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Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) North Carolina & Virginia Railroad, LLC (NCVA) will serve a new US Forged Rings (USFR) facility in Hertford County. Also, OmniTRAX restores a vintage parlor car…

Amtrak is now repairing the East River Tunnels between New York Penn Station and Queens, as we have been reporting. That project has brought service reductions, including on the Empire…

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Board adopts an alternative service plan outlining budget-balancing details. Also, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is developing a rail modernization plan…

“Easing inflation, early-year warehouse tightening, a resilient supply chain job market, and shifting import behavior as frontloading fades” are among the highlights of ITS Logistics’ February 2026 Supply Chain Report.…

The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) on March 2 announced the availability of $686 million in competitive grant funding to modernize some of the nation’s oldest and busiest rail transit stations…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) introduces Schiller Park, a multi-commodity transload facility and the latest addition to its network. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) high-tech Physics Train Builder (PTC) helps build…

Caltrain’s Diridon Steering Committee hires William (Bill) Sirois as Program Director. Also, Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) appoints Doug Recker as CEO; and Carla Collins joins HNTB as Vice President…

VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) recently released the report of a special examination completed by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada that focused on the agency’s management…

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on Feb. 27 released a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for Union Pacific’s (UP) proposed approximately six-mile single-track rail line in…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released a Draft 2026 Business Plan for 60-day public review and comment. The overall projected cost for Phase 1 delivery, between San Francisco…

One of the basic principles of legal or historical research is to locate source documents: those which contain the words from the original proponents of an idea or a program,…

This Financial Edge column from the March 2026 issue is a topic recommended by Eric Marchetto, Chief Financial Officer of Trinity Industries Inc., and is a companion to a Railway…

Progress Rail in September 2023 filed a lawsuit against Wabtec in U.S. federal court in Delaware accusing the latter of abusing its market power for diesel-electric main line locomotives, equipment…

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) announces the launch date for the D (Purple) Line Extension Section 1. Also, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) awards a lease contract for transit-oriented…

The Railroads for National Defense (RND) Program within the U.S. Army Transportation Command has submitted comments in response to the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) decision last month proposing what it…

Ports of Indiana names Joshua Webb as Director of Government Affairs. Also, Pacific Harbor Line’s (PHL) Otis Cliatt II is honored with the Black History Month Trailblazer of the Century…

Twin Eagle Terminals & Logistics (TETL) completes a 2,000-foot track expansion at its Big Spring, Texas, terminal. Also, Union Pacific (UP) and Heartland Co-op celebrate the first train loading at…

CSX modernizes its data platform with Infosys and Microsoft. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Winnipeg, Manitoba, yard earns the railroad’s Terminal of the Year award; and Norfolk Southern (NS)…

Amtrak revises its long-distance fleet replacement strategy. Also, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) upgrades the Media–Sharon Hill Line with Hitachi Rail’s CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) system.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), in coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) under a consortium framework, on Feb. 25 issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for new battery…