This year, Railway Age and RT&S are pleased to venture to Pittsburgh on Oct. 1-2 for the much-anticipated 2025 Light Rail Conference, featuring a packed lineup of LRT professionals who are significantly influencing today’s rail transit industry.
NATICK, Mass. – The MBTA has completed major accessibility upgrades at Natick Center Station on the Framingham/Worcester Commuter Rail Line.
NEW YORK CITY – The MTA announced three modernized elevators are now open at the Queens Plaza EMR Subway Station.
HANOVER, Md. – The Maryland Department of Transportation awards $500,000 in Purple Line small business grants. More than 40 businesses receive awards ranging from $5,000 to $40,000.
With more than 15,000 crossings across our 32,500-mile rail network, our field crews work diligently to inspect each one to confirm that they meet state and federal regulatory standards.This includes making sure vegetation is under control and trimmed enough to allow full visibility for train crews and
PITTSBURGH – Jennifer Wood, P.E. will join Michael Baker International as its Regional Practice Lead for Bridge and Transportation in the Western Region.
This podcast, taken from Railway Age’s 2025 Rail Insights Conference, features Kate Suprenuk, President of Leasing and Manufacturing, Union Tank Car Company & Procor | Marmon, in conversation with David Nahass, President, Railroad Financial
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, PUCO, approved rail crossing upgrades in Muskingum and Warren counties.
PHILADELPHIA – SEPTA finished its work on trolley tunnel on August 11 as part of the 2025 Trolley Tunnel Blitz.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– H.R. 516 – The Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Modernization Bill now has 100 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.
CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel Project “is a pivotal step in enhancing freight transportation along the I-95 corridor,” the Class I reported Aug. 7. The comprehensive initiative includes upgrades to the historic Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, as well as three additional construction projects spanning from Baltimore to Philadelphia, “paving the way for double-stack trains to move seamlessly across the corridor, benefiting customers, the Port of Baltimore, and the state of Maryland.”
DENVER — A BNSF employee suffered a major injury in a yard derailment this week.
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, D.C. –– MTA and WMATA announced separate infrastructure maintenance that will include temporary weekend service changes.
TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx awarded a $1.4 billion fixed-price contract to North End Connectors for the Yonge North Subway Extension Advance Tunneling project.
MONTREAL – CN shares a video on the progress made on projects in the Western Canada Corridor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amtrak has added a new track and platform at Washington Union Station that it says will expand service capacity and improve the overall customer experience.
BOSTON – MBTA and Keolis announce temporary commuter rail schedule changes to allow for emergency work to take place on the Franklin/Foxboro Line and Providence/Stoughton Line.
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern is using goats to control the kudzu growth at Inman Yard in Atlanta.
A hot summer day is best spent on the water, and in the Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota, area, boaters and anglers are safely doing that in the shadow of railroad bridge construction. For nearly two years, BNSF has been constructing a new bridge across the Missouri
The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a dynamic panel of industry mentors, who will help you build your “leadership toolkit.” They will provide winning strategies and hard-earned lessons
