Passenger

Improving the general public’s perception of freight and passenger rail is going to require a complex balancing act: Not only does the public need to understand and appreciate the economic…

Rolling Stock Solutions is rebuilding a fleet of F40 locomotives to serve as a lease fleet for power-hungry regional/commuter rail agencies.

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program. This year’s honorees were selected from freight and passenger railroads; government…

A new quarterly report shows that crime on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) continues to drop. Also, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) receives the Transportation Security Administration’s…

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and John Hoeven (R-ND) recently introduced the bipartisan Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act (PRCPA) to enhance public safety by “ensuring passenger rail crew members are…

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded approximately $97 million to ten rail-related projects that it said prioritize public transit in communities most affected by pollution. They will be…

Changes will be coming to train schedules on New Jersey Transit (NJT) during the second half of February and the first half of March, as the agency and Amtrak prepare…

Alstom will supply 70 six-car trains under $1.66 billion contract.

Brightline Trains appoints Nicolas Petrovic as CEO of Brightline Holdings LLC and Mauricio Anderson as Chief Financial Officer of Brightline Holdings and its subsidiaries (other than Brightline West). Also, Paul…

AmeriStarRail (ASR), through Chief Operating Officer Scott R. Spencer, has proposed a new fleet for Amtrak’s long-distance trains, the latest of several proposals that ASR has made recently. Spencer has…

POTUS 47 appoints a second Presidential Advisory Board (PEB) to help settle an ongoing contract dispute at MTA Long Island Rail Road in New York. Also, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)…

Wabtec Corporation (Wabtec) and Indian Railways recently celebrated the start of locomotive service operations at the West Bengal, India-based Siliguri Maintenance Shed, “expanding Wabtec’s locomotive service capabilities in the eastern…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveils a plan to reimagine Jamaica Station and advance the Second Avenue Subway Westward Expansion. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) streetcar…

PASSENGER RAIL OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2026 ISSUE: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … in short, the period was ... like the present…

HNTB announces key leadership appointments. Also, Greenbrier names Travis Williams as Head of Investor Relations; and Mayank Tripathi assumes the position of Vice President and General Manager of Frauscher Sensor…

Republican Richard Kloster, whose nomination to an open seat on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) failed to exit the Senate Commerce Committee during the first session of the 119th Congress,…

Fewer than six months after scrapping a rail labor, management and supplier-supported Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is restoring it, but with a smaller membership…

The last of 60 new Alstom LRVs (light rail vehicles) enters service at Toronto Transit Commission. Also, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) Public Safety Department launches a…

The Broe Group, based in Denver, Colo., appoints Tammy Middleton as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for its OmniTRAX and Broe Real Estate Group affiliates. Also, Jimmi Sue Smith…

The $480 million project will upgrade 14.7-mile (23.6-kilometer) line without a full closure.