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Falcon Premium, joint CN-UP-Ferromex intermodal service, receives Mexican award

By | June 20, 2025

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway has announced Falcon Premium intermodal service it operates with Union Pacific and Grupo Mexico’s Ferromex has received the Silver Container (Contenedor de Plata) award from the Asociación Mexicana de Transporte Intermodal. The organization is Mexico’s leading intermodal transport association, promoting best practices in cross-border logistics. The award recognizes outstanding achievements […]

Federal court blocks directive tying transportation funding to immigration enforcement (updated)

By | June 20, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot tie transportation funding to compliance with its immigration policies. In a Thursday, June 19, ruling, Judge John McConnell issued a preliminary injunction blocking the ability of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Department of Transportation from linking the funds to immigration actions, […]

Government to conduct long-term study of health impact of East Palestine derailment

By | June 20, 2025

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health has launched a five-year, $10 million program to study and address long-term health impacts of the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment in 2023. The NIH said the study was being undertaken at the urging of Vice President JD Vance, an Ohio senator at the time of the incident. “This […]

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 26 | Ballasting the rails

By David Popp | June 20, 2025

In this episode, David shares a proven technique for adding and shaping a rustic course of ballast along the rails of the Olympia & Sand Creek On30 logging layout. But first he works to complete several scenery details, including realistic fencing, water effects, muddy cow paths, and more along the terrain and trackwork too! View […]

Senate bill aims to improve rail service by addressing common carrier obligation (updated)

By | June 20, 2025

Freight train with blue and yellow locomotives on three-track line surrounded by trees

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced a bill they say is designed to address the cost and reliability of freight railroad service by better defining railroads’ common carrier obligation. The “Reliable Rail Service Act of 2025” is sponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.). It would amend the requirement to serve […]

South Shore opens new downtown Michigan City station

By | June 19, 2025

Illustration showing aerial view of project including new train station

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District on Wednesday (June 18) held the official grand opening for the South Shore Line’s new 11th Street Station in Michigan City, part of a larger development project at the downtown site. Platforms at the station opened early last year, but Wednesday’s event marked the opening […]

US rail traffic down for second straight week

By | June 19, 2025

Weekly table showing U.S. carload rail traffic by commodity type, plus overall intermodal volume

WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic was down for a second straight week compared to 2024. The first back-to-back weeks of decline this year come after 15 straight weeks ahead of 2024 levels. According to the Association of American Railroads, traffic for the week ending June 14, 2025, included 485,810 carloads and intermodal units, down 1.5% […]

Senate hearing probes for industry priorities: Analysis

By | June 18, 2025

Man speaking in hearing with name plate ("Mr. Gilberson") in foreground

WASHINGTON — Calls for regulations allowing automated track inspections and increased grant funding to help short lines were among topics discussed today (June 18) in a U.S. Senate subcommittee meeting on the rail industry. The hearing by the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, “On the Right Track: Modernizing America’s Rail,” sets the […]

Metra receives funding for two station projects, three locomotives

By | June 18, 2025

People on platform between two commuter trains

CHICAGO — Metra will receive more than $104 million in grants for station projects and the purchase of three electric switching locomotives, the commuter rail operator has announced. The funding will come from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. The money will include $80 million for […]

New website launched to help celebrate 200th anniversary of American railroading

By | June 18, 2025

Screenshot of website with words "Forever Linking the Nation"

BALTIMORE — The B&O Railroad Museum has launched a new website, AmericanRail200.org, intended as a one-stop source of information on the bicentennial of American railroading in 2027. The site will serve as the central clearinghouse for events and news, with organizations and individuals invited to upload information so users can find information on events nationwide. […]

Control of long-delayed Toronto light rail line transferred to TTC

By | June 18, 2025

Black and white light rail trainset on track with construction work visible in background

TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission, operator of the city’s subways and streetcars, has officially taken control of the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown light rail line, the head of regional transit agency Metrolinx said on Tuesday (June 17). Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said the TTC would begin controlling train movements no later than today, June 18. […]

Fort Worth transit agency approves 10-year extension with commuter rail contract operator

By | June 18, 2025

Diesel multiple-unit trainset approaches station

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth-area transit agency Trinity Metro has approved a 10-year extension of a contract with operating company Herzog Transit Services Inc. for its two commuter rail operations, the TEXRail line between Fort Worth and DFW International Airport and the Trinity Railway Express between Fort Worth and Dallas. Trinity Metro’s board approved […]

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Falcon Premium, joint CN-UP-Ferromex intermodal service, receives Mexican award

Federal court blocks directive tying transportation funding to immigration enforcement (updated)

Government to conduct long-term study of health impact of East Palestine derailment

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 26 | Ballasting the rails

Senate bill aims to improve rail service by addressing common carrier obligation (updated)

South Shore opens new downtown Michigan City station

US rail traffic down for second straight week

Senate hearing probes for industry priorities: Analysis

Metra receives funding for two station projects, three locomotives

New website launched to help celebrate 200th anniversary of American railroading

Control of long-delayed Toronto light rail line transferred to TTC

Fort Worth transit agency approves 10-year extension with commuter rail contract operator

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