ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Katie Choe has been named as the new chief executive officer of commuter rail operator Virginia Railway Express. The appointment, effective Jan. 20, 2026, was made at the Thursday, Dec. 4, meetings of the two agencies that oversee VRE, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Commission. Choe replaces […]
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Sound Transit is set to open the latest addition to its Link light rail system on Saturday, Dec. 6, opening the three-station Federal Way Extension with a series of events. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. with speeches and a ribbon cutting at the Federal Way downtown station, with trains set to […]
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has launched a new online dashboard to monitor its capital projects, allowing viewers to see what is being built or replaced, the project budget, spending thus far, and the expected completion date. The Capital Program Dashboard, now available here in a Beta version, addresses projects on the Long […]
PHILADELPHIA — A shortage of thermal wire will prevent the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority from meeting a deadline today (Dec. 5) for ongoing repairs to its fleet of Silverliner IV electric multiple-unit cars. The agency is about 7,000 feet short of the wire needed to add additional fire-detection measures to the 1970s railcars, the subject […]
ATLANTA — An auto parts supplier will build a $120 million factory on a Norfolk Southern-served industrial development property in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, the railroad announced this week. The new SODECIA AAPICO Joint Venture plant will produce ladder frames for electric vehicle manufacturer Scout Motors. The 400,000-square-foot facility at the Tri-County Global Industrial Site […]
PUEBLO, Colo. – MxV Rail and the Korea Railroad Research Institute have formed a partnership to accelerate innovation and address pressing technological challenges. The agreement, formalized during Rail Research Week 2025, establishes a commitment to knowledge sharing, site coordination, and mission-critical research between the organizations, MxV Rail said on Thursday. The partnership enhances the capabilities […]
WHITEWATER, Colo. — A Union Pacific train crew escaped without injuries this week after their train hit a rockslide and derailed, with both locomotives winding up on their sides in the Gunnison River. “Around 11 p.m. MT Tuesday evening, a Union Pacific train encountered a rockslide south of Whitewater, Colorado. The Union Pacific crew onboard […]
NEW ORLEANS — A full complement of Amtrak board members convened in the Crescent City on Thursday for the only yearly meeting where the railroad’s management and board take questions from the public. As has been the case since the first mandatory annual public meeting held in St. Louis in 2022, many concerns affecting company […]
NEW ORLEANS – Ridership on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service — launched in August to link New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. — has exceeded expectations in its first three-plus months of operation along the Gulf Coast. Amtrak on Thursday said that more than 46,000 passengers have ridden the twice-daily roundtrips since the long-awaited service launched using […]
WASHINGTON — Former Surface Transportation Board member Robert E. Primus and former National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chair Alvin Brown on Thursday added racial discrimination claims to their federal lawsuits challenging their dismissals by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump fired Brown in May and Primus in August without giving a reason for their dismissals. […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express have adjusted their schedules to make way for morning work blocks that will be in effect for the next five years between Washington and Alexandria, Va., to permit construction of a second two-track Long Bridge across the Potomac River. After months of negotiations, stakeholders have reached an agreement […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Seminole Gulf Railway is in the midst of renewing 11.5 miles of its railroad between Fort Ogden and Cleveland, Fla. The $18.2 million project will allow for increased train weight and higher track speeds, the railroad says. Funding for the 18-month project includes a $9.6 million federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and […]
