Railroad News

1/24/2017    

Rail News: MOW

1/24/2017    

Rail News: PTC

1/24/2017    

Rail News: Security

1/24/2017    

Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation

1/24/2017    

Rail News: Safety

Union Pacific aims to spend approximately $3.1 billion on its 2017 capital program, pending approval by the Class 1's Board of Directors.

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Passenger Rail

Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., has been awarded a contract from the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority for Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) for the Tempe Streetcar project.

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Amtrak

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) opened its new Staten Island Railway (SIR) Arthur Kill station Jan. 21, marking its first addition to the line in two decades.

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Passenger Rail

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated more than $127 million to 49 projects to maintain the state's infrastructure systems.

1/23/2017    

Rail News: People

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Safety

1/23/2017    

Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

1/20/2017    

Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals

1/20/2017    

Rail News: People

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is testing two prototypes of portable track vacuum systems to bolster the network’s efforts to keep tracks clean.

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Freight Rail Industry Issues Statement on Historic Presidential Inauguration

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017 – The Association of American Railroads and the freight rail industry congratulates Donald J. Trump and his experienced administration on this historic day.

We are ready to work with the President in helping achieve some of his most ambitious goals, including an overhaul of our tax code, improving a sprawling and inefficient regulatory system and helping devise a sustainable and equitable funding source for the Highway Trust Fund as America looks to secure and strengthen its critical infrastructure.

1/20/2017    

Rail News: Rail Industry Trends