April 24, 2024
From press releasesLAS VEGAS – Brightline West officially broke ground Monday on the first true high-speed rail system in the U.S. connecting Las Vegas and Southern California. The 218-mile system will be constructed in the middle of I-15 and is based on Brightline’s vision to …
Chicago’s Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority last week approved a contract to buy zero-emission, battery-powered train sets. Metra will be among the first in the nation to operate this innovative technology. Metra’s Board of Directors approved the contract with Salt Lake City-based …
February 27, 2024
UPDATED Jan. 11, 2024 – December brought needed relief to the U.S. railroad industry with the reopening of two key international border crossings and a surge in combined rail traffic to fuel a fourth-quarter rally. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced just before Christmas …
January 2, 2024 / Updated January 11, 2024
By TIM BLACKWELL/Cowcatcher Magazine The Surface Transportation Board has begun weighing comments from shippers and railroads regarding a proposed rule that would give rail customers access to reciprocal switching as a remedy for poor service. STB unanimously voted in September on The Notice of Proposed …
November 9, 2023