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People News: Pinsly/STB, HDR, OLI
Pinsly Railroad Company President and CEO Ryan Ratledge joins the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Also, Anna Lynn Smith rejoins HDR as Intercity and High-Speed Rail…
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‘Network Improvements Power a Better Future for Passenger Rail’ – John Orr, NS
In this transcription of a Rail Group On Air Podcast, Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr discussed passenger rail. Like all Class I railroads, Norfolk…
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John Orr Talks Passenger Trains – Rail Group On Air
As Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, John Orr holds ultimate responsibility for every train on the Class I’s vast network, freight and passenger. Relationships between passenger…
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Sound Transit’s Manan Garg Joins NGRS Conference
Rail transit project management and systems integration expert Manan Garg, Executive Director, Capitol Projects Planning & Delivery, Sound Transit, has joined the agenda at Next-Gen Rail Systems, the communications, signaling…
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Wabtec, Vale Partner to Test Ethanol Use in Locomotives
Wabtec and Vale, a global mining company, have announced a partnership to study a dual-fuel engine capable of running on both diesel and a diesel-ethanol blend. The studies will initially…
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Railway Age Announces Women in Rail Honorees for 2025
Railway Age is celebrating nine years of recognizing women in the freight, passenger, government, and supply sectors. These trail blazers are not only excelling at leadership and community service but…
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POTUS 47: Hudson Tunnel Project ‘Terminated.’ DOT Says Not True
POTUS 47 on Oct. 15 said that $16 billion in federal funding for the project to build the New York/New Jersey Hudson Tunnel under the Hudson River, a key component…
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Women in Rail Honorees Recognized at 2025 Conference
Schaumburg, Ill.: Railway Age’s annual Women in Rail Conference has concluded its first day. At the Awards Luncheon Sponsored by CN, we recognized the outstanding honorees of Railway Age’s 2024 Women in Rail…
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A Tectonic Shift on the Tracks: The Disruptive Potential of a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger
The potential merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern has stirred up lots of talk and speculation around its possible impact, from safety issues to job opportunities and other likely…
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Transit Briefs: DART, HART, Caltrain, San Diego MTS, VRE, Amtrak
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) readies for Silver Line service. Also, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) preps riders for Skyline’s second-segment launch; California’s Caltrain will be compensated for the…
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Improving Rail Operations Using AI and Machine Learning: Detecting Trespasser Hotspots
TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2025 ISSUE: Trespassing along a rail corridor remains one of the most important and challenging issues that railroad operators face every day. Trespassing…
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Leading Through Uncertainty (Part 2 in a Series): What’s Your Style?
There's a reason the phrase “to be railroaded” means to be coerced or forced into something against your will. The term emerged in the 1870s from how railroads were built—running…
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NGRS Conference: ‘Beginning with the End in Mind’
Brad Cummings, Senior Vice President of Procurement and Contract Management at Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), has joined the agenda at Next-Gen Rail Systems, the communications, signaling and advanced technology conference…
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Final Call for Railway Age ‘Women in Rail Award’ Nominations! Deadline: Today (Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. ET)
Do you know a trailblazing woman in rail? Nominate a colleague (or yourself) who is paving the way for others to make a career in the industry.
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Reports: Feds to Pause $18B in NYC Infrastructure Project Funding
The POTUS 47 administration will “withhold” approximately $18 billion in funding previously awarded for at least two rail-related infrastructure projects in the New York City area, according to reports in…
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Brightline Loses Nearly $550MM in 2024, but Keeps on Going
There is a lot happening at Brightline Florida, the nation’s only private-sector intercity passenger railroad, which runs essentially hourly service between downtown Miami and Orlando International Airport (MCO). While we…
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Denver RTD Releases Draft 2025 Finishing FasTracks Report
The Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District (RTD) on Sept. 29 released a draft of its comprehensive 2025 Finishing FasTracks Report, outlining the $1.6 billion capital and operating costs needed to…
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Multiple Factors Impacting Amtrak Long-Distance Trains
The debut in late August 2025 of Amtrak’s long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets for the Northeast Corridor captured media and rail industry attention at a time when Amtrak’s much larger—geographically speaking—Long-Distance…
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NGRS Conference: ‘What’s Old is New Again’
Track circuits are legacy (“old” or “traditional”) technology—or are they? That’s a topic to be explored at Next-Gen Rail Systems, the communications, signaling and advanced technology conference presented by Railway…
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Transit Briefs: R-TRIP, MTA LIRR, Metra, REM
The University of Pennsylvania launches the Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn (R-TRIP), “a new hub for research, innovation, and real-world solutions in transportation.” Also, MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)…