Railway Age

05/06/2026

“Railroad workers are not standing in the way of progress. We are standing in the way of unsafe shortcuts. There is a difference.”

The railroad industry is once again talking about “modernization,” “productivity,” “automation” and “regulatory flexibility.” Those words may sound harmless in an investor briefing or a management dinner, but railroad workers […]

05/06/2026

Kloster has extensive experience in the rail industry, including strategic planning, acquisitions, and marketing.

Richard J. Kloster was sworn in on June 5 as a new member of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) after being confirmed by the Senate on May 18 for a […]

05/06/2026

Located approximately three miles from the Port of Mobile’s container terminal and supported by vigorous rail connectivity, the facility is intended to enable efficient movement to international export markets, the company noted.

Mobile, Ala., will soon become home to a new export-focused logistics platform as Ray-Mont Logistics advances construction of Phase 1 of a high-efficiency transloading terminal scheduled to open in fourth-quarter […]

05/06/2026

“The fatigue life of the 263K GRL castings that have been loaded to 286K GRL is unknown.”

Warning: A lot of people in the freight rail industry, particularly owners of railcars built before 2004, are not going to like this. Freight railcars manufactured prior to 2004 and […]

05/06/2026

With a balanced budget, Caltrain says it is able to continue its popular electric service, running trains every 15 minutes at most stations during peak hours and half hourly service at all other times, including weekends.

Caltrain’s Board of Directors on June 4 approved the agency’s operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, as well as all recommendations for early action strategies made by the SB 63 Financial Efficiency Review Independent Oversight Committee’s final Phase 1 report, “ensuring that Caltrain s...

05/06/2026

Transit Briefs: The latest from Kansas City Streetcar Authority; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; New Jersey Transit; and Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority:

Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) and its partners are studying the feasibility of a streetcar extension over the Missouri River, connecting the existing KC Streetcar line with an extension into North Kansas City. Also, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) explores a new revenue opportun...

05/06/2026

“This partnership with Aecon will help supercharge Arctic Gateway’s infrastructure planning, with proven expertise and advice from a major North American construction company”:

Aecon Group Inc. on June 4 reported signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Arctic Gateway Group “to pursue and develop project opportunities in connection with the development of the Port […]

05/06/2026

“The Jansen Potash Mine project represents a generational investment in Saskatchewan and a significant opportunity for Canada’s export economy”:

BHP Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP, has signed transportation agreements with CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to move unit trains of potash between the future […]

04/06/2026

Railway Age’s Rail Insights 2026 virtual event returns June 11 at 1pm ET.

Rail Is a Precious Commodity @ 2pm ET
Rob Russell, Managing Partner at Russell-Kroese Partners, is known for translating complex transportation dynamics into clear, execution-ready business decisions.

In this session, Russell and William C. Vantuono will discuss:
📌 the service and rate environment
📌 the outlook for intermodal business
📌 the challenges for carload customers
📌 what “growth” really means for today’s railroads

Russell joins a lineup of notable industry execs sharing their strategies on business growth, safety, service quality, capital investment, and technology.

🔗 Register free
https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1758339&tp_key=ed9c9a0994&sti=social

04/06/2026

The new facility is expected to open in summer 2028.

Alstom on June 4 announced that it has purchased a 20-acre property in Newark, Del., where the company will provide services and maintenance for Amtrak’s NextGen Acela high-speed passenger trains. Alstom is investing more than $55 million to acquire and improve the property and will employ approxi...