ATLANTA – From Railway Track and Structures July 2025 issue, Editor-in-Chief David Lester writes about the 30th anniversary of the Wheel-Rail Interaction Conference in Kansas City.
RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2025 ISSUE: Automated train inspection portals are turning “finders into fixers,” reducing risk exposure, mechanical-caused safety incidents and network disruptions.
NEW YORK CITY – The East River Tunnel rehabilitation project has finished its decommissioning phase.
LOS ANGELES – Metrolink has expanded its Wireless Crossing Nearside Station Stop (WCNSS) technology to locations in Riverside and Moorpark.
DORRIS, Calif. – Union Pacific teams finished a track renewal project in less than 24 hours in Dorris, California.
ATLANTA – From the July 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures, Editor-in-Chief David Lester writes about his recent experience on board Amtrak’s Northeast Regional.
SACRAMENTO – For statewide rail safety training, Union Pacific partnered with California Highway Patrol as part of its commitment to rail safety.
GAINSVILLE, Texas – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Eunice Archila details a day in the life of a track inspector at BNSF’s Gainesville, Texas yard office.
ATLANTA – Railway Track and Structures July 2025 issue features an article from Jeff Tuzik on a Wheel/Rail Interaction Conference presentation.
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) will hold meetings with the public throughout July to gather input for its Coastal Rail Resiliency Study.
ATLANTA –– This week, the Association of American Railroads published material associated with it’s petition for an integrated track inspection regime that would mix Automated Track Geometry Measurement Systems (ATGMS) with visual track inspection.
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – CSX releases a time lapse video of the Poplar Bridge reconstruction from this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Automated track inspection has been a hot topic of discussion for at least a couple of years, even though some form of the technology has been around for decades.
ATLANTA – Railway Track and Structures July 2025 issue features the NRC Chairman’s Column from Joe Daloisio.
CHICAGO –– CSX recently completed a major milestone, known as CREATE P3, in Chicago’s rail infrastructure update known as CREATE (Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency) program by placing the final girder on the 75th Street rail flyover project.
CHEROKEE, Kan. – South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) replaced crossings over two highways with a new style that it hopes will hold up better than before.
ATLANTA –– While Tropical Storm Chantal did not develop into a hurricane, Norfolk Southern was significantly impacted by the storm, but CSX suffered no damage.
PUEBLO, Colo. – From the July 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures, ENSCO’s Matthew Dick writes about managing wheel forces through proper maintenance of rolling stock.
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – KB Signaling announced its Electro Code™ (EC6™) track circuit has sold and installed more than 800 VTI-2E™ modules throughout North America.
NEW YORK CITY – In a newsletter from Anacostia Rail Holdings, New York & Atlantic Railway (NYA) details a $1.7 million interchange investment.
