R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Team Receives Safety Performance Award
WESTLAKE, La. – R.J. Corman Railroad Switching team at the Sasol Lake Charles site was awarded a Bronze Contractor’s Safety Performance Award.
NJ Transit Begins Procurement Process for MoW Facility in Clifton
NEWARK – NJ Transit releases a Request for Qualifications, RFQ, for a new Northern Maintenance of Way (MoW) facility.
SJRRC Spring 2025 Cohort Graduates July 27
STOCKTON, Calif. – San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) announced its Spring 2025 Cohort of the Rail Academy of Central California (TRACC) has graduated.
Amtrak Wraps Up Pile Driving Phase of Seattle Rail Yard Modernization Project
SEATTLE – Amtrak has completed the pile driving phase of the Seattle Rail Yard Modernization Project.
BNSF Rail Talk: BNSF Helps Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Recover From Bridge Fire
ELBE, Wash. – BNSF Staff Writer Susan Green writes about BNSF’s efforts in helping Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad (MRSR) recover from a bridge fire.
MTA Adds 12 New Stations in Accessibility Expansion
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced 12 additional stations will receive accessibility upgrades under the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. As part of the Capital Plan, 60 stations will be made ADA-accessible.
CTA Celebrates RPM Phase One Project’s New, Fully-Accessible Stations
CHICAGO – Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) opened the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations.
Meet the ‘Leadership Journeys’ Lineup for Women in Rail 2025
Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland on Oct. 15-16 for the third annual Women in Rail Conference. This year’s program features trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit
Port KC Receives $2 Million Federal Grant to Eliminate Dangerous Railroad Crossing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –– The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration awarded a Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant of $2.5 million to Port KC.
CTDOT Begins Naugatuck Station Construction
NAUGATUCK, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation, CTDOT, began constructing a new train station located in Naugatuck.
Michael Baker International Taps Shara Castillo as VP and Integrated Design and Advisory – Architecture Design Principal
PITTSBURGH – Michael Baker International, an engineering and consulting firm, announced that Shara Castillo, RA, AIA, has stepped into the role of Vice President and Architecture Design Principal within the Integrated Design and Advisory business vertical.
Federal Railroad Administration Faces Lawsuit from California Over CHSRA Funding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. –– On Thursday, RT&S ran a story about $4 billion federal dollars already allocated to the California High Speed Rail Authority project in the process of being clawed back by the Trump Administration. California is now suing the FRA to prevent that from happening.
Jacobs to Design Light Rail Extension in West Seattle
SEATTLE, Wash.—Jacobs on July 17 reported being selected to provide design services for Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension project, which will add 4.1 miles of light rail from Seattle’s SODO neighborhood to West Seattle’s
Report: UP/NS Merger Afoot?
OMAHA and ATLANTA ––Union Pacific (UP) is in early-stage discussions to acquire Norfolk Southern (NS), “according to people familiar with the matter,” The Wall Street Journal reported July 17. “[T]here are no
Track Work Begins on Metro-North Danbury Branch Line Aug. 1
NORWALK, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) sent an alert that from August 1st to 5th, the railroad crossing on Route 123 will be closed to allow for a replacement. There is also upcoming track work on the Metro-North Danbury Branch Line.
CSX Makes Progress on Blue Ridge Recovery Project Using Work Trains
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – CSX continues working to rebuild a 60-mile rail segment that was previously impacted by Hurricane Helene in the fall of 2024.
Mark Your Calendar: Light Rail 2025 Event Set for Oct. 1-2
Join Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures in Pittsburgh, Pa., this October for the Light Rail 2025 Conference. This event will offer a comprehensive review of the specialized technical, operational, environmental, and socio-economic issues associated with
VPRA Awards $414MM Contract to FlatironDragados-Herzog JV for Franconia-Springfield Bypass Project
RICHMOND, Va. – FlatironDragados and joint venture partner Herzog were awarded a $414 million contract from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, or VPRA.
U.S. DOT Scraps Funding for California High Speed Rail Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week that the Federal Railroad Administration has terminated about $4 billion in funding for the California High Speed Rail project.
MBTA’s Winchester Center Station Is Now Fully Open
BOSTON – MBTA and local leaders celebrated the opening of the renovated Winchester Center Station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line.