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Amtrak: Thank You for our Best Year Ever!

Amtrak reported exceptionally strong unaudited financial results for the fiscal year which ended on September 30, 2016 (FY 2016), including.…

KCS Opens New Transload Terminal in Texas

Kansas City Southern announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, has opened a new multi-commodity tr…

APTA Study Reveals Public Transit is Ten Times Safer than Cars

Traveling by public transit is ten times safer per mile than traveling by auto, according to a study by the American Public Transportation A…

Alstom to Design and Build New Amtrak High-Speed Train

Alstom have won a contract to design and build the new Amtrak high-speed train. The 28 trains will operate on the Northeast Corridor (NEC).

Norfolk Southern Sustainability Report Published

Amtrak Inspects BNSF Upgrade Progress

Amtrak President and CEO, travelled on the Southwest Chief through Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico to see the progress of ongoing BNSF upgra…

America and Australia sign Memorandum of Cooperation

America Australia Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by United States Transportation and Australian Minister of Transport and Infrastructu…

Union Pacific Employee Safety Record Broken

Union Pacific, which was the safest railroad in the United States in 2015, has hit a new high according to Union Pacific employee safety sta…

Union Pacific No. 844 Steam Locomotive on Tour

Union Pacific No. 844 steam locomotive will be touring in Colorado and Wyoming over the coming few days following an overhaul and restoratio…

Arup to Improve Union Station Chicago

Amtrak, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Metra, the RTA and the CDOT have announced that Arup will be taking on the restoration of Union Station Chicago.

Heart of Texas Acquisition by OmniTRAX

Heart of Texas acquisition by OmniTrax (an affliate of the Broe Group) completed subject to Surface Transportation Board Approval.

Hitachi Unveil Honolulu Metro Cars

Hitachi rail unveil the new metro of Honolulu Metro Cars which will operate on the island's new metro system. They were designed by Hitachi …

Bombardier Appoints President of Americas Division

USA: Maryland Transit Administration to Overhaul Commuter Cars

USA: High Speed Rail Could Benefit from Oil Fees

USA: International Urban Rail Platform for North America Established

USA: CHSRA recommends California Rail Builders for high-speed rail contract

6-9 January: NRC Conference and REMSA Exhibition

Siemens to Automate New York Subway Line

Union Pacific Railroad Invests More Than $13.5 Million into Wyoming's Transportation

$10 Million Investment for Kansas from Union Pacific

UP Railroad Invest $15 Million in Missouri's Transportation Infrastructure

Union Pacific Railroad Invests More Than $20 Million into Illinois' Transportation

Union Pacific Plans to Invest Nearly $6 Million in its Wisconsin Rail Infrastructure