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NYC Transit Tech Lab Announces 2026 Project Partners
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (568+ words) Railway Age NYC Transit Tech Lab Announces 2026 Project Partners The Transit Tech Lab'a public-private initiative created by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership Fund for New York City'on May 14 reported that 18 companies have been selected to conduct proofs…...
CN Adds New Industrial Development Opportunities to Certified Rail-Ready Sites Program
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (217+ words) Railway Age CN Adds New Industrial Development Opportunities to Certified Rail-Ready Sites Program The eleven sites will be certified through CN's new partnership with the Site Selectors Guild's REDI Sites program, an industry-recognized certification framework "designed to bring greater rigor,…...
Mc Coy to Helm The Port of Virginia
1+ week, 2+ day ago (457+ words) Railway Age Mc Coy to Helm The Port of Virginia" The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) Board of Commissioners has appointed Sarah J. Mc Coy as CEO of The Port of Virginia", the fifth leader since port unification in 1972. She has been…...
Oculus Rail Partners With Public Media to Deliver Real-Time Crossing Alerts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Beginning April 27, WHRO and WHRV began integrating Oculus Rail's live rail-crossing data into their traffic and community programming, helping listeners navigate delays caused by stopped or slow-moving trains at roadway crossings throughout the region. For decades, Hampton Roads drivers have…...
New Units Still Rare
1+ week, 3+ day ago (750+ words) RAILINC LOCOMOTIVE REPORT, MAY 2026 ISSUE: Railinc's analysis of the North American locomotive fleet reveals that the size of the total fleet decreased slightly in 2025. Detailed analysis reveals the following trends: The long-term trend of new locomotives being added to the…...
Like the First Astronauts
1+ week, 3+ day ago (356+ words) HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, MAY 2026 ISSUE: Sometimes, coincidence spurs recall, which invites comparison, and (if we are perceptive) leads to insight. I had not before thought of the striking parallels between our 1960s quest to land on the moon and our 1860s quest to…...
Transit Briefs: LA Metro, PANYNJ, Northeast Corridor Commission, TTC
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1027+ words) LA Metro's highly anticipated D Line Extension Section 1 will open at 12: 30 p. m. on Friday, May 8, with subway service to three new art-filled stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega." To celebrate this long-anticipated project, rides across the…...
FRA Rail Tech Panel Roundup
1+ week, 4+ day ago (323+ words) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is developing a new rulemaking that would streamline the regulatory process for approving advanced technologies so that the rail industry can better keep up with the rapid pace of technological developments, according to an agency…...
Mass DOT Now Accepting FY2027 IRAP Grant Applications
1+ week, 4+ day ago (285+ words) Railway Age Mass DOT Now Accepting FY2027 IRAP Grant Applications Applications will be accepted year-round, with quarterly review deadlines for FY2027 beginning June 30, 2026, followed by Sept. 30, 2026; Dec. 31, 2026; and March 31, 2027. According to Mass DOT, IRAP projects are evaluated for grant support based upon…...
Supply Side: Siemens, Bohr Electronics, Burns Engineering
1+ week, 5+ day ago (329+ words) Siemens announced May 4 that it has reached $1 billion in domestic manufacturing investments to support American industry, infrastructure and transportation over the past five years. These projects, coming online throughout 2026 and spanning industries and communities across the U. S. , "strengthen domestic manufacturing for…...