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It’s not too often that new books are offered complimentary to anyone willing to simply click on a download link. “Conrail, the Early Years – Stories from the Front,” by…

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…

Americans experience the economy through reliability and affordability—not through the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) document review process. When a factory stops production because railcars arrive three days late, consumers do…

CSX earns a performance excellence award from Honda. Also, BNSF marks a safety milestone in Memphis.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) advances its Games Enhanced Transit System (GETS) plan, ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Also, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocates…

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…

As I reported on Aug. 27, 2025, Andy Byford, New York’s beloved “Train Daddy,” is back in town. He earned his local fame (which enhanced his already global reputation on…

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Current FRA R&D initiatives at TTC.

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., on Feb. 4 reported completing an offering of railcar asset-backed securities (ABS), securing long-term financing for its leasing business.

The final section between Observatorio and Santa Fe was opened by the President of Mexico.

Railway Age is inviting all Class II and III railroads to submit entries for its annual Short Line and Regional Railroad of the Year awards competition. The deadline is today,…

Union Pacific and Wabtec on Feb. 4 reported signing a $1.2 billion agreement for the modernization of UP AC4400 locomotives. Deliveries will begin in 2027.

Total U.S. rail traffic was 434,361 carloads and intermodal units for Week 4 (ending Jan. 31, 2026), down 15.5% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported…

Rail and transit consulting firm RailPros has completed its acquisition of Diverging Approach, Inc., a railway system contractor based in Williamsburg, Va.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the Center for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP) at ENSCO, Inc., on Feb. 3 reported entering a formal partnership to provide cybersecurity training designed specifically for public transit…

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: We now bring you this regularly scheduled reprieve from the UP/NS merger banter.  The constantly shifting landscape of the application of tariffs across…

FREIGHT RAIL WASHINGTON OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Federal oversight and investment top the list of Washington issues beyond UP-NS, but tech policy also merits scrutiny in this midterm election…

House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders on Jan. 20 unveiled H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which represented a “bipartisan, bicameral” agreement on Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations legislation.…

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will begin an introductory service period on Line 5, the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit line, starting Sunday, Feb. 8, “marking the final step toward…

CSX announces changes to its executive team. Also, a former Amtrak CEO joins Telos Advisers as a Strategic Advisory Board Member; New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) appoints the first…