Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, on May 13 convened a nominations hearing for David Armstrong Fink to be FRA Administrator, Robert…

Certain locomotives running on the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Commuter Rail system are now using renewable diesel, according to Keolis Commuter Services, which operates and maintains the railroad. As…

For the first 19 weeks of 2025 (ending May 10), North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.5% from the same period last year, according to the Association of…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has fully obligated $157,126,494 from the FRA CRISI grant program for the final segment of the Springfield (Ill.) Rail Improvements Project, allowing construction to…

Dallas, Tex.-based TNW Corporation has hired Micah Powell as Director of Sales, overseeing the revenue department, customer relationships, and the long-term growth of its three short lines (TXR, TXGN, and…

Unifor’s VIA Rail Canada master bargaining committees are preparing to conduct strike votes. Also, how one San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) station supports a city’s ecosystem of…

Alstom boosts sustainability with photovoltaic panels at its Sahagún plant in Mexico. Also, a Hitachi Rail-commissioned survey of 11,000 people in North America and Europe finds almost half expect to…

Railcar lessor American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) appoints Folu Adepitan as Vice President of Leasing, South. Also, Daphne Cross assumes the role of Chief Economic Development and Civil Rights Officer…

BNSF provides an intermodal network update. Also, CN earns a Supplier Partner of the Year award from Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited and uses immersive virtual reality to bring railway careers…

Specialty and conventional crop nutrient company V6 Agronomy will establish an eastern Ontario, Canada, import hub at the CN-served Port of Johnstown on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The organizations have…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 12 reported the appointment of three senior advisors to Chairman Patrick J. Fuchs “to help drive reforms.”

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) on May 12 reported that its Build Ready Sites Program for rail-served industrial development will now have two application rounds in a single year,…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on May 9 signed new legislation as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget to fully fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) $68.4 billion…

Riders in east King County, Wash., can now take Link light rail between downtown Redmond and South Bellevue. Sound Transit on May 10 opened the 3.4-mile extension of its 2…

Major construction activities are under way at Amtrak’s King Street Yard in Seattle, Wash., for a new facility that will “enable modern, more efficient maintenance practices, and support the introduction…

CSX on May 9 reported reaching a tentative new five-year single-system agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET).

Eco Material Technologies (Eco Material) has opened the Blissville Rail Terminal in Queens, N.Y., to distribute its fly ash and sustainable cementitious materials to the metro area construction market. The…

New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and its largest union, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), on May 7 reported reaching a “fair and fiscally responsible” tentative agreement. Meanwhile, the National Mediation…

After 37 years of service, Beth Whited on July 1 will transition from President of Union Pacific (UP) to Strategic Advisor, a position she will hold until early 2026, the…

Canada’s Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx are evaluating Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package proposals for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Toronto. Also, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)…