15+ hour, 5+ min ago  (246+ words) Progressive Railroading Gateway commission lets contract for Hudson Tunnel boring The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has awarded a $1. 3 billion contract for the Hudson Tunnelproject construction package that requires boring the section of the new tunnel tubes under the Hudson River....

15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (214+ words) Progressive Railroading Oregon port secures federal grant to develop ship-to-rail terminal The U. S. Maritime Administration recently awarded a $11. 25 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to support the development of its Pacific Coast…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago  (142+ words) Progressive Railroading CPKC to serve new gypsum plant in Alberta CPKC will soon begin serving a new gypsum wallboard manufacturing plant in Wheatland County, Alberta. Slated to open before summer, CGC Inc.'s 220, 000-square-foot plant will boost production of the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (166+ words) Southeast Toyota Distributors last week dedicated a new vehicle processing facility at the Jacksonville Port Authority's (Jaxport) Blout Island Marine Terminal. CSX, which provides on-dock rail service to all three terminals at the Florida port, will soon introduce direct service…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (182+ words) Progressive Railroading CPKC, 2 labor unions forge 'historic' tentative pacts The two pacts consolidate 11 existing contracts across the Class I's U. S. network into two new long-term hourly agreements, CPKC officials said in a press release. Each of the tentative pactswould be in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (214+ words) U. S. Reps. Chris Pappas (D-N. H.) and Lance Gooden (R-Texas) last week introduced a bill aimed at tightening security during train crew changes and inspections at the U. S. -Mexico border. The Protecting American Railroad Workers' Jobs Act (H. R. 8468) would prohibit non-U. S. citizens and permanent…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (213+ words) The budget closes an immediate shortfall of $307 million in'FY2026-27, which begins on July 1, and $344 million in'FY2027-28.'It also includes modest increases to Muni fares and parking fees and fines that, coupled with increased Muni ridership and continued fare compliance gains,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (176+ words) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently announced the state has secured more than $115. 4 million in federal grants through the U. S. Department of Transportation's Port Infrastructure Development Program." Seven port projects in Alaska were selected out of 37 nationallythat obtained grants. Administered by the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (226+ words) Progressive Railroading WMATA's FY27 budget to support rail service, Red Line changes The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA)board has adopted a $4. 8 billion operating and capital budget for fiscal-year 2027 that calls for service improvements without raising fares. Bus service improvements…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (27+ words) Progressive Railroading Rail News Quiz: Week of April 20 More News from 4/24/2026...