In Part 1 of this two-part series on railroad safety and technology, Steven R. Ditmeyer discusses the fundamentals of signaling and train control and takes a deep dive into PTC…

TrinityRail® has joined the Cyclyx Consortium of Cyclyx International as its first railcar manufacturer. “Cyclyx and TrinityRail are exploring innovative ways to utilize rail assets, enabling access to more plastic…

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on Jan. 8 formally launched its new organizational structure supporting the company’s “Better Together” strategy unveiled at its April 2023 Investor Day. The new structure reorganizes…

Railway Age’s 2024 Railroader of the Year Award, the 61st annual, goes to an experienced and highly respected North American rail industry leader: CN President and Chief Executive Officer Tracy…

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) Tri-Rail shuttle trains will serve MiamiCentral Station beginning Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.

Union Pacific, which with Ferromex and BNSF suffered a severe service disruption in December when U.S. Customs and Border Protection unnecessarily closed the U.S./Mexico rail bridges at Eagle Pass and…

Agricultural and energy cooperative ALCIVIA constructs a new grain terminal in Wisconsin. Private equity and infrastructure firm Ara Partners acquires a majority interest in USD Clean Fuels LLC.

Class II Reading & Northern, Pennsylvania’s largest privately owned railroad and four-time Railway Age Regional of the Year, in 2023 posted double-digit growth in both its freight and passenger excursion…

After many years in practice at large law firms, Washington, D.C.-based attorney Kevin M. Sheys has launched his own firm, Rail Regulatory Law, specializing in railroad regulatory law and rail…

Dec. 22 marks five days since U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) halted Union Pacific, BNSF and Ferromex rail operations at the U.S/Mexico border crossings at El Paso and Eagle…

Brightline, which describes itself as “the nation’s only provider of modern, eco-friendly intercity passenger rail,” provides this retrospect on its “top moments of 2023.” “This year, Brightline journeyed through groundbreaking…

Indeed, 2023, despite its rough patches, was on balance a very good year for the rail industry. In the spirit of the Holiday Season, the Association of American Railroads highlighted…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has agreed to support a study to host a regional/commuter passenger train service in Monterrey, Mexico. Monterrey, which has a small light rail system, is…

New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul on Dec. 8 signed into law S.5775, a bill requiring railroads in her state to operate with minimum-two-person crews (2PC). Hochul a year earlier…

Wabtec is the most recent rail supplier to enter the rapidly growing railcar telematics market, entering into an agreement with Netherlands-based Intermodal Telematics B.V. (IMT) under which Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence…

It’s the Holiday Season, and lots of people (me included) have been enjoying activities associated with trains. You know—model trains, Santa Claus specials entertaining the kids and/or benefitting the less-fortunate.…

The Brookings Institution recently hosted a panel discussion at the U.S. Mexico Foundation 2023 North Capital Forum on the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) to “explore the key opportunities and challenges shaping…

Most everyone in the rail transit industry knows that vehicles must be certified prior to entering revenue service—safety, functionality, quality, performance, etc. Hitachi Rail has added “social certification” to the…

Following functional performance testing at Alstom’s Kingston, Ont. plant, the first Mark V SkyTrain set is en route on flatbed trucks to Vancouver, B.C. Upon arrival in Burnaby, the trainset will undergo…

Class II Reading & Northern (RBMN), “The Road of Anthracite,” has surpassed hauling one million tons of the coal that provides its nickname. “Ever since December 1990 when Andy Muller…