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.
LOS ANGELES – The Port of Los Angeles is seeking proposals for the pre-development of Pier 500.
ATLANTA – The October 2025 issue of Railway Track and Structures is now available to read online.
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.
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.
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.
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 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’
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.
NEW YORK CITY – Amtrak offers an update on the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation project.
JACKSONVILLE –– In a move that surprised most of the railroad industry, CSX announced today that CEO Joe Hinrich’s has “departed” the company.
ROANOKE, Va. – Genesis Rail unveiled its Track Cleaner with TrackSweep™ System at AREMA.
DENVER – Regional Transportation District (RTD) is beginning track surfacing work along the N Line from Union Station to Eastlake/124th Station in Thornton.
BALTIMORE – CSX reopened the expanded Howard Street Tunnel on September 26 in Baltimore.
MINNEAPOLIS – Metropolitan Council says it is working to minimize impacts to property during construction of the Blue Line Extension project.
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
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.
SEATTLE – Sound Transit is weighing growing costs on the Everett Link light rail extension.
TORONTO – Metrolinx takes a look at the types of cranes used for subway construction in downtown Toronto.
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.