Short Lines & Regionals

For Week 6 (ending Feb. 14, 2026), total U.S. rail traffic rose 6.2% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads reported Feb. 18. This follows a two-week downturn.

When Americans think about national defense, images of aircraft carriers, fighter jets or complex cyber systems often come to mind. What’s less obvious, but no less critical, is the role…

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified a new contract with the Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR). Also, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of…

Littlejohn & Company Partner Farrukh Bezar is a featured speaker at the2026 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference, March 10 at the Union League Club of Chicago.…

“Trinity Industries delivered strong full-year 2025 results with an EPS of $3.14–an improvement of $1.33 year over year–driven by higher lease rates, gains on lease portfolio sales, lower administrative costs,…

Kevin Price joins Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) as President. Also, Sound Transit announces a series of key staffing updates; and Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jim Raffa to Chief…

Kevin Price joins Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) as President. Also, Sound Transit announces a series of key staffing updates; and Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jim Raffa to Chief…

Railinc’s TransmetriQ brand has released the VIN Tracking tool, allowing auto manufacturers and dealers to track finished vehicles by Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) as they move from manufacturing plants to…

Railinc’s TransmetriQ brand has released the VIN Tracking tool, allowing auto manufacturers and dealers to track finished vehicles by Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) as they move from manufacturing plants to…

The Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) promotes Dereck McClure to Director, Service Operations. Also, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners approves the nomination…

A new travel grant program is now available to support student attendance at the 31st Annual Association of American Railroads (AAR) Research Review, to be held April 28-30 at MxV…

This is the third in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions. Given the Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern, UP’s Dec 19, 2025 merger application…

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize our 2026 “Fast Trackers,” the industry’s next-gen leaders.

Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs has released a progress report on outstanding proceedings. The move, the STB said Feb. 6, continues the agency’s “efforts to promote transparency and…

Farrukh Bezar and Railway Age Editor-In-Chief William C. Vantuono discuss the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk merger to create the first east-west transcontinental Class I railroad in the U.S. Bezar offers his…

The Smoky Ridge Railroad (SMO) in Tennessee joined Watco’s short line network on Feb. 2. Pittsburg, Kans.-based Watco, which provides rail, transloading, terminal and port, and logistics services, reported the…

We hosted a call with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. Import trends are expected to be healthy in January and February, but a slowdown is expected post-Lunar…

The February 2026 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, covering the freight rail Washington outlook and showcasing our 25 Under 40 “Fast Tracker” honorees.

Final in a Series: The Road Ahead, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: The numbers don’t lie: According to the American Psychological Association’s 2025 Work in America survey, 54% said that…

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: The origin of the popular saying “the only constant in life is change” is generally attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who…