4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (135+ words) David Hoffman, a senior advisor (emeritus) of PTSI Transportation, has died, company officials announced. He was 88. Hoffman was instrumental in the development of the vital Chicago-Aurora commuter-rail service, PTSI officials said in a press release. He and the late Forester…...

6+ day, 4+ 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+ week, 1+ day ago  (310+ words) MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) on July 1 entered new R211A trains into service on the D line, making it the sixth subway line to be served by the new train cars. The R211As will eventually replace all the R68 rail cars, which…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (219+ words) Progressive Railroading MBTA taps STV to lead procurement of first battery-electric locomotives The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has chosen STV Inc. to provide engineering and project-management services for the procurement of its new Tier 4 diesel and battery-electric locomotives. The…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (139+ words) Progressive Railroading Virginia Railway Express acquires Seminary Yard in Alexandria The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has purchased Seminary Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) for $35.8 million. VRE plans to convert the former freight yard into…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (214+ words) Progressive Railroading Boise secures federal grant to study passenger-rail restoration The city of Boise is among 45 recipients of federal grant funding for the most recent round of the U.S. Department of Transportation Innovative Financing and Asset Concessions Program. In total, USDOT…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (173+ words) Progressive Railroading Amtrak opens new Brattleboro, Vermont, station Amtrak yesterday opened a new station in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. Brattleboro is the southernmost stop in Vermont on Amtrak’s Vermonter line, which runs from Northern Vermont to Washington, D.C. The station, built…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (559+ words) Transit news from OCTA, BART, MTA, Harris County Metro, Metrolink and RTD-Denver Progressive Railroading Transit news from OCTA, BART, MTA, Harris County Metro, Metrolink and RTD-Denver The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board last week approved a $2 billion balanced budget…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (240+ words) The New Jersey Transit board has authorized a master development agreement and ground lease with developer Denholtz to transform six acres of NJ Transit property at the Red Bank station into a mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) complex. To be situated…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (62+ words) Progressive Railroading Oklahoma DOT seeks input on state rail plan final draft The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is seeking public comments on the latest draft of its 2026 State Rail Plan (SRP) in advance of the plan’s finalization. More News…...