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
DENVER – Union Pacific’s Equipment Shop has rebuilt its 100th tamper machine.
PUEBLO, Colo. – Ulrich Spangenberg, Principal Investigator II, and Alexander Keylin, Principal Investigator at MxV Rail write about rail template performance evaluation. This article appeared in Railway Track and Structures’ August 2025 issue.
NEW YORK CITY – Six new escalators were installed at two MTA subway stations. Entuitive, an engineering firm, served as the designer for the escalator replacement project.
FRESNO, Calif. – California High-Speed Rail Authority has completed the Tulare Street Grade Separation project in Fresno’s Historic Chinatown.
NEWTON, Ia. –– The Iowa Interstate Railroad has joined Jasper County in Iowa to purchase land for development of Newton Rail Park.
PHILADELPHIA – Urban Engineers, Inc., a multidisciplinary firm, announced James Bilella, PE will step into the role of Interim CEO, and Christopher Bobrowski, CPA, will be promoted to Interim CFO.
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia – TransLink will replace all of the original elevators on its Expo Line.
PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia – CN is investing in work at the Port of Prince Rupert, namely the Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project.
ATLANTA – Managing Editor Jennifer McLawhorn spoke to and compiled the perspectives of construction company executives. These perspectives encompass safety culture, collaborative partnerships, and how innovative delivery methods pave a path forward.