2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (684+ words) WILKES-BARRE " "A symbol of our past " a footprint for our future." Those words were spoken by Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo at Thursday's unveiling of the new National Register of Historic Places marker at the historic train station, which serves…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (192+ words) The High Country Gateway, the route in yellow on the above map, has expanded to include Charlotte. BOONE " The North Carolina Department of Transportation has expanded its intercity bus program with new service and routes across North Carolina and neighboring…...

8+ hour, 10+ min ago  (546+ words) One train conductor finds himself out of the job after a message to passengers on the Fourth of July. The incident took place in Chattanooga, Tennessee, aboard the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. That Saturday, WTVC said the part-time conductor went…...

20+ hour, 18+ min ago  (518+ words) The NSW Government wants to bring train manufacturing back to the Hunter. Image: Elias Bitar/stock. adobe. com The New South Wales Government has announced it is investing $12 billion to deliver a new'train manufacturing facility in the Hunter'region." The factory…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (140+ words) Progressive Railroading Amtrak launches New Haven-Providence corridor study Amtrak has initiated a capacity planning study for its passenger-rail service between New Haven, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, along the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The goal of the study is to address…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (347+ words) Railway Supply " Railway News " Virginia BUILD grants fund passenger-rail upgrades Virginia BUILD grants will provide more than $76 million in federal funding for four transportation infrastructure projects, including two passenger-rail projects. The funding was awarded by the U. S. Department of Transportation through…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (907+ words) At this year's APTA Rail Conference, industry experts explored a period of fleet renewal for the US passenger rail industry, leveraging the latest technologies for new rolling stock. The message from Amtrak, Hitachi Rail and Arup was relatively consistent: electrification…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (429+ words) aptapassengertransport. com Rail Stations as Grand Public Spaces APTA's 2026 Rail Conference session on "Rail Stations as Grand Public Spaces" focused on stations as a central gathering point. In an introduction to the session, MJ Maynard-Carey, immediate past chair, APTA and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (310+ words) The upgraded R211 trains are bringing wider doors, digital screens and brighter rides. Your next ride on the D train might feel a little less like a time capsule from the 1980s. The biggest difference may be the doors: at 58 inches wide,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (355+ words) Railway Supply " Railway News " MBTA locomotive procurement fits rail modernization The MBTA locomotive procurement will bring a new fleet of Tier 4 diesel units and battery-electric locomotives, with STV Inc. selected to support the process. STV will provide engineering and project-management…...