Rail traffic in October increased in most categories compared to last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Last month, nearly1.1 million containers and trailers originat...
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The Port of South Louisiana is making a series of infrastructure pushes currently, having just opened its first transient hangar at the Executive Regional Airport and currently working with Dow St. Ch...
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Alabama State Port Authority’s Terminal Railroad – Alabama State Docks (TASD) recently received safety achievement awards from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA). ...
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In recognition of their contributions to safe hazardous materials handling, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) bestowed its 2017 Holden-Proefrock Award on Paul Williams, the regional manager ...
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Mary Pileggi, National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) chair, recently submitted comments to the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) criticizing CSX Railway service for failing to notif...
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The Springfield Rail Car Factory, under construction in Massachusetts, recently received its Certificate of Facility Occupancy and was toured by Gov. Charlie Baker. The 204,000-square-foot facility...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently announced the individual and organizational winners of the 2017 APTA Awards at this year’s APTA Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta, Geo...
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Rockwell Collins recently introduced a new cybersecurity solution for rail providers aimed at reducing instances of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Based on internationally-accepted best ...
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A report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently established a framework for determining the return on investment (ROI) for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects. ...
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Edward Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), recently testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Rail Subcommittee that Congress must make poli...
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Larry I. Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), recently testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Mate...
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Cutting Amtrak would negatively affect 45 percent of Americans, a report by the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) said. The report, called Dismantling a National Transportation N...
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The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) recently approved more than $9.4 million in funding for 60 new transit vehicles and three rail infrastructure and related development projects. Granted ...
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An agreement reached between Amtrak and avionics and IT systems company Rockwell Collins will see 310 diesel locomotives across the United States linked by the ARINC RailwayNet network, messaging and ...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently joined Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld to open the n...
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Several federal agencies are working closely with Texas officials to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and facilitate recovery operations. Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked for Eme...
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A $900 million federal grant agreement for the development of the Maryland Purple Line Light Rail Project was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Admi...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recently told a federal appeals court that a lower court ruling blocking the 16-mile, light rail Maryland Purple Line is an abuse of an ...
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For the week ending on Aug. 19, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 554,021 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.4 percent compared to the same week in 2016, according to the Association of American Rai...
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Average weekday ridership in July through the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH), a subsidiary of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, increased 9.2-percent from 2016, reaching n...
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