Norfolk Southern Testing New Wheel Integrity System
ATLANTA –– Norfolk Southern has developed a wheel integrity system that it’s now testing in Indiana.
WRI Founder Gordon Bachinsky Honored With Canadian Association Of Railway Suppliers’ Lifetime Achievement Award
MONTREAL –– This week, the Canadian Assocation of Railway Suppliers (CARS), which represents over 150 companies that are important to the operations of Canadian freight and passenger railways, as well as transit authorities, awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award to long-time railroader Gordon Bachinsky.
Amtrak Completes Lancaster Station North Platform Rehabilitation Project
LANCASTER, Pa. – Amtrak, along with PennDOT, announced it has completed the North Platform reconstruction at Lancaster Station, the second busiest Amtrak station in Pennsylvania.
Save the Date—March 10, 2026
NEW YORK –– Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono previews Next Generation Freight Rail Conference in 2026.
RailPros Expands Midwest Footprint
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – RailPros announced it has opened an office in Kansas City, Missouri. This comes after the opening of an office last month in Toronto.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Denies BNSF Land Use Designation Change –– UPDATED, 5:30 P.M. ET
PHOENIX, Ariz. –– BNSF has hit some choppy air in its progress toward building a new logistics hub in Arizona.
Koppers Holdings Taps Laura Posadas to Board of Directors
PITTSBURGH – Koppers Holdings Inc. has elected Laura Posadas as director of the company, increasing its Board of Directors to nine members.
The Heico Companies Acquires Kershaw
CHICAGO – The Heico Companies has acquired Kershaw, a rail maintenance and vegetation management equipment company.
Center Stage: Bringing Track and Rail Suppliers Into the Spotlight
As RT&S has done with engineering and construction companies throughout 2025, this “Perspectives” series now shifts its focus to track and rail suppliers. Now that the end of 2025 is in sight and the rail
Two Elevators Replaced at 14th Street/Eighth Avenue Station
NEW YORK CITY – Forte Construction, a general contracting firm, replaced two elevators at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue subway station.
Amtrak and Partners to Break Ground on Ivy City Rail Yard Modernization Project in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak will join partners from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), and Rail Passengers Association (RPA) this Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. to break ground on a new train maintenance facility and other rail yard upgrades that will support the introduction of new, state-of-the-art new Airo trainsets set to enter service on the Northeast Corridor in 2027.
McIntyre Joins HNTB as Project Director, Rail and Transit
SEATTLE –– HNTB Corporation on Oct. 30 announced that Megan McIntyre has joined the firm as Project Director, Rail and Transit in the Seattle Office.
Eliminating Paper Barriers is the Pro-Competitive Move –– Commentary from Railway Age
NEW YORK –– Prior to the Staggers of Act of 1980, the only way a Class I railroad could shed the cost of marginal or money losing light density rail line was abandonment.
Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr Named Railway Age 2026 Railroader of the Year
Railway Age has named Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr 2026 Railroader of the Year, the publication’s 63rd such award.
NRC Chairman’s Column: We Do Our Best Work When We Listen
ATLANTA – From the November 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures, Joe Daloisio writes the NRC Chairman’s Column.
NJ Transit Completes Mahwah Station Renovation Project
MAHWAH, N.J. – NJ Transit has completed renovations at Mahwah Station.
CN on UP+NS Merger: ‘Our Customers’ Voices Must Be Heard’
Joining BNSF and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in expressing their concerns about the proposed Union Pacific (UP)-MONTREAL –– Norfolk Southern (NS) merger, CN recently launched a page on its website encouraging its customers to speak up and file a Notice of Intent to Participate with the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Hoeven, Klobuchar to STB: ‘Closely Scrutinize’ UP+NS
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– An Oct. 30 letter to the Surface Transportation Board co-authored by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asks the STB to “closely scrutinize” the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, stressing “the potential disruptions to U.S. rail service resulting from a merger of this scale” and “the need for the STB to fully analyze the potential impact on long-term competition, including for agriculture producers, many of whom already face limited options for accessing rail service.”
Why Not a Merger Timeout? –– Commentary from Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank N. Wilner
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– WATCHING WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE OF RAILWAY AGE: Perhaps the gutsiest-ever regulatory agency decision was the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) 2001 imposition of a railroad merger moratorium. Its architect was then-STB Chairperson Linda J. Morgan.
Editor’s Notebook — Difficult Days — November 2025 RT&S Opinion
ATLANTA –– Uncertain Days Lead to Uncertain Outcomes.