Siemens Mobility is building a new plant in Horseheads, N.Y. to manufacture the American Pioneer 220 high-speed trainsets for Brightline West. Described as “North America’s first true high-speed rail production…

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE:  The story behind Greenbrier’s Twin Stack. Think “intermodal,” and the term “double-stack” instantly comes to mind, right? That was not the case in 1984, when…

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Don’t box me in here, because I usually try to think outside the box for this column. How many boxes can you…

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Part 1: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth? Perhaps the most basic of freight cars, the boxcar has been around almost as long as…

Norfolk Southern and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) have finalized a deal to expand passenger rail service in the Commonwealth of Virginia without impacting freight operations. It involves, in…

Thanks to one customer’s new manufacturing plant, Anacostia Rail Holdings Class III Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), Railway Age’s 2019 Short Line of the Year, expects to be hauling 10,000…

Well-known railway journalist, photographer, rail transit expert and historian John D. Thompson, for many years a Railway Age Canadian Contributing Editor, died Sept. 2. He was 78. Thompson was born…

Following two years of development and testing in collaboration with coalition members and telemetry suppliers, RailPulse says it is now “open for enrollment and welcomes stakeholders from across the industry…

I did a double take a year ago when an Amtrak press release with this headline hit my inbox: “Texas Central and Amtrak Seek to Explore High-Speed Rail Service Opportunities…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in CSX Transportation Inc. v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. et al., case number 23-1537, ruled Aug. 29 that CSX’s antitrust case against Norfolk Southern over…

The Keyway Concrete Tie, provided exclusively by voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, is an innovative solution that addresses the need for reliable railroad infrastructure. Combining the durability and gauge strength of…

Portal North Bridge, a key component of the larger Gateway Program, has reached 50% completion, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak and prime construction contractor Skanska/Traylor Bros. PNB Joint Venture (STJV) reported…

BNSF is the latest Class I to be evaluated in a series of Federal Railroad Administration Safety Culture Assessment Reports launched in June 2023. In its report, released Aug. 26…

Following securement of a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in July for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) board on…

GATX Corp. has acquired 156 locomotives from Progress Rail, bringing its North American fleet to more than 650 units of various types. Financial details were not disclosed; GATX said the…

The National Railway Historical Society has announced a final call for entries for the Second Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award. NRHS has again partnered with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures to…

In July, former President Trump confirmed in a Bloomberg interview that if elected for a second term, he plans to propose a new 10% tariff on all imported goods, with a 60% tax on…

Union Pacific (UP) recently sought mediation through the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to resolve two “fundamental issues”—track access and maintenance fees—that have become a sticking point in forging a new…

Nicole Brewin has returned to the rail industry as American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Vice President of Congressional Affairs. Brewin “brings extensive Capitol Hill, rail and transportation…

The Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Certified Sites Program has awarded electric power utility Entergy New Orleans and CSX “Certified Site” designation for a CSX-owned, 76-acre industrial plot on Almonaster Avenue…