Choppy Air for Brightline
MIAMI –– Despite the popularity of Brightline’s Florida service and eager anticipation of the opening of Brightline West, the carrier is dealing with some choppy air.
Breaking News
PennDOT Releases 2025 State Rail Plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The 2025 State Rail Plan replaces the 2020 State Rail Plan and provides an assessment of the state’s rail needs.
New Video Details Purple Line Project Progress
BALTIMORE – In a video, Maryland Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs II gives a progress update on the Purple Line project.
Reports: Feds to Pause $18B in NYC Infrastructure Project Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The POTUS 47 administration will “withhold” approximately $18 billion in funding previously awarded for at least two rail-related infrastructure projects in the New York City area, according to reports in The New York Times and CNBC on Oct. 1.
Port of Los Angeles Issues RFP for Potential New Terminal
LOS ANGELES – The Port of Los Angeles is seeking proposals for the pre-development of Pier 500.
Railway Track and Structures October 2025 Issue Now Online
ATLANTA – The October 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures is now available to read online.
U.S. Government Shuts Down; What Railroaders Need to Know
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The federal government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1, 2025, after both Republican and Democratic funding proposals failed in the Senate.
Lee Nelson Appointed Executive Director of SERTC by MxV Rail
PUEBLO, Colo. –– Association of American Railroads’ subsidiary MxV Rail, announced this week that Lee Nelson has been selected as Executive Director of the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC). Nelson brings over two decades of hazardous materials emergency response expertise and returns to SERTC during a period of transformative growth and modernization.
BMWED, A&S Ratify Agreement
ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED) American Rail System Federation members on the UP-owned Alton & Southern Railway (A&S) ratified a 5 year collective bargaining agreement.
GDC Advances Public-Private Infrastructure Delivery Contract
NEWARK/NEW YORK – The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners has authorized the use of the delivery partner model to deliver the Hudson Tunnel Project on schedule and on budget.
L.B. Foster Developed and Delivered the First 320’ Rail to Lake State Railway
L.B. Foster is proud to announce the successful development, delivery, and unloading of the first 320’ rail train, also known as a consist, on Lake State Railway (LSRC) in Michigan. Rolled in 320’
LACMTA Awards Phase 1 Preconstruction Services Contract
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) awarded the Phase 1 preconstruction services contract for the Link Union Station Project Phase A to FlatironDragados.
Amtrak Shares ERT Progress
NEW YORK CITY – Amtrak offers an update on the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project.
Joe Hinrichs Has Left The Building at CSX
JACKSONVILLE –– In a move that surprised most of the railroad industry, CSX announced today that CEO Joe Hinrich’s has “departed” the company.
Genesis Rail Unveils TrackSweep™ System
ROANOKE, Va. – Genesis Rail unveiled its Track Cleaner with TrackSweep™ System at AREMA.
RTD Starts Track Surfacing Work September 29
DENVER – Regional Transportation District (RTD) is beginning track surfacing work along the N Line from Union Station to Eastlake/124th Station in Thornton.
CSX Reopens Howard Street Tunnel (Updated 10/3)
BALTIMORE – CSX reopened the expanded Howard Street Tunnel on September 26 in Baltimore.
Metropolitan Council Proposes Steps To Limit Disruption from Blue Line Construction
MINNEAPOLIS – Metropolitan Council says it is working to minimize impacts to property during construction of the Blue Line Extension project.
Port of Longview Lands $35.9MM Federal Loan for Rail Expansion
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau is loaning up to $35.9 million for Phase 1 of the Port of Longview’s Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion project in Washington state that is slated to double freight
MassDOT To Reveal Conceptual Amtrak Station Design for Palmer
PALMER, Mass. – A proposed new Amtrak station located between Springfield and Worcester is part of the “Compass Rail” plan for more intercity passenger service in the Commonwealth.