Railway Age

Railway Age Monthly magazine circulated at the management levels of North American freight and passenger rail

Railway Age is a monthly magazine circulated at the management levels of North American freight and passenger railroads. Published since 1856, it is the transport industry’s oldest trade magazine. Emphasis is placed on technology, operations, strategic planning, marketing, and other issues such as legislative and labor/management developments.

Transit Briefs: The latest from Caltrain, Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Authority, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Ma...
11/06/2025

Transit Briefs: The latest from Caltrain, Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Authority, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Maryland Department of Transportation, and more:

Caltrain Board signs off on Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 operating and capital budgets. Also, Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Authority (OCTA) outlines budget for upcoming fiscal year; California Senate and Assembly reach agreement to fund public transit, averting “mass service cuts”; Dallas Area...

Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conferen...
11/06/2025

Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry:

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail

The Association of American Railroads reports that total U.S. weekly rail traffic  for the week ending June 7, 2025, was...
11/06/2025

The Association of American Railroads reports that total U.S. weekly rail traffic for the week ending June 7, 2025, was 483,807 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.3% from the prior-year period:

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending June 7, 2025 (Week 23), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,807 carloads and intermodal

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approving another 529 infrastructure grants totaling more than $2.9B:
11/06/2025

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approving another 529 infrastructure grants totaling more than $2.9B:

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on June 10 reported approving another 529 infrastructure grants totaling more than $2.9 billion. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will administer grants to 47 rail-related projects, totaling approximately...

Tax attorneys, accountants and all other number crunchers, take heed!
11/06/2025

Tax attorneys, accountants and all other number crunchers, take heed!

The Surface Transportation Board has published and is providing the public an opportunity to comment on the 2024 weighted average state tax rates for each U.S. Class I railroad, as calculated by

“Technical merits and cost-effectiveness of a project should be a prominent factor in deciding if a project should be bu...
11/06/2025

“Technical merits and cost-effectiveness of a project should be a prominent factor in deciding if a project should be built and, if so, the best way to build it so the industry and the public receive optimal results.”

Amtrak’s project to rehabilitate the East River Tunnels between Manhattan and Queens on the Northeast Corridor is under way, but like many large-scale rail infrastructure projects today, the issues surrounding it seem

UP showcases how innovation is enhancing shipment visibility, safety and service for customers:
11/06/2025

UP showcases how innovation is enhancing shipment visibility, safety and service for customers:

Supply chains are always evolving, and staying ahead means embracing technology. Union Pacific (UP) recently hosted a webinar to showcase how innovation is enhancing shipment visibility, safety and service for customers. More

The Federal Railroad Administration transitions to a “new, more user-friendly” online public safety data website:
11/06/2025

The Federal Railroad Administration transitions to a “new, more user-friendly” online public safety data website:

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 11 reported finalizing the transition to a “new, more user-friendly” online public safety data website as required by Section 22405 of the Infrastructure Investment and

Five initial recommendations for streamlining Surface Transportation Board (STB) processes and procedures have been garn...
11/06/2025

Five initial recommendations for streamlining Surface Transportation Board (STB) processes and procedures have been garnered from recent Board-led listening sessions with legal practitioners, STB reported June 10:

Five initial recommendations for streamlining Surface Transportation Board (STB) processes and procedures have been garnered from recent Board-led listening sessions with legal practitioners, STB reported June 10.

It’s all over, even the shouting. NJT and the BLET finally have a contract!
10/06/2025

It’s all over, even the shouting. NJT and the BLET finally have a contract!

UPDATE: New Jersey Transit (NJT) locomotive engineers represented by the BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) have ratified a tentative contract agreement reached May 18 by management and union leadership. The

The file in the present case is not as voluminous as the ones that were litigated last year, but it’s still big.
10/06/2025

The file in the present case is not as voluminous as the ones that were litigated last year, but it’s still big.

The Congestion Pricing toll for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street has won another victory in court. Last year saw numerous litigations in New York and New Jersey by elected officials and

Congratulations Jim Raffa!
10/06/2025

Congratulations Jim Raffa!

Reading & Northern (RBMN) executive Jim Raffa has been promoted to Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales. He will assist CEO Andy Muller Jr. and President Wayne Michel in creating and implementing the company’s

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In business since its establishment in Chicago in 1856, Railway Age is the transportation industry’s longest-running trade publication, covering railway technology, operations, strategic planning, marketing, equipment finance and other topics such as legislative, regulatory and labor/management developments. What began as a weekly in the mid-19th century is, in the 21st century, an information resource incorporating digital and print publishing, a website, newsletters, webinars, social media and conferences.

What purpose does a trade publication serve? One of Railway Age’s earliest editors put it this way: “It may be true that experience is the best teacher. But a man is a damned fool who cannot learn from anybody’s experience but his own.”

As for a trade publication serving the railway industry, another early Railway Age editor said something his successors try their best to uphold: “If we shall succeed in producing a railway journal comprehensive without diffusiveness, practical without dryness, solid without heaviness, and of value both to those who build and operate our railroads, and those who use them, we shall feel assured of abundant success.”

The magazine known today as Railway Age began life in 1856 as The Western Railroad Gazette. It became known as The Railroad Gazette in 1870, and underwent a major name change in 1908 after purchasing its chief rival, The Railway Age, which had been founded in 1876. The merged magazines were initially published as The Railroad Age Gazette. In 1909, the name was changed to The Railway Age Gazette, and finally, in 1918, to Railway Age.