Federal Railroad Administration

The Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with both ENSCO, Inc., operator of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Transportation Technology Center (TTC), as well…

The Milwaukee Area-Racine-Kenosha (MARK) Rail Commission is established in Wisconsin to study passenger service. Also, Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Colorado launches “open payments” with Masabi.

Governor Josh Shapiro on Nov. 24 directed Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll to allocate $219.9 million in additional capital funding to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)…

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will lease 10 railcars to alleviate pressure on its Regional Rail service, as it performs federally mandated safety inspections and makes repairs to Silverliner IV…

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is updating the Idaho Statewide Rail Plan and is asking for public input to help guide the future of rail infrastructure across the state.

Nearly 300 professionals from freight and passenger railroads, industry suppliers and consultants, universities, and research organizations gathered in Pueblo, Colo., earlier this month for the Third Annual TTC Conference &…

Following unanimous approval from the Board of Public Works last week, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) announced Oct. 9 that it will begin construction to…

By a 50-47 party line vote in the Senate, David Armstrong Fink was confirmed Oct. 7 as the nation's 16th Federal Railroad Administrator. Although the Senate Commerce Committee made a…

The federal government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1, 2025, after both Republican and Democratic funding proposals failed in the Senate.

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…

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Sept. 29 announced that six new mechanical training courses, delivered in two pathways, are now available in the Short Line…

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Sept. 23 that the Pennsylvania State Rail Plan is available for public review and comment between now and Oct. 24. The State Rail…

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Sept. 22 issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the National Railroad Partnership Program that allocates more than $5 billion to projects that…

Following Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval in April and launch of Phase 1 in June, Parallel Systems, in partnership with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has transitioned to Phase 2 of…

Amtrak and Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC) agree to restore federal management of Washington Union Station. Also, Transit Tech Lab releases proof-of-concept results that address ridership improvement, plus inspection and…

Piper Networks on Sept. 15 announced that it has introduced a version of its Limits Compliance and Collision Avoidance System (LCCAS) to help railroads “rapidly comply with the specific functional…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Sept. 10 reported that State leaders have agreed to reauthorize the Cap-and-Invest program, “securing a historic commitment of $1 billion for the project…

Congressman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) on Sept. 5 introduced legislation to nullify the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) rule requiring all freight trains to operate with at least two crew members on…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sept. 3 called on railroads to equip roadway maintenance machines with collision avoidance technology that can detect people or objects before a crash.

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Drones are helping railroaders assess risk, reduce dwell, and boost efficiency and safety.