Rail Group On Air: Freight rail and equipment market outlook

Railroad Financial Corp. President and Railway Age Financial Editor David Nahass; Cowen and Company Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl; and Cowen and Company Transportation Equipment Analyst Matt Elkott join Editor-in-Chief

University wants to be involved in grade-crossing project decisions in Pembroke, N.C.

The University of North Carolina-Pembroke would like to be part of the equation. Pembroke plans on executing grade crossing work this summer, and during a meeting on Jan. 4 a spokesperson for

Top web stories 2020—Viral photo of COVID-19 rail freight tanker is No. 1

According to Google Analytics, There were a whopping 1.4 million pageviews on the RT&S website in 2020, and in a year that was bombarded by COVID-19 stories it is not surprising that

Bill Wilson

Editorial—The choice for 2020 is clear with new railroad bridge app

George Washington himself might as well have been on the ballot. Prefer someone who has not been dead for 200 years? OK, Bill Clinton. Oh, yeah, he served his two terms. How

Bells & Whistles—MTA steps in to fix LIRR’s budget issues with rail projects

FRA publishes final rule for state highway-rail grade crossing action plans Maryland to pay $250 million in Purple Line settlement U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announces $544.3 million in federal funding

NCRR builds for the future with new railroad bridge in Morrisville, N.C.

Construction replacing a nearly 100-year-old railroad bridge in Morrisville, N.C., is complete. The new Crabtree Creek Bridge allows for a future second track to accommodate added freight service as well as future

December issue of RT&S now online

The December issue of RT&S contains stories on the I-90 floating bridge in the state of Washington, best practices in 2020 and a product overview of the friction management market. Read the

Billings, Mont., will decide between two options to fix troubled railroad crossing

The Montana Department of Transportation held a virtual public meeting about construction options on the railroad crossing at 27th Street in Billings, Mont. Officials will be deciding between either an overpass or

Severe drought may have caused track collapse in Mass.

Crews continue to work on replacing a section of railroad track in Sandwich, Mass., that mysteriously collapsed overnight. A 300-ft portion of rail, which dates back to the 1800s, dropped into a

Washington State requesting emergency/disaster declaration for rail bridge over Yakima River

The state of Washington is requesting an emergency/disaster declaration and related assistance from the federal government (i.e.,the Federal Emergency Management Agency—FEMA) regarding a critical rail trestle & bridge that crosses over the

Progress Rail

Kansas program will help fund 13 short line rail projects

The Kansas Department of Transportation has handed short line railroad companies $5 million in grants that will help fund 13 railroad projects. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced

Construction of rail port a game-changer for Texas town

A game-changer for San Angelo, Texas, could quickly become a game winner for the local economy there. City officials approved ratifying a $600,000 real estate contract and performance agreement with South Plains

Progress Rail

BUILD grant will help decompress most congested rail junction in Calif.

The U.S. DOT has awarded a $20 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant for the Stockton Diamond Grade Separation Project. It is one of two awards to the state

RT&S August issue now online

The RT&S August issue contains stories on how Amtrak deploys ground-penetrating radar to bring efficiencies to undercutting, ballast maintenance, rail welding, and a special look at how crews at Mount Washington Cog

short line railroad

FRA refutes index ranking regarding train derailments

24/7 Wall Street, using numbers from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Association of American Railroads, has created an index ranking the best and worst states when it comes to rail

Colbert County, Ala., residents look over five options to improve rail traffic

Enjoying fresh air, residents of Colbert County, Ala., viewed options to remove rail traffic from the street level. Due to the coronavirus, officials held the public meeting outside at the Colbert County

FRA encouraged by significant advancements in PTC implementation

The U.S. DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of June 30, 2020, toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems by Dec. 31,

Arizona bridge that partially collapsed after derailment could be up and running by Friday, Aug. 15

The rail bridge that partially collapsed after a derailment in Tempe, Ariz., may be back open to Union Pacific traffic by Friday. Crews have begun working on a foundation that will support

Design for rail interchange project in Wash. complete; more funding for construction could be on the way

Representatives of the Washington State Department of Transportation have indicated that the track and infrastructure design for the Connell Rail Interchange Project is 100 percent completed. The Connell Rail Interchange is a

Bells & Whistles—Maryland prepares to take over Purple Line project

Signs point to Purple Line builder, investor leaving project. Canadian National’s Autonomous Track Inspection Program. Tempe: Replaced section of rail bridge needs to look like original. With BNSF out, Metropolitan Council announces

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