The U.S. Department of Transportation and Amtrak announced that Penn Transformation Partners would take on the position of the private Master Developer team to lead the renovation of New York’s Penn...
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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) achieved a 94.4 percent passenger on-time performance rating for the first quarter of 2026, the highest quarterly rate since early 2014. It also re...
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Texas-based North American Rail Solutions, a company providing services that ensure the safety, compliance and operability of onsite railway assets, recently purchased Tennessee-based Queen City Railr...
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The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it had finalized 11 deregulatory rules surrounding American rail operations. FRA officials said the new rules...
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Montreal-based CN, a company with a nearly 20,000-mile North American rail network, recently added five industrial development sites to its Certified Rail-Ready Sites program and re-certified six more...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded 72 projects in 38 counties more than $74 million in 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside grants to improve community reso...
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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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