2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (176+ words) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking proposals from rail-car manufacturers to build 252 new single-level passenger coaches for the MTA Metro-North Railroad. The authority's first new Metro-North rolling stock purchase in decades, the order would replace 23% of Metro-North's active passenger…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (283+ words) During a 14-hour legislative markup session, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee yesterday voted to incorporate the proposed Railway Safety Act (RSA) (H. R. 7748) into the surface transportation reauthorization bill that was introduced on May 19. The committee then approved the modified bill." The…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (227+ words) Amtrak and the U. S. Department of Transportation have selected a joint venture between Halmar'and Skanska as master developer for the $7 billion New York Penn Station transformation project. The joint venture, Penn Transformation Partners, will build a new station inspired by the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (441+ words) People news from Omni TRAX, Alpenglow, Port Montreal, Urban Engineers and Michael Baker Progressive Railroading People news from Omni TRAX, Alpenglow, Port Montreal, Urban Engineers and Michael Baker Omni TRAX Inc. has named Phillip Hoskins vice president of transload, a…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (238+ words) Rail companies are marking the United States' 250th anniversary with patriotic-themed wraps on their locomotives, tours of historic rolling stock and public events. Norfolk Southern Railway has debuted six custom locomotive designs, including tributes to the Liberty Bell, the Statue of…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (224+ words) Progressive Railroading CN partners with Keyera, Alta Gas for Alberta rail terminal CN is collaborating with Keyera Corp. and Alta Gas Ltd. on the Alberta Corridor Export (ACE) Rail Terminal project, an investment designed to strengthen Canada's energy supply chain....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (297+ words) Progressive Railroading BUILD America 250 Act introduced in House The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday formally introduced the forthcoming five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill, named the BUILD America 250 Act, or Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th (H. R. 8870). The 1, 005-page…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (184+ words) Progressive Railroading USDOT releases multi-year strategic freight plan The U. S. Department of Transportation yesterday issued the 2026 National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP), a five-year outline for modernizing and enhancing the safety, security and efficiency of the country's nearly 7 million-mile multimodal freight network....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (241+ words) Progressive Railroading MBTA finishes infrastructure work on Green Line's C branch The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has completed the latest infrastructure improvements along the Green Line C branch. The work included the continued installation of the Green Line Train…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (795+ words) By Bridget Dean, Senior Associate Editor Ahead of President Donald Trump's recent two-day visit to Beijing, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka hosted a media briefing on May 11 that dove into negotiating points between the United States and…...