North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 44 weeks of 2025 (ending Nov. 1) was up 2.0% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

Lowndes County Port Authority (PA) and Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) advance a $14.1 million rail spur project in Mississippi. Also, South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) President and CEO Micah Mallace…

Anacostia Rail Holdings’ Northern Lines Railway (NLR) and Jaguar’s Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) have joined BNSF’s Shortline Select™ program, bringing the total number of members to nine. The goal of…

Railway Age’s ninth annual Women in Rail program recognizes women in the North American freight, passenger, and supply sectors who are paving the way for the next generation. These 25…

After three decades of service and more than 10 million trips, the Breda light rail vehicles at San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) are being retired. Also, New Jersey Transit…

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Nov. 3 reported reaching a tentative national agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which covers more than 11,000 members…

BNSF expands its Positive Train Control footprint and reaches a safety milestone. Also, CSX ranks on Florida’s Best Employers list by Forbes; and Norfolk Southern (NS) is donating $1 million…

BNSF’s third-quarter and first nine months of 2025 financials saw the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Class I railroad post total revenue and volume gains, as well as operating ratio (OR) declines. The…

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is among the first to move freight using a new domestic interline service from intended merger partners Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS).

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Oct. 30 reported reaching three “key” milestones for the Penn Station New York “Transformation” Project, “keeping construction on track to break ground by…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board has approved the purchase of 378 new Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.-built R268 rapid transit cars for New York City Transit (NYCT), which…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Oct. 1 released a report that “urged the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to act immediately to eliminate fire risks in its fleet of…

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) on Oct. 25 celebrated the opening of its 26-mile (double-tracked), 10-station Silver Line, a regional rail service connecting seven North Texas cities (Plano, Richardson, Dallas,…

Marmon Rail on Oct. 27 reported that Laurie Stiles has been elevated to President of Railserve Inc., leading the businesses of Atlanta-Ga.-based Railserve, an in-plant switching and associated services provider,…

Michigan-based Class II Lake State Railway Company (LSRC), Railway Age’s 2021 Regional of the Year and 2018 Short Line of the Year, celebrates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing…

Steve McNealy is the recipient of the 2025 Holden-Proefrock Award for his “contributions to environmental safety and hazardous materials management,” the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Oct. 24.

The METRO Green Line Extension in Minneapolis marks a milestone. Also, final testing is under way for Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension in Seattle and is complete for Metrolinx’s…

Rail components and services provider A. Stucki Company (Stucki) on Oct. 24 reported that Jacob Creech is its new Chief Growth Officer, leading all commercial functions, including sales operations and…

September volumes are up 8% at Georgia Ports Authority’s Port of Savannah. Also, Tanco Terminals is expanding its liquid barge facility at the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville, where it provides marine,…

“Norfolk Southern delivered another quarter of strong results on safety, service, and productivity through a dynamic freight market,” said Mark George, President and CEO of the Class I railroad, which…