Netting out Formulaic Leveraged Highway Funding Effects in a BCA

Following third-quarter Class I railroad earnings reports, IANA (Intermodal Association of North America) gave its figures, and they closely follow what the AAR (Association of American Railroads) has been reporting…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), as he has done previously with other transportation projects in his state, has jumped the gun on a formal announcement by the Federal Transit…

OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Group, recently named former Amazon global supply chain executive Shariff Gonnella as President of the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway, LLC (BRG). Gonnella succeeded…

The third quarter of 2023 for CSX saw a few significant and continuing performance and service improvements in a market best described as challenging. Third-quarter 2023 operating income of $1.30…

Union Pacific results for 2023’s third quarter reflected a drop in carloadings and a slight operating ratio uptick, and improvements in service quality, safety and equipment utilization. “We faced many…

During my 31-plus years at Railway Age, I logged thousands of miles (and hours) on NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line, commuting to Penn Station New York and then hopping…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Oct. 18 rolled out a five-car set of “standard” (non-open-gangway) Kawasaki R211S rapid transit cars for service on MTA Staten Island Railway…

Chesapeake & Delaware LLC (C&D) wholly owned subsidiary Delaware & Raritan River Railroad (DRR) has completed the Freehold & Southern Connection, a five-mile track rehabilitation project reconnecting, after nearly 40…

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has delivered two EMD® GT38H locomotives to Rumo Logística (formerly América Latina Logística, ALL), Brazil’s largest railway operator. Rumo placed the order in September 2022. The…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s “The Future Rides With Us” 20-Year Needs Assessment study is riding on the number 15 followed by 11 zeros: $1.5 trillion, the figure the…

TriMet’s new Type 6 MAX system light rail vehicles (LRVs) will make a public “sneak peak” debut on Oct. 15 at the SE Park Ave MAX Station in Milwaukie, Ore.…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: RELAM (Railway Equipment Leasing and Maintenance) Inc. is a full-service leasing company offering complete m/w equipment leasing services. Vice President of Leasing Christo Nielsen, Chief Operating Officer…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: The rip® Railcar Inspection Portal from Duos Technologies is a modular intelligent visualization system that provides real-time detailed 360-degree imaging at high speeds. It can be used for a…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: Thermon, a world leader in industrial process heating, has been expanding into the railway market with its HELLFIRE™ product line. Business Development Manager – Rail and Transit…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: Trainyard Tech LLC's CLASSMASTER™ Process Control System, the first such classification yard system to apply standard industrial automation technology to the railway industry, has been undergoing continuous…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023: Boxcar doors are vulnerable to damage during typical loading and unloading cycles with forklift trucks. Such damage can render them difficult or even impossible to unlock and…

RAILWAY INTERCHANGE, OCT. 2, 2023: The National Railway Historical Society, Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures presented Class III Iowa Traction Railway with the inaugural “Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation…

Brightline and Wi-Tronix have been awarded $1.65 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program for development of an AI (artificial…

The National Transportation Safety Board has released findings and safety recommendations on DOT-117 tank cars that address the performance of gaskets employed in sealing manway covers and valves in a…