1+ week, 3+ day ago   (355+ words) Railroad industry news about: Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, positive train control, speed restrictions, restricted speed mode, operating rules, federal legislation. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine FRA issues safety advisory on use of PTC restricted speed mode The Federal…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (273+ words) Progressive Railroading MTA advances Interborough Express design, environmental review New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials are planning to release the draft environmental impact statement for the planned Interborough Express (IBX) in fourth-quarter 2026. The $5.5 billion project will connect the boroughs…...

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2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (203+ words) Progressive Railroading Patriot Rail names Bradt COO Patriot Rail Co. has selected Jason Bradt to serve as chief operating officer following a comprehensive search process. He will succeed Jerry Hall, who has served as COO since October 2022 and will retire…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (180+ words) Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is advancing a major new security initiative focused on strengthening safety, increasing fare compliance and enforcing DART’s rider code of conduct across the light-rail system. The first phase, a controlled access pilot program called Operation…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (215+ words) The North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) has awarded two $500,000 Build Ready Sites grants to prepare rail-served industrial sites for future economic development opportunities. Harnett County and the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, will each receive funds to support site preparation…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (171+ words) Progressive Railroading CSX upgrading switches at Queensgate yard CSX is conducting a major infrastructure upgrade at its Cincinnati Queensgate Yard that will add 42 power-operated switches on the north end of the yard, bringing the total number of powered switches at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) Norfolk Southern Railway has completed a series of strategic infrastructure upgrades across Alabama designed to increase freight capacity, improve network fluidity and strengthen one of the state's most important rail corridors. The work began in 2024 and included more than six…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. President and CEO Lorie Tekorius has chosen to retire effective Jan. 6, 2027, following the annual meeting of shareholders. Brian Comstock, Greenbrier executive vice president and president-the Americas, will immediately succeed Tekorius as president and CEO. These actions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (260+ words) Georgia Ports generated $181 billion in total economic impact in fiscal-year 2025, up 4% or $7 billion from the prior fiscal year, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. Further, the ports support 605,616 full-time and part-time jobs…...