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In July 2025, more than two and a half years after Amtrak called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate an investigation into “substandard” customer on-time performance for Sunset…

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…

Indiana's South Shore Line (SSL) recently announced the completion of the West Lake Corridor project line extension and the opening of the train service on the Monon Corridor.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner teams up with the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to promote soccer matches taking place in Los Angeles this summer. Also, TriMet bids farewell to the…

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.

Ann Fairchild is named President and CEO of Siemens USA. Also, HNTB welcomes Carmen C. Cham, AIA, as Managing Principal for the firm’s transit architecture practice.

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…

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…

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on March 26 released the proposed Fiscal Years 2027-2031 MBTA Capital Investment Plan (FY27-31 MBTA CIP) for public comment, marking the 21-day public comment…

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,…

March 27, 2026 marks 50 years since WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) inaugurated the Washington Metro (Metro Rail) rapid transit system in the National Capital Region. The first passenger-carrying…

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on March 27 announced that it has been awarded $60.4 million through the State of California’s competitive Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program…

Phase 3 of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) major signal modernization on the Red Line at Columbia Junction begins. Also, the MBTA expands real-time transit information into community libraries;…

Siemens Mobility, in consortium with Sonda México SA de CV, announced March 26 that it has been awarded a contract to deliver the advanced signaling and rail infrastructure technology solution…