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Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific freight trains on parallel tracks

27.08.2026

Job Data Went Public. UP-NS Emission Data Has Not.

Amtrak Heartland Flyer train beside a platform at Fort Worth Central Station

26.08.2026

Texas funding keeps Heartland Flyer service running in 2027

Union Pacific freight locomotives on tracks in Portland, Oregon

26.08.2026

STB orders unfiltered workpapers in UP-NS review

Metra train in downtown Chicago

23.06.2026

LIRR and Metra contracts ratified by BLET members

BLET contract ratifications include contracts covering employees of the MTA Long Island Railroad, with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers reporting 98% support among voting members.
Canadian National Railway freight train between Hinton and Jasper

21.06.2026

CN Rail derailment update details recovery work and repairs

CN Rail derailment update outlines recovery work and travel effects after a recent freight derailment on its network, including cleanup, infrastructure repairs and temporary service changes at the start of the summer travel period.
Container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey

21.06.2026

PANYNJ April port volume falls after March surge

PANYNJ April port volume returned to a steadier pattern in April after cargo activity at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey rose sharply in March.
Hudson Tunnel Project construction site in New Jersey

19.06.2026

Hudson Tunnel Project outreach center opens in Weehawken

Hudson Tunnel Project outreach in New Jersey now includes a new public engagement center that the Gateway Development Commission has opened in Weehawken.
Trucks at the World Trade Crossing International Bridge in Laredo

19.06.2026

Gateway Industrial Park rail line receives STB approval

The Gateway Industrial Park rail line has been authorized by the Surface Transportation Board, allowing Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway LLC to build and operate a 2.
Virginia Railway Express train in Virginia

19.06.2026

Virginia transportation improvement plan approved at $28.5B

The Virginia transportation improvement plan, approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, totals $28. 5 billion and allocates project funding for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT).
Aerial view of the vacant property near Germantown Station

19.06.2026

Germantown Station TOD Moves Ahead With SEPTA RFI

Germantown Station TOD is the subject of a SEPTA Request for Information for a planned mixed-use, transit-oriented development, with responses due by July 10.
Railroad signal workers with signal equipment

19.06.2026

BRS tentative agreement awaits member vote

A tentative national agreement has been reached between the National Carriers’ Conference Committee and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, bringing the signal workers union into the industry contract pattern already ratified by members of 11 other rail unions.
CN grain hopper car on railway tracks

19.06.2026

America’s Harvest service links Midwest grain to Mexico

America’s Harvest service has been launched by CN and four railroad partners to move grain from the U. S.
WMATA 8000-series railcar mock-up on the National Mall

19.06.2026

WMATA anniversary exhibition marks US 250 years in DC

WMATA anniversary exhibition plans will mark the United States’ 250th anniversary while honoring WMATA’s 50th anniversary and its connection to the nation’s history.
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 enters main works

17.06.2026

Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 begins main construction

Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 has formally entered its main works stage, marking a new step in the extension of subway service in East Harlem.
DOT-111 tank car phaseout returns after NTSB review

17.06.2026

DOT-111 tank car phaseout urged after derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board has again called for accelerating the planned DOT-111 tank car phaseout after its investigation into a 2024 hazardous materials derailment in North Dakota.