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Railcar products and services provider Trinity Industries, Inc., announces its dual listing on the NYSE Texas. Also, infrastructure professional services firm STV opens a 6,547-square-foot office in downtown Raleigh, N.C.

Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) new online security metrics dashboard offers a transparent look at personal safety. Also, TriMet’s Type 1 MAX light rail vehicle will be preserved at the…

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) recently announced that its Board of Directors Chair Robert Oesch unexpectedly passed away on July 3, 2025.

Amtrak’s long-term closure of one of the tunnel tubes (Amtrak calls them “lines”) under the East River between Penn Station and Queens remains controversial. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, other…

The Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) announces its 2025 Board of Directors, led by Michelle Bouchard, Executive Director of Caltrain. Also, Étienne Bourgeois joins CN as Vice President, Treasury and Tax.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (Bureau) on July 7 reported a policy update to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program that will allow…

There has been much talk lately about increasing participation by the private sector when it comes to running passenger trains in the United States. Brightline’s Florida operation and the company’s…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) offers a congestion-pricing progress report. Also, Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) will shut down temporarily this summer.

Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jeff Knadler to Assistant Vice President – Passenger. Also, AECOM names Veronica Vanterpool as Senior Vice President, Americas Transit Lead.

Skanska, in a joint venture with FlatironDragados, announced on July 7 that it has signed a $658 million contract with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) to build the Long…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 1 denied a petition for injunctive relief and application for an emergency service order by Metra, which is in dispute with Union Pacific…

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) releases its updated 10-year Capital Needs Inventory (CNI) report. Also, the LA Metro Board approves a collective bargaining agreement with…

The July 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory,…

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the Gulf Coast twice a day, starting August…

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) lands $100 million in California state funding for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II project. Also, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) presents its…

Drawn from our 2025 Rail Insights conference, this edition of Railway Age’s podcast series features Surface Transportation Board Chair Patrick Fuchs in conversation with Editor-in Chief William C. Vantuono. Now…

STV announced July 1 that Richard Barrett has joined the firm as Vice President and New York Signals Manager within the organization’s national rail and transit systems practice.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Wabtec Corporation on Jan. 14 announced a definitive agreement to acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies division (Inspection Technologies) for $1.78 billion. The purchase was finalized July 1. Inspection Technologies, headquartered…

Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s (PRT) $539.3 million operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 is now Board-approved. With a 35% service cut and 9% fare increase, it reflects current revenue projections…

The POTUS 47 Administration has detained new railcar shells and other equipment manufactured for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Orange and Red Lines  by Chinese SOE (state-owned enterprise) CRRC…