Union Pacific (UP) recently announced that its “operational excellence was on full display” in early April as teams “swiftly responded to severe thunderstorms, tornado warnings, torrential rainfall, swollen rivers, and…

For the first 15 weeks of 2025, ending April 12, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.3% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads…

Amtrak and NJ Transit on April 15 joined New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for a working summit ahead of the 2025 summer travel season in New Jersey. Amtrak and NJ…

Bridget Hennessey joins HDR as Transit Strategic Communications Consultant. Also, Theodore O. “Ted” Haas, Senior Advisor (Emeritus) of PTSI Transportation, dies at 103; and Evertak appoints former Union Pacific (UP)…

The Port of Los Angeles processed 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, the Port reported on April 11. The Port ended the…

CSX on April 14 announced 62 customers as winners of the company’s 31st Annual Chemical Safety Excellence Award for their “dedication to safely transporting hazardous materials across the company’s rail…

CSX advances restoration of the Blue Ridge Subdivision. Also, CN resumes service in its Southern Region.

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on April 11 issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for Savannah Industrial Logistics (SIL) and Savannah Industrial Transportation’s (SIT)…

American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) on April 14 announced that Eric Stopka has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

ITS Logistics on April 10 reported that “frontloading continued through March, with the expectation that the industry should see strong import volumes through April as containers with front-loaded inventory, which…

According to a recent study released by the U.S. Government of Accountability Office (GAO), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which provides funding and technical assistance for states’ projects to improve…

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board of Directors on April 10 approved a $4.957 billion capital and operating budget that the agency says will “improve service while not…

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) launches contactless payment on Regional Rail. Also, Tri-Rail ridership continues to show signs of growth in 2025; the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)…

Norfolk Southern (NS) recently announced via a LinkedIn post that its non-revenue Train 98A on April 9 passed through Asheville’s River Arts District—an area that was completely underwater just months…

Progress Rail recently announced that it has signed three long-term contracts with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to modernize 100 AA22T locomotives and provide technical services and parts support. These agreements,…

BNSF provides an intermodal network update for the week ending March 25, 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) takes part in the 2025 Women in Operations Summit and kicks off the…

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) have reached tentative agreements with Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis),…

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) implements a policy to ban violent and sexual offenders beginning June 2. Also, a new Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) improves the customer…

Union Pacific (UP) on March 27 announced that it has entered into an agreement with Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC to provide short line rail service in the Central Industrial District…

Rob Russell and Shawntell Kroese on March 25 announced the launch of Russell-Kroese Partners (RKP), a consulting firm “focused on delivering value-oriented solutions to the rail, logistics, and real estate…