Intercity

Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) track infrastructure investments are up 109% for summer 2024. Also, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) eyes public transit and mixed-use development at the Alewife Station complex;…

Canada’s passenger operator Via Rail launched a strategic plan earlier this summer. Mark Simmons, Deputy Editor of IRJ, a Railway Age sister publication, talks exclusively to president and CEO Mario…

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Train Control (NGTC) Conference—presented jointly with Parsons—will bring together communications and signaling professionals from across North America to explore the most recent industry projects and the future…

The New York Metropolitan Authority’s (MTA) G Line Signal Modernization Project enters the third phase. Also, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) unifies schedule changes and contracts Econolite Systems…

The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) announced Aug. 8 that it is helping to organize on-board rail workers at Brightline Florida, with an “overwhelming majority” filing for recognition with…

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: The Transportation Technology Center (TTC) is dedicated to safe and secure railway transportation. This article examines the railway industry’s blast and…

The City of Fort Wayne, Ind., advances the Midwest Connect Passenger Rail project to link Chicago; Fort Wayne; Columbus, Ohio; and Pittsburgh, Pa. Also, Argo Corporation will soon introduce within…

After roughly 2½ years of covering every skirmish in what we have come to call the “Second Battle of Mobile,” it now looks like the battle is essentially over. On…

Transport Canada on Oct. 13 announced the official launch of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the High Frequency Rail (HFR) project to the three selected consortiums invited to participate.…

President of Mexico says remaining sections will open early next month.

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: Chicago Union Station is a busy place. Trains come and go throughout the day, from early morning until after midnight. Most of those trains are…

Norfolk Southern (NS) appoints Anil Bhatt as Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Georgia names attorney Steven Parker as…

Amtrak applies for federal state-of-good-repair grants to improve service on the Northeast Corridor. Also, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) in North Carolina launches a Rail Vehicle Maintenance Apprenticeship program; Denver,…

Next-Gen Train Control 2024 (NGTC), presented by Railway Age and Parsons, has a phenomenal lineup of industry leaders and experts in rail communications, signaling and advanced technology. We’re thrilled to announce that leading this…

The August 2024 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, with deep dives into track inspection at Union Pacific and locomotive health at BNSF, and how railroads are working to…

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will respond to 13 findings following a safety audit of its Metrorail Roadway Worker Protection Program. Also, improvements are proposed for Regional Transportation Authority…

Please, say it ain’t so, Norfolk Southern. Tell the Justice Department they are looney tunes—that you don’t belong on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for allegedly intentionally and habitually delaying…

From Rails to Trails by Peter Harnik (University of Nebraska Press, 2021). There is an ongoing war between “rails-to-trails” proponents who covet every rail line and wish it could be…

Amtrak on July 29 announced that it is launching a program to “revitalize and improve” operations of Washington Union Station, one of the nation’s most historic and busiest multimodal hubs.

The Silver Star was once part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad’s fleet of crack streamlined trains between New York and the South that ran with stainless steel equipment, starting…