A coal-powered train operated by Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad started as many as 50 fires in Spring 2018. The biggest one in the region came later, and burned more than
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is trying to sort out the answers a day after a Brown Line train and a Purple Line train collided on the tracks. The accident happened near
Collins Aerospace, a technology company that provides a variety of services to commercial and business aviation, military and defense, space flight, and airports is now in the railroad business – well, sort
Harsco Rail unveiled the TX16 Production/Switch Tamper at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.
The education energy was flowing during the second day of the AREMA 2019 conference at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis.
Holland is displaying a new Gage Inspector that offers real-time measurement at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.
The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) kicked off its technical presentations this morning at its annual meeting, held this year at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The conference is being held
RailWorks Corp., a rail track construction and maintenance services provider in North America, is introducing RailWorks Insight, a comprehensive digital track inspection management system, at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis. RailWorks Insight
Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis is holding its outdoor exhibit in a BNSF rail yard. RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson was there to check out the offerings. To see the video, click here.
Encore Rail Systems has been in the tie-plugging compound business for some time, but now they have a name behind the product.
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Norfolk Southern Railway calls its situation with Drummond Coal Co. a case of buyer’s remorse. In federal court this week, the Class 1 railroad company might be the one having second thoughts.
You can make a lot of things out of cotton. In Dallas area, what was once known as the “Cotton Belt” railroad track is now going to be DART’s new Silver Line.
In April of this year, the Trump administration directed the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow railroads to haul liquefied natural gas in special tank cars within 13 months. This was driven
It looks like the Arizona & California Railroad rail bridge that caught on fire on Sept. 14 will be back in service by Sept. 22.
If Miami-Dade County wants to expand its light rail transit line north of Miami, it should not do anything fancy.
The Grafton and Upton Railroad wants to proceed with a storage and transloading yard project in Hopedale, Mass., and does not want any interruptions.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 14, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,734 carloads and intermodal units,
Archinect and the Houston Chronicle are reporting Texas Central has signed a deal with an Italian company to design, build, and put in the Texas Bullet Train, a 240-mile line between Dallas
The Los Angeles Times is reporting the California bullet train project’s number one challenge has been poor management of its efforts to acquire land. The land acquisition program began seven years ago,
