Oregon port prepares for the future, replaces key rail bridge

There is plenty of rail maintenance and construction activity going on at the International Port of Coos Bay in Oregon, and an important phase was recently completed.

RT&S selects 2022 10 under 40 list

The Railway Track & Structures 10 under 40 list honors some of the most talented and bright people in the railroad Maintenance-of-Way industry.

RT&S March issue is now online

The March issue of RT&S magazine contains feature stories on how CSX recovered from Hurricane Ida and how Genesee & Wyoming handles its network.

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad to improve bridges, rail with DOT funding

The Troy Drive Railroad Bridge in the city of Madison, Wisc., will be replaced thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation as part of the 2022 Freight Rail Preservation Program.

IDOT, IAIS need to come together once and for all to get rail line construction moving

Illinois lawmakers are once again trying to rally state transportation agencies in an attempt to create a Quad Cities-to-Chicago passenger line.

Rail Group On Air: Will the labor shortage define 2022 for MoW industry?

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks about the state of the industry for the Maintenance-of-Way sector. Special guests on this podcast are Chuck Baker from the ASLRRA and Nate Irby from the RTA.

S.D. will guide its way through big future funds for railroad infrastructure

South Dakota’s four-year railroad plan will come with its own guide.

Rail Group On Air: Battling the wildfires of summer

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with the Arizona Eastern Railway about the destruction and rebuilding of the Gila River railroad bridge in Arizona.

Short line railroad now has the money to tame Little Bull Creek in Ohio

When Little Bull Creek changed course it was acting like a charging nuisance.

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More RAISE grant money will be delivered to more rail projects

RAISE grants continue the quest of elevating railroad lines.

Five railroad bridges, rail will be upgraded in Wisconsin

A Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant has been awarded to the Wisconsin DOT to help fund a Rock County project to repair and replace railroad bridge components.

TTCI expands to create epicenter for rail research, testing, and training services

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), is establishing an independent training and on-track testing facility in Pueblo capable of meeting the needs of today’s rail industry and testing tomorrow’s transportation solutions.

Coldwater, Mich., helps fund ‘imperative’ rail improvement project

The city of Coldwater, Mich., will be using just over $300,000 of its Capital Improvement Fund to pay for a portion of 10.1 miles of rail line improvement.

Rail Group On Air: Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey talk PSR, growing top and bottom lines

Everything you need to know about Precision Scheduled Railroading—how it got started, who started it and why, its promises and principles, and what it has become, for better or for worse—is here in this discussion featuring two of PSR’s “founding fathers,” Gil Lamphere and Henry Chidgey, who have more than 75 years of combined railroading experience.

Rail construction issues drizzle on chocolate factory development site

A lot of people have a problem with chocolate. In Wisconsin, chocolate is having a problem with people.

Bells & Whistles—Onion shippers’ railyard project may be spoiled

The top stories RT&S was following the week ending Sept. 24.

New railyard in S.D. will triple capacity, make it the largest on short line route

A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche, S.D., in honor of its newly planned railway expansion.

Look: Railroad tracks left hanging in mid air after heavy rains on East Coast

A hole-in-one in golf is usually an once-in-a-lifetime event. So is a sinkhole that leaves railroad tracks suspended in mid air.

N.C. short-liner is not subjected to state’s open records act, even though state is sole shareholder

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 13 that the North Carolina Railroad Co. is not required to share records with the public, even though it is owned by the state.

RT&S July issue is now available online and features first-ever Women in Railroad Engineering list

The July issue of RT&S features the first-ever RT&S Women in Railroad Engineering list.

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