Here, we look at weekly operating data through Jan. 10. U.S. West Coast container imports were strong last year, particularly ...

Union Tank Car Company (UTLX), a Marmon Rail/Berkshire Hathaway company, announced Jan. 16 that it has formed a strategic ...

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) selects a construction partner for the Long Bridge Project-South Package. Also, ...

Wabtec Corporation on Jan. 14 announced a definitive agreement to acquire Evident’s Inspection Technologies division ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Duos Technologies Inc. a patent for the obliquevue® Oblique Vehicle ...

California has withdrawn its pending waiver and authorization requests that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not yet acted on. In a win for railroads, this includes the In-Use ...

The Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) Passenger Department set a record in 2024 with an increase in its overall annual ridership, which rose 5% from 2023 to nearly 340,000 on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic ...

The President-elect has created a non-government Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Their goal is to make a comprehensive review of the government and ...

“In today’s decision, the majority finds that the proposed transaction has potential anticompetitive impacts, but that those impacts may be sufficiently mitigated through targeted conditions,” STB ...

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) on Jan. 13 announced that it has been awarded $1 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) ...

Two years ago, I released an article cautioning the freight rail industry to expect higher railcar prices and lease rates. At the following Rail Equipment Finance conference, the article was met with ...

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Jan. 14 announced that members of the International Association of Sheet, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ Mechanical and Engineering ...