High Performance

Join Railway Age’s inaugural “Young Professionals” conference to discover how to grow your career in the freight and passenger rail industry. Our 25 Under 40 program judge Nick Little, who…

Brightline and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) apply to acquire $3.75 billion in Federal-State Partnership Program grant money to go toward construction of the $12 billion Brightline West high-speed…

Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age’s inaugural Young Professionals conference, to be held virtually May 11, is keynote speaker John C. Hellmann, CEO of Genesee & Wyoming,…

Brightline, the Florida-based private-sector passenger railroad, on April 20 unveiled its completed new station at Orlando International Airport and revealed future plans, including some indications about schedules and fares. The…

Two veteran railroaders with 110 years’ experience between them have called for Amtrak to phase out use of Amfleet I equipment on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) for safety reasons. They…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has received an award for excellence in advancing diversity and social change from the American Planning Association’s (APA) California–Northern Section.

Railway Age is pleased to present the fourth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.

Duos Technologies, Inc. (Duos) receives a $1.9 million contract add-on for Amtrak. Also, Leclanché SA (Leclanché) successfully passes a major thermal-safety validation test for its rail industry INT-53 Energy battery…

Siemens Mobility announced April 14 that Brightline will begin implementing S3 Passenger, the inventory, ticketing and reservation system offered by Sqills, a subsidiary of the company. According to Siemens Mobility,…

How is the rail industry attracting and retaining top young talent? What are the industry’s immediate and long-term needs? What are the most promising growth sectors? Why should you make…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has selected the joint venture of Foster + Partners and Arup to design the Merced, Fresno, Kings/Tulare and Bakersfield stations that will serve passengers…

Several editors here at Railway Age, along with rail managers, planners and advocates from the Northeast Region and elsewhere in the country, will RUN to Newark, N.J on April 28…

Railway Age is calling on subscribers to submit their nominations by April 10 for the fourth-annual 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders poll.

Brightline teams with Valencia College to bring highly skilled jobs to Central Florida. Also, Minnesota is closer than ever to funding the proposed Northern Lights Express (NLX); Tri-Rail ridership continues…

Siemens Mobility, which has been manufacturing rail rolling stock in the U.S. since 1984, will be opening a new, $220 million, 200-acre plant in Lexington, N.C. in 2024. Billed as…

The April 2023 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a deep dive into the historic combination of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, plus an exclusive report…

Brightline continues train testing up to 79 mph in Indian River County. Also, LA Metro’s partnership with Transit reaches end of three-year agreement.

Giuseppe Marino has returned to Hitachi Rail after a four-year absence. He is based in the company’s London headquarters. Marino is tasked with “guiding expansion in North America, APAC (Asia-Pacific)…

The Federal Railroad Administration has an ongoing program, the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study, implemented Oct. 28, 2002, in accordance with Section 22214 of the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act…

Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy” when he was President of MTA New York City Transit, will begin his new role as Senior Vice President for Amtrak’s high-speed rail (HSR) program,…