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OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has opened a nine-mile stretch of second main track in Southern California to support premium intermodal service out of its Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal at West Colton Yard. The work, between South Fontana and Bon View, Calif., on the Alhambra Subdivision, included installation of double track, rebuilding two bridges and […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Let’s get something straight: Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trainsets that began revenue service with two Northeast Corridor round-trips between Washington and Boston on Thursday are shiny new objects worthy of the hype. The trains incorporate four decades of Alstom’s TGV technology and are destined to fully replace 25-year-old Acela equipment introduced in […]
SEATTLE — Sound Transit will open the next segment of its Link light rail system — the 1 Line extension to Federal Way, Wash. — on Dec. 6, the agency announced today (Aug. 28, 2025). The 7.8-mile addition will include new stations at Kent Des Moins, Star Lake, and Federal Way Downtown. “Today’s announcement on […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department yesterday urged the Surface Transportation Board to closely scrutinize Norfolk Southern’s bid for full control of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line, warning that the move could choke off competition at one of the Port of Virginia’s intermodal terminals. The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said the 129-year-old Belt Line — […]
CHICAGO — Transportation relevance of Midwest passenger trains has been growing, according to a \policy brief released today by De Paul University’s Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development. But the document says that growth is set for a slowdown if states don’t step up investment in more capacity and frequencies. Professor Joseph Schwieterman, who regularly follows […]
CHICAGO — Metra service on the Milwaukee North, Milwaukee West, and North Central lines was disrupted for about two hours during the evening rush on Wednesday (Aug. 27, 2025) by a minor derailment. Service is operating normally this morning. Video from WBBM-TV shows the front wheels of SD70MACH No. 515 off the track near Canal […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday (Aug. 27) fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert E. Primus, breaking a 2-2 partisan split at the rail regulator while leaving it two members short of full strength just months before it is expected to receive the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application. The Wall Street Journal first […]
WASHINGTON — Weekly U.S. rail traffic remained slightly below 2024 levels for a second consecutive week, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending Aug. 23, 2025, total traffic was 512,333 carloads and intermodal units, a decline of 0.8% from the same week a year ago. That follows a 0.7% […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Patriot Rail introduced a new logo on Wednesday (Aug. 27, 2025), with a stylized letter “P” replacing its previous eagle image. “Our rebrand is more than just a new look — it represents a pivotal moment in our ambitious growth strategy to reshape freight rail transportation,” Brandy Christian, Patriot Rail CEO, said […]
WASHINGTON — Signs of electrical arcing were found at the site of a fire that injured 19 people on a New York-bound Port Authority Trans-Hudson train on Aug. 4, 2025, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report released today (Aug. 27, 2025). The incident occurred about 6:18 a.m. and involved train No. 609 […]
WASHINGTON – The Short Line Safety Institute has promoted Julia Leone to assistant director of research and organizational development, an expanded role that includes leading efforts to improve delivery and outcome for the organization’s safety and research programs. “Our program expansion has come as a direct result of research led by Julia Leone. Improvements to […]
DENVER — Shortline holding company OmniTRAX has named former BNSF Railway official Ryan Dreier as its executive vice president of sales and economic development. Dreier has held multiple commercial leadership roles in both carload and intermodal at BNSF. “OmniTRAX has grown more than 50% in the past five years, prompting an expanded sales structure that […]
