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Wabtec Corporation “delivered another strong quarter, highlighted by margin expansion and double-digit earnings per share growth,” President and CEO Rafael Santana said July 24 in a second-quarter 2025 financial report. He…

Five years after World War II ended, it became apparent to the railroads that steam locomotives were not the motive power of the choice. While a half dozen locomotive builders…

Railinc®’s Transmetriq brand on July 22 introduced an “Ocean to Rail Visibility” tool to help manage shipments of containerized goods between ocean vessels and North American railroads. “By integrating GPS-based…

The first trainset of R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars to operate on the MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) B Line enters service. Also, Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration…

Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Boy No. 4014 and Lincoln Locomotive No. 1616 last week rode the rails together for the first time as part of a limited excursion tour in…

The New Jersey Transit (NJT) Board of Directors on July 17 adopted the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 operating budget of approximately $3.16 billion, plus the local program budget of…

July marks the 10th anniversary of Wabtec Corporation’s Evolution Series Tier 4—one of the most modern diesel locomotives serving North America and the first freight locomotive to meet the U.S.…

CSX introduces a Mobile Collision Safety system and supports the Florida National Guard’s largest rail operation in 17 years. Also, CN’s investment in the Enablon Go reporting system pays off.

VIA Rail Canada on July 15 celebrated the completion of its Halifax Station renovation project, part of a C$80 million investment to upgrade four “heritage” stations. Canada’s national passenger railroad…

Topping the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Women in Rail Conference is kick-off speaker Annie Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern (NS). Railway Age and…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory regarding End-of-Train (EoT) and Head-of-Train (HoT) devices.

TD Cowen recently hosted a call with industry executives from the rail equipment market. From that, we heard order books are seeing no notable growth, attributable to tariff uncertainty, and…

CN eyes a transload network expansion with its Top-Tier Transload Partner Program. Also, Union Pacific (UP) replaces all rail infrastructure—inside a tunnel—in less than 24 hours on the Black Butte…

Former Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) International President Clarence V. Monin passed away on June 26, 2025, at age 84.

“Smart crossing” technology was added in June 2024 to boost safety near a Metrolink regional passenger rail station in Orange County, Calif., following deployment at seven crossings along the nine-mile Arrow…

Most “transit railroads” in the United States (and GO Transit, which serves Canada’s Toronto area) provide a full span of service on most or all their lines, although there are…

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE JULY 2025 ISSUE: Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives Program, MxV Rail and its Damage Prevention & Loading Services (DP&LS) group conducted…

Railcar products and services provider Trinity Industries, Inc., announces its dual listing on the NYSE Texas. Also, infrastructure professional services firm STV opens a 6,547-square-foot office in downtown Raleigh, N.C.

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) recently announced that its Board of Directors Chair Robert Oesch unexpectedly passed away on July 3, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (Bureau) on July 7 reported a policy update to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program that will allow…