Progress Rail Partners With Triton Group to Supply Composite Ties
ALBERTAVILLE, Ala. – Progress Rail announced it has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with Triton Group to supply composite railroad ties.
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City of Palmdale Secures $2M for Grade Separation Project
PALMDALE, Calif. – The City of Palmdale announced it has received $2,000,000 in federal funds for a grade separation project.
BNSF Completes Grade Separation Project in New Mexico
JARALES, N.M. – BNSF worked with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to eliminate a crossing in Jarales, New Mexico.
Union Pacific Restores Nebraska Rail Bridge
LINCOLN, Neb. – Union Pacific engineering crews are finished restoring a freight rail bridge located in downtown Lincoln.
Portland & Western Train Derails in Oregon, Damages Trestle
TOLEDO, Ore. – A Portland & Western Railroad train derailed January 21 in Toledo, Oregon.
Watch: CSX Completes Paving on Guilford Avenue Bridge
BALTIMORE – CSX has finished the paving on the Guilford Avenue Bridge as part of the Howard Street Tunnel project.
New Connecticut River Bridge Will ‘Start the Clock Over’
OLD LYME, Conn. – Amtrak shares a video highlighting the progress on the Connecticut River Bridge project.
New San Juan Creek Bridge Opens to Train Traffic
ORANGE COUNTY – OCTA has opened the new San Juan Creek Bridge to train traffic.
Port of Benton Achieves Class 1 Track Status
RICHLAND, Wash. – Port of Benton’s railroad track has achieved Class 1 track status after the completion of major construction.
BNSF’s North First Avenue Bridge Project Receives Award of Merit
BARSTOW, Calif. – BNSF’s North First Avenue Bridge Project received the Engineering News-Record’s Southern California Best Projects Award of Merit.
BNSF Rebuilds 85-Year-Old Bridge in Texas
JUSTIN, Texas – BNSF has rebuilt an 85-year-old wooden trestle bridge north of Justin, Texas.
Metra’s Beverly Branch Temporarily Suspended Starting August 22
CHICAGO – Metra will shut down the Beverly Branch of its Rock Island Line from August 22 to 24 to allow crews to replace the Morgan Street Bridge. Service will return August 25.
Port KC Receives $2 Million Federal Grant to Eliminate Dangerous Railroad Crossing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –– The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration awarded a Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant of $2.5 million to Port KC.
Norfolk Southern Comments On AAR Petition for Waiver Of Compliance With FRA Visual Track Inspection Rules
ATLANTA –– This week, the Association of American Railroads published material associated with it’s petition for an integrated track inspection regime that would mix Automated Track Geometry Measurement Systems (ATGMS) with visual track inspection.
WATCH: CSX Reconstructs Poplar Bridge in North Carolina
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – CSX releases a time lapse video of the Poplar Bridge reconstruction from this year.
WATCH: CSX’s Efforts in Blue Ridge Subdivision Restoration
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. – Seven new spans are now in place for the Poplar Bridge, marking a milestone in CSX’s efforts to restore the Blue Ridge Subdivision.
Railway Track & Structures 2025 Top Projects
ATLANTA – The annual Top Projects awards for 2025 have been selected and featured in the June 2025 issue of Railway Track & Structures.
The 30th Annual AAR Research Review Celebrates Collaboration
Pueblo, Colo. –– The 30th Annual AAR Research review, hosted by MxV Rail from April 29 to May 1, 2025, brought together more than 300 attendees from around the world, including Class I and short line railroads, university students, and suppliers inspired by three days of learning, dialogue, and knowledge sharing in service of moving the industry forward.
Union Pacific Details its Rockfall Mitigation Efforts
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. – Union Pacific’s Inside Track focuses on the efforts of its rockfall mitigation teams.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Says Revised Scope of NJ Dock Bridge Rehabilitation Project Will Reduce Funding Need By $140 million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy announced this week that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration have adopted a revised scope for a planned rehabilitation of the Dock Bridge over the Passaic River in New Jersey. The reduced funding is purported to save taxpayers $140 million.