High Performance

The big buzz and bigger controversy around Texas during the past several years has been a proposal by a company called Texas Central to build and operate a high-speed rail…

HNTB welcomes JR Hudnall as Project Controls Director in Denver. Also, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) interim General Manager Scott Sauer honors regional rail conductors.

Railway Age’s Short Line and Regional of the Year program recognizes two Honorees and four Honorable Mentions for outstanding achievement—from ingenuity in dealing with the unexpected, safety improvements, and community…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on March 1 submitted its 2025 Project Update Report (download below) to the California Legislature, fulfilling its requirement to provide biennial updates on the…

California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Feb. 19 invited the public to participate in the scoping process for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Central Valley Photovoltaic…

News Item: The President issued an Executive Order Feb. 18 asserting direct control of independent (from the Executive Branch) federal agencies, including the National Mediation Board (NMB, which administers the…

Passenger rail projects, as many industry observers have been pointing out since POTUS 45 won a second term this past Presidential election, will suffer under the POTUS 47 regime. California’s…

Finally, nine years after VIA Rail proposed a dedicated passenger rail line for the Toronto-Quebec corridor, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a highball for design of the railway…

The original Pennsylvania Station New York opened for service in 1910 and lasted a mere 53 years. It was a magnificent edifice, reminiscent of the grandeur of the greatest structures…

Alstom donates funds to the American Red Cross to support wildfire response and recovery efforts in California. Also, STV’s Liz Justison is named to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA)…

Wabtec Corp. on Feb. 12 reported “strong” fourth-quarter 2024 results that included 350-plus bps (basis points) of adjusted operating margin expansion, mid-single-digit revenue growth and a double-digit adjusted EPS (earnings…

Construction on Brightline West could get under way this year. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) announces a streamlined fare structure; Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) eye…

Throughout this series so far, I have looked at the concept of through-running as applied or envisioned in several different cities: Philadelphia, Toronto and Los Angeles. It was not applied…

I read with interest Contributing Editor David Peter Alan’s recent Railway Age commentary of Jan. 22, 2025, titled “Fourth of a Series: New Through Tracks Proposed for L.A. Union Station.”…

BOOK REVIEW: Managing Major Railway Projects. By Alfred E. Fazio,. P.E., and Anthony Fazio, P.E. Simmons-Boardman Books, 2024. (800) 228-9670. 200 pp. $79.95 (softcover); $89.95 (hardcover). Al Fazio, a colleague…

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Take a close look at the faces of this year’s 25 Under 40 honorees. What do you see? Diversity! Since this award’s…

Becca Nagorsky joins HDR as Transit Planning Leader. Also, STV Inc. has elevated Chris Hertz to Head of National Systems Practice and Benjamin Crawford to Vice President.

The February 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, covering the freight rail policy outlook and showcasing our 25 Under 40 “Fast Tracker” honorees.

In 2024, the largest-ever Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business Railway Management Certificate Program (RMCP) class assembled for the program’s 19th iteration. Some 30 people attended the four week-long…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released the 2024 Economic Impact Analysis Report, highlighting the benefits of its work on the high-speed rail system.