The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently gave final safety clearance to the Randall Avenue/Edgely Bridge, and it is scheduled to reopen Wednesd...
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The New York State Department of Transportation recently awarded 25 projects statewide more than $101 million in Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program (PFRAP) funding. PFRAP funds projects...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced the recipients of nearly $3 million in grant funding to railroads and local governments to support railroad crossing and safety projects. The nine projects in ...
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Reading & Northern Railroad (R&N), the largest privately owned railroad in Pennsylvania, recently announced 2025 was a record year for freight revenues and passenger ridership. R&N achieved modest ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it would implement a new settlement negotiation process aimed at collecting a record $15.4 million in civil penalties issued to Class I railroads. ...
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GATX Corporation announced recently it had successfully closed on its acquisition of Wells Fargo’s rail operating lease portfolio. The acquisition consists of an estimated 101,000 railcars value...
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Reading & Northern Railroad (R&N), a privately held railroad company serving customers in nine eastern Pennsylvania counties, shipped more than 1 million tons of Anthracite coal in 2025 for the third ...
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Raymond (Ray) Goss, president of the R. J. Corman Railroad Company, announced recently he will retire effective Jan. 30. Goss, a 50-year veteran of the rail industry, spent seven years leading R. ...
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Fort Worth, Texas, passenger rail line Trinity Metro’s board of directors recently authorized early-work contract amendments for a construction manager at risk, a consultant who will manage the proj...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board of directors recently advanced $1.75 billion in key transit projects that will modernize the subway system. “Nearly one year in, congestion ...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and its operating and maintenance partner for the Commuter Rail, Keolis Commuter Services, began to phase into operation Commuter Rail fare gates ...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Rail Division recently asked for public comment on its State Rail Plan. The State Rail Plan lays out the proposed needs and investments in the s...
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently announced the recipients of the 10th annual Local Grade Crossing Surface Program. The program offers eligible projects 60 percent of the t...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently directed the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to submit a new Security Enhancement Plan within 90 days or it will withhold as much as $50 million in fe...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific Corp. filed an application Dec. 19 with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) requesting approval to combine the two railroads. “This combination will br...
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently narrowed the list of qualified teams for managing, operating, and maintaining the commuter rail system before the current operating agree...
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Denver, Colorado-based OmniTRAX, a private infrastructure company, recently announced that co-CEO Dean Piacente will be retiring, effective Dec. 31. Co-CEO Colby Tanner will assume full leadership of ...
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Union Pacific Railroad recently completed a major upgrade at its Casa Grande Yard located approximately 70 miles west of Tucson, Ariz. that will strengthen the supply chain across the Southwest. The ...
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The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced it would be advancing two major public-private partnerships with JPMorganChase and Vornado to rebuild the Grand Central Train Shed. ...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), one of the largest transit systems in the United States, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the approximately $50 million Wissahick...
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