The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) plans to increase the number of safety inspectors who monitor railroad bridges from less than 10 to approximately 170. Inspectors audit railroads’ bridge ma...
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Union Pacific recently ratified agreements with 11 unions, representing 46 percent of the railroad’s craft employees and covering 12 crafts. The agreements cover five-year terms and were effectiv...
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New Jersey Transit will assume the responsibility for operations and maintenance of the River Line by the end of this year, the agency said Wednesday. In a joint statement from NJ Transit and Alst...
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Invitations to bid on provisions for the high-speed rail track and other system components have been approved by the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors. The materials will...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation recently awarded $1.2 million in inaugural Freight Rail Grant Program grants. “Our inaugural round of grants delivers on the Moore-Miller Administration'...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said his state is investing $75 million into six railway projects that will maintain and enhance existing infrastructure. Beshear said the projects were determined to be...
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With nearly $10 million invested in infrastructure, Union Pacific said its investments are expanding intermodal capacity to deliver time-sensitive freight faster in Southern California. The invest...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the New York Penn Station “Transformation” project will begin by the end of 2027. Duffy, joined by special advisor to the Amtrak Board and fo...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn funding for projects related to the High-Speed Rail project in California. Duffy said the...
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TTX Company, a railcar pooling company founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk & Western and Rail-Trailer Corporation, recently joined the RailPulse Coalition, a diverse group of industry stakeh...
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Despite rumors, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) said Tuesday that the railway company is not interested in participating in “immediate rail industry consolidation.” "We believe that a trans...
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Union Pacific Railroad added 15 new Focus Sites to its network, in order to provide businesses ease of access to the railroad’s 32,000-mile rail network. In an announcement on Monday, the railro...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Rail and Transit Division a $3.5 million Corridor Identification and Development...
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BNSF and CSX announced they would offer several new intermodal products to provide customers with seamless, efficient and coast-to-coast shipping solutions. Officials said the new services would incl...
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A new report from the California High-Speed Rail Authority outlines a clear path forward to connect the high-speed rail system to Northern and Southern California via the Central Valley. The suppleme...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently opened the application period for $25 million in fiscal year 2026 Rail Freight Assistance Program grants. The program funds capital improv...
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The Moreno Valley/March Field Metrolink Station Improvement Project on the 91/Perris Valley Line was recently completed in Riverside County, Calif., according to STV, an infrastructure-focused profess...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it has proposed removing criteria calculating the “social cost of carbon” from the guidelines for the Capit...
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced it had completed another grade separation project – the 57th to be completed in the Central Valley and the eighth to be opened to traffic this year...
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The second phase of the Second Avenue Subway project in New York City will move forward now that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board has approved a tunnel-boring contract. The $1.97...
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