Privately held short line railroad County Line Rail announced it had developed Gulf Coast Rail Gateway, a 350-acre greenfield industrial rail facility in South Texas. The gateway, located between ...
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX Corporation (CSX) announced upgrades to their Southeast Mexico Express route between southeastern markets into Texas and Mexico The SMX premium service w...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation updated its Minnesota State Rail Plan, a long-term strategy for improving the state’s rail system, in late April. “Minnesota’s rail system provides ...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently opened the application period for the fiscal year 2027 Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP). A total of $3 million will be awarded. ...
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CSX Corp. is encouraging shippers, communities and other stakeholders to participate in the regulatory process surrounding the merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The company has la...
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Europe-based GHH-BONATRANS, a railway component manufacturer, plans to build its first North American production facility in Wayland, N.Y. Bonatrans North America will begin building the up to $93 ...
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently began construction on upgrades at four stations on the Metro-North Waterbury Branch Line. Stations are located in Derby-Shelton, Ansoni...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced his state had awarded $3.1 million for seven infrastructure projects to enhance railroad lines and industrial access sites The funding, part of the Kentucky In...
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Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Thursday they had amended their merger application that seeks to create the country’s first transcontinental railroad. In upd...
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The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), nonprofit trade association representing short line and regional railroads and railroad supply companies, appointed Justin Broyles t...
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A coalition of freight, rail and manufacturing stakeholders, including the American Trucking Association, is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to implement measures to counter cargo theft and orga...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $1.1 billion in funding is available for railroad crossing safety this coming fiscal year. The money, part of the Federal Railroad Adminis...
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Alberta-based Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United States and Mexico, recently reached tentative collective bargaining agreements with ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly would amend the definition of “assaults” to include railroad workers who are engaged in the performance of their duties. Ass...
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U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have introduced legislation that would modernize federal law to protect earned railroad retirement benefits. The Railroad Retirement Fairness Ac...
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The Riverfront Extension for the KC Streetcar Authority is completed and slated for passenger service, officials with the transit agency in Kansas City, Mo., said. Now that the $62 million, 0.7-mi...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would protect the U.S. rail network from foreign surveillance and ensure sensitive cargo movements cannot be tracked. ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Rail Administration (FRA) is accepting applications for more than $2 billion in funding to support rail projects, the department said Monday. The ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently opened the application period for the Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. The department will award $4.7 billion to high priority major station proje...
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Alstom, a French-based rail technology company, recently appointed two new members to its leadership team. Noah Heulitt will serve as North American vice president of services and Susie Lévesque ...
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