Canadian Pacific has suffered two oil train derailments within the past several months. The first was in December 2019, and the second was in February 2020. The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB)
Railway Track & Structures magazine has named the White Pass Loop Project in Alaska a 2020 Top Project. Yesterday a podcast was released interviewing Mark Taylor, Superintendent of Operations at White Pass
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is taking unprecedented steps to increase the opportunities available to small businesses during the coronavirus outbreak, helping to continue essential construction projects and keeping small business employees
When the problem is half-fixed, you still have a problem remaining. That is the case for a pair of railroad tracks in Durham, N.C. CBS 17 did a story on the crossing
Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2020 first quarter net income of $1.5 billion, or $2.15 per diluted share. This compares to $1.4 billion, or $1.93 per diluted share, in the first quarter
CSX Corp. [yesterday] announced first quarter 2020 net earnings of $770 million, or $1.00 per share, versus $834 million, or $1.02 per share in the same period last year. CSX’s operating ratio
A railroad trestle collapsed on April 22, causing a freight train to stop in Washington, N.C. The accident happened on the span the runs across Runyon Creek between Washington and Washington Park,
What could transit look like in northern California, specifically the San Francisco Bay area? Over the next decade, Caltrain electrification and the Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) extension to San Jose will
The first official light rail project for the state of Hawaii has been tarred in controversy for years, but the latest news has the COVID-19 pandemic dumping on the job. Honolulu Authority
Railway Track & Structures magazine Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks to Mark Taylor, Superintendent of Operations at White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad about the White Pass Loop Project. The White Pass Loop
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced first-quarter operating results, including revenues of $2.04 billion, an operating ratio (“OR”) of 59.2 percent, diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $2.98 and adjusted diluted EPS
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 18, 2020. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 403,283 carloads and intermodal units,
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail project continues to hum along, as workers push to construct 24 stations along the 19-km route. Two tunnel boring machines were recently lifted from the project, marking
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 pandemic
What was at first lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit is now delay after delay after delay for Maryland’s Purple Line project. It will take an additional five months and over $187 million
Yesterday morning did not start well for a BNSF crew piloting a freight train along the banks of the Mississippi River in East Dubuque, IA. Rolling through this scenic area, the crew
The reduced traffic on railroad and transit lines resulting from COVID-19 has allowed roads, particularly transit operations, to catch up on their installation and testing of positive train control (PTC) according to
Gerald A. Reynolds is Chief Counsel for the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). In this capacity, he serves as the principal legal advisor to the FRA Administrator, and is
On Friday, RT&S reported on the Notice of Funding Opportunity for consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements. Today, the FRA published the process for applying for grant money, along with additional details
The new light rail line in the city of Ottawa, Canada, has finally been put on the map the way officials had hoped. For months the rail line has been criticized for
