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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) begins the engineering and design phase for Interborough Express (IBX) and awards an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Implementation System contract for Long Island Rail…

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) are seeking public input on a draft 2026-2030 transportation program and on projects to include in the…

CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have published their respective grain plans required by the government of Canada to assess how much product they expect to move during the…

The August 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with deep dives into Union Pacific’s much-anticipated bid for Norfolk Southern to create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad.

Among the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Light Rail Conference is Embracing Sustainability & Resiliency Through Education & Professional Development, a presentation by Barbara M. Schroeder, P.E., P.M.P., Rail…

Ten months after completing its $690 million purchase of Alstom Signaling North America’s conventional product portfolio, Knorr-Bremse North American subsidiary KB Signaling has introduced the IXC-R20™ Integrated Crossing Control Module, described…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases its July Financial Plan, showing balanced operating budgets for 2025 and 2026 and narrowed deficits in 2027 and 2028, and announces a…

Amtrak Virginia closes the state’s fiscal year with record ridership. Also, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases rider survey results, showing improvements in overall satisfaction across subway, commuter rail…

Railcar lessor American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) elevates Erica Ray to Senior Vice President, Leasing–East. Also, Gateway Development Commission (GDC) appoints James Starace as Chief of Program Delivery, and Hamed…

New Jersey Transit (NJT) on July 23 released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for special prequalification for the final design, construction, and commissioning of the Northern Rail Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Facility,…

The Kansas City (KC) Streetcar’s 3.5-mile Main Street Southern Extension will launch this fall. Also, Section 1 of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) D Line Subway Extension Project…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn the direct final rule concerning accident/incident investigations and published guidance on agency-funded railroad capital projects, according to the American Short Line and Regional…

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) wraps up Fiscal Year 2025 with steady container volumes and record rail moves. Also, auto terminal capacity expands at the Port of Vancouver in Canada.

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has opened its new Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr Red Line stations. The station replacements are part of the $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization…

Ontario Northland is upgrading 7 miles (11.5 kilometers) of rail spur to create a direct connection from Iroquois Falls to the Cochrane junction, where construction materials will be delivered north…

Texas North Western Railway Company (TXNW), a subsidiary of TNW Corporation of Dallas, has completed an $8.2 million project to rebuild, reconfigure, and extend its rail interchange with BNSF in…

Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland on Oct. 15-16 for the third annual Women in Rail Conference. This year’s program features trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit…

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…

Jacobs on July 17 reported being selected to provide design services for Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension project in Washington State, which will add 4.1 miles of light rail…

Join Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures in Pittsburgh, Pa., this October for the Light Rail 2025 Conference. This event will offer a comprehensive review of the specialized technical,…