The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on its Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) and its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC). The deadline for both…

Railcar products and services provider Trinity Industries, Inc., announces its dual listing on the NYSE Texas. Also, infrastructure professional services firm STV opens a 6,547-square-foot office in downtown Raleigh, N.C.

Union Pacific (UP) is serving Roehm’s new petrochemical plant in Bay City, Tex. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) team in Portage, Wis., marks nine years injury-free; and BNSF nears…

The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Alberta have signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to build new rail lines connecting Ontario’s Ring of Fire region, critical mineral mining projects, and…

The Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) announces its 2025 Board of Directors, led by Michelle Bouchard, Executive Director of Caltrain. Also, Étienne Bourgeois joins CN as Vice President, Treasury and Tax.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (Bureau) on July 7 reported a policy update to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program that will allow…

RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2025 ISSUE: Automated train inspection portals are turning “finders into fixers,” reducing risk exposure, mechanical-caused safety incidents and network disruptions.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) offers a congestion-pricing progress report. Also, Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) will shut down temporarily this summer.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on July 6 reported ratifying a new agreement with the Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TRASD).

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 1 denied a petition for injunctive relief and application for an emergency service order by Metra, which is in dispute with Union Pacific…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the July 6, 2024, accident involving a Union Pacific (UP) conductor fatally injured during a…

The July 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory,…

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) lands $100 million in California state funding for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II project. Also, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) presents its…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending June 28, 2025 (Week 26), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,424 carloads…

CN is allocating approximately C$3.4 billion in 2025 to maintenance and “strategic” infrastructure initiatives, plus rolling stock (net of customer reimbursements), the Class I reported May 15. The investment, CN…

Watco, a transportation and logistics company based in Pittsburg, Kans., opens a new warehouse at Alabama’s Port Birmingham. Also, Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) acquires the former Solvay…

Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Wabtec Corporation on Jan. 14 announced a definitive agreement to acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies division (Inspection Technologies) for $1.78 billion. The purchase was finalized July 1. Inspection Technologies, headquartered…

Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s (PRT) $539.3 million operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 is now Board-approved. With a 35% service cut and 9% fare increase, it reflects current revenue projections…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on June 30 denied both a request from BNSF to issue an order clarifying that it has the right to serve a Texas-based shipper and…

HYDRA, a Patriot Services Company, has officially launched new warehouse and transloading operations in Salt Lake City, Utah.