Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) purchases coach cars from Exo in Quebec, Canada, to bolster its Regional Rail fleet. Also, Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer grows in popularity as a travel option…

Priya Jain is sworn-in as New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner. Also, Alstom welcomes Martin Sion as CEO, succeeding Henri Poupart-Lafarge; and Miner Enterprises, Inc., hires Mike Downey as…

Hitachi Rail on April 2 reported entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Woodbury, N.Y.-based Clever Devices, whose products are said to improve fleet management, the passenger experience, and operational…

Norfolk Southern (NS) will lease its Doraville rail corridor and transload terminal in Georgia to Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC (Jaguar), which is slated to operate local switching service and “make…

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 28, 2026 (Week 12) saw a slight uptick, the Association of American Railroads reported April 1. Volume totaled 515,921 carloads and intermodal…

CSX releases its 2025 Annual Report in which President and CEO Steve Angel says results “fell short” of expectations, but the Class I is positioned “for stronger operational and financial…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on March 31 presented its calculation for the change in railroad productivity for the 2020-24 averaging period. Comments are due by April 15.

Save the date for the League of Railway Women’s (LRW) fourth annual symposium, “Laying the Tracks Forward: Strengthening Your Story,” to be held June 1 in Atlanta, Ga. Railway Age…

Grain Valley, Mo.-based KB Signaling (KBS) launches a new website. Also, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Actelis Networks, Inc., secures a follow-on order from a North American railway operator.

CSX opens the TRANSFLO Petersburg Terminal in Virginia. Also, BNSF earns a Building Together Award from Economic Development Corporation of Utah; and Union Pacific’s (UP) Engineering team creates a digital…

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, on March 30 reported delivering, in partnership with Strutture Trasporto Alto Adige (STA), a technology upgrade to the 37-mile (60 kilometer) Merano–Malles railway line in…

The 2026 Economic Impact Report for the rail supply industry is now available (download below). Produced in partnership with Oxford Economics, it updates the 2023 edition and is supported by…

Railway Age is calling on subscribers to submit their nominations by April 8 for the seventh-annual 10 Most Influential Industry Leaders poll.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board signs off on the K Line Northern Extension plan. Also, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launches a mobile app…

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who has served as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair since 2023, has announced he will retire from Congress in January, at the end of…

Seattle’s Sound Transit on March 28 launched light rail service across Lake Washington—the first to run on a floating bridge. Another first: This 2 Line extension links with the 1…

New Jersey Transit (NJT), at the direction of Gov. Mikie Sherrill, is developing a Rapid Action Plan, “detailing measures to improve specific aspects of the customer travel experience, including cleanliness,…

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) have filed separate letters with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that respectively request all six Class I CEOs to…

Canada’s Alto and private developer partner Cadence are launching the next field studies phase for the planned Toronto-Québec City HSR (high-speed rail) system. Also, California’s Caltrain honors Speaker Emerita Nancy…

South Florida’s Port of Palm Beach on March 23 celebrated the completion of a $30 million upgrade project, including the full redesign and automation of the main entrance, expanded truck…