Regulatory

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on Aug. 7 reported receiving a “perfect score” in its 2025 Triennial Review by the Federal Transit Administration, which means the government agency…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are proposing “performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond…

Canada’s Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx award a C$1.4 billion contract for the Yonge North Subway Extension project in Toronto. Also, Amtrak adds a new track and platform at Washington Union…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the July 6, 2025, CN train derailment with hazardous materials release in Sardis, Miss.…

The co-sponsor count for H.R. 516, the Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Modernization bill to update “a successful, decades long public-private partnership,” has surpassed the symbolic 100 marker, the American Short…

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. on Aug. 6 reported agreeing to purchase The Wheeling Corporation, owner of two-time Railway Age Regional of the Year recipient Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE),…

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on March 14 released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad’s (GER) proposed construction and operation of…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the July 5, 2025, CN train derailment with hazardous materials release and subsequent fire near Glendora,…

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Aug. 4 announced that the application period for the grants under the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTA) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program…

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Every new Administration begins its tenure with a wave of activity. This time around, POTUS 47’s “unique” style combined with a change…

Union Pacific’s (UP) Denver, Colo., equipment shop rebuilds its 100th tamper. Also, CSX and Florida State College at Jacksonville hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a hazardous materials training facility, and…

The Women in Rail 2025 Conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, will feature a dynamic panel of industry mentors, who will help you build your “leadership toolkit.” They will…

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Preventing derailments is critical to rail transportation to enable its safe and efficient operation. In the worst-case scenario, a derailment can lead to…

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) begins the engineering and design phase for Interborough Express (IBX) and awards an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Implementation System contract for Long Island Rail…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has announced that, effective Aug. 1, 2025, it has combined its Office of Proceedings (OP) and Office of the General Counsel (OGC), into one Office…

WTS International appoints Dr. Malika Reed Wilkins as CEO. Also, Marcus J. Molinaro is confirmed as the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) 16th Administrator.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Aug. 1 announced that it will cancel two grants totaling more than $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV) Project, due…

Transportation is among the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. In 2023, the federal government announced an ambitious plan to eliminate nearly all greenhouse gas emissions from…

Don’t make me take you to the watershed: During Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s July 29 presentation announcing the proposed combination, the piece we found most interesting (beyond the audacity…

LA Metro recently agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit over alleged violations of state and federal law and its own manufacturing policy related to a multi-million-dollar contract with…