RT&S January 2022 issue now online
The RT&S January 2022 issue contains our annual State of the Industry feature as well as product reviews on rail flaw detection and vegetation management.
track maintenance
Scranton-to-NYC passenger rail route looks like it could be revived
The momentum for the return of a Scranton (Pa.)-to-New York City rail route continues to build.
Officials say recent STB decision on rail project ‘pours gasoline’ on climate emergency
The Surface Transportation Board recently approved a new rail line in Utah, and officials can’t say enough against it.
Ind. mayor says CSX is not responding, but Class 1 is ready to make crossing repairs
The mayor of Michigan City, Ind., is not going to leave CSX alone anytime soon.
Bells & Whistles—Canada toughens up on track inspections
The top news stories of the week.
MTA extends signal modernization
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that the MTA Board approved the first of three contract awards that will extend signal modernization along the Queens Boulevard Line east of Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station with Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC).
Nothing until 2023? Amtrak says new construction efforts will take some time
Those hoping to see rail projects bustling in 2022 as a result from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill need to set their sights on 2023.
Editorial: ‘Impossible Line’ is just too impossible
A timeline should not give a pair of scissors the attention.
Read the December digital issue of RT&S
The December issue of RT&S features a story on how some railroads fought wildfires this past summer.
Critical CN line officially re-opened, but damage might already be done to grain market
A vital Canadian National line in southern British Columbia is officially back on the grid.