

According to the Association of American Railroads, PTC is up and running on over 98 percent of the Class 1 rail mileage required by law to have it. Here is a AAR

Caltrain gets Palo Alto, Calif., ready for electric conversion

Crews have been pruning trees in Palo Alto, Calif. It must be time to electrify the Caltrain line that runs through the area.

Association of American Railroads traffic report for week ending Jan. 25, 2020

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 25, 2020.

Lawmaker pushes LA Metro Gold Line extension to Ontario Airport

Who wouldn’t want more gold? California state legislator Chris Holden’s gold, however, comes in the form of a light rail line.

Canadian Pacific reports record fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced its fourth-quarter results, including record revenues of $2.07 billion, an operating ratio (“OR”‘) of 57.0 percent, improved diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $4.82 and record

Norfolk Southern reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results

Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results.

Norfolk Southern

Charlotte, N.C., still hoping for Red Line despite Class 1’s resistance to share track

There is no color to the Red Line in Charlotte, N.C. That is because it currently does not exist, even though plans were sketched out for the 25-mile route more than two

Canadian Pacific corrects inaccuracies in CBC reporting of Field, B.C. derailment

This week, RT&S filed two reports on the calls for an outside police agency to reopen the investigation into the Canadian Pacific derailment and crash that occurred on Sept. 4, 2019 near Field,

Canadian Pacific

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference & Transportation Safety Board investigator call for new investigation into CP derailment

Following up on a story we posted yesterday about families of those killed in the Kicking Horse River CP derailment and crash on Feb. 4, 2019 near Field, B.C., the Teamsters Canada

Missouri owes Amtrak millions of dollars

Amtrak, in conjunction with the state of Missouri, runs a train between St. Louis and Kansas City called the Missouri River Runner. During the last ten years, the Missouri state legislature has not

CP British Columbia mountain derailment – families of those killed want to reopen investigation

A Canadian Pacific grain train consisting of 112 cars and three locomotives derailed and crashed into the Kicking Horse River on Feb. 4, 2019. The wreck killed the three crew members on

SANDAG rail projects

Officials attempting to step up efforts to protect train line while California’s Del Mar bluffs continue to crumble

You never know which areas under the earth’s crust are without any filling. Officials in southern California have received a warning over the last few months that the ground beneath a key

Progress Rail

Group pushing for light rail transit, rail connections on Staten Island, N.Y.

Some New Yorkers are being asked to take a pledge. The Staten Island Economic Development Corporation has created a Pledge for the Future of Staten Island and is asking for signatures to

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