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.

Sound Transit Weighs Options as Everett Link Extension Costs Climb

SEATTLE – Sound Transit is weighing growing costs on the Everett Link light rail extension.

Tower, Gantry, and Mobile: Metrolinx’s Cranes Along Ontario Line Construction

TORONTO – Metrolinx takes a look at the types of cranes used for subway construction in downtown Toronto.

Caltrain Celebrates First Anniversary of Electric Service

MILLBRAE, Calif. –– It seems like only yesterday when Caltrain began electrified commuter service from San Francisco to San Jose. However, the agency this week celebrated the first anniversary of electric service on the Peninsula.

Transportation Journalist Don Phillips Dies at 83

Ed. Note: This obituary for Don Phillips was written by long-time Kalmbach Publishing Company editor and executive Kevin Keefe, and reposted with permission from Trains Magazine.

MetroLink Proposed Green Line Project Cancelled After Federal Funding Concerns

ST. LOUIS – A MetroLink Green Line that would traverse north to south is cancelled for St. Louis.

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