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New York MTA Orders Additional Hybrid Work Locomotives from Wabtec

New York MTA Orders Additional Hybrid Work Locomotives from Wabtec

Wabtec has secured a $386 million follow-on contract to deliver additional R255 hybrid battery-diesel work locomotives to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, strengthening the authority’s long-term programme to modernise subway maintenance and improve tunnel safety.

13 / 01 / 2026
Business
Miles, Money, Momentum: Amtrak’s Record FY25 Unpacked

Miles, Money, Momentum: Amtrak’s Record FY25 Unpacked

It started with fuller trains and finished with faster ones. Amtrak closed its 2025 financial year, setting…

19 / 11 / 2025
Freight
Ticket to Purr: Station Cats Driving Tourism and Loyalty

Ticket to Purr: Station Cats Driving Tourism and Loyalty

Shelters and railways share a simple truth: animals get people talking. With September widely used by…

01 / 09 / 2025
Passenger
Turkey Breaks Ground on Kars–Nakhchivan Railway Under U.S.-Brokered Plan

Turkey Breaks Ground on Kars–Nakhchivan Railway Under U.S.-Brokered Plan

Turkey is building a new railway to Nakhchivan. A project under U.S. oversight will connect Azerbaijan…

27 / 08 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Stop a Train for $30? FRED Vulnerability Could Freeze Key Lines

Stop a Train for $30? FRED Vulnerability Could Freeze Key Lines

For a few tens of dollars, anyone from a hall, park or garage can send a command to emergency-stop a…

19 / 08 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Pioneer To California: How Burlington’s Zephyrs Made America Streamlined

Pioneer To California: How Burlington’s Zephyrs Made America Streamlined

Stainless steel met diesel-electric, and timetables shifted—Burlington’s Zephyrs turned aerodynamics into arrival times and made speed look effortles…

15 / 08 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Solar Rails Are Here: Switzerland’s Train Tracks Just Started Generating Power

Solar Rails Are Here: Switzerland’s Train Tracks Just Started Generating Power

Why build solar farms when the tracks are already laid? Switzerland’s new solar railway pilot proves that rail infrastructure can double as clean power…

05 / 05 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Shipping Giant Maersk Acquires Panama Rail Line Amid US-China Tensions

Shipping Giant Maersk Acquires Panama Rail Line Amid US-China Tensions

Global trade is shifting tracks. As intermodal freight, rail logistics, and canal alternatives reshape shipping, Maersk’s Panama Canal Railway acquisition…

10 / 04 / 2025
Freight
The Ghost Train of Abraham Lincoln: A Funeral That Never Ends

The Ghost Train of Abraham Lincoln: A Funeral That Never Ends

Abraham Lincoln's funeral train is said to still appear in some places across the U.S. as a ghostly version of the original train. Witnesses describe strange…

05 / 04 / 2025
Passenger
JFK AirTrain Carries 68,000 People a Day. Alstom Just Got USD 518M to Keep It That Way

JFK AirTrain Carries 68,000 People a Day. Alstom Just Got USD 518M to Keep It That Way

New York’s busiest airport is doubling down on reliability. With millions of riders, round-the-clock service, and a fully automated system, the JFK AirTrain…

01 / 04 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Proactive or Reactive? CSX and Deutsche Bahn’s Labor Deals Set a New Standard

Proactive or Reactive? CSX and Deutsche Bahn’s Labor Deals Set a New Standard

The U.S. and Germany are rewriting the rules of railway labor negotiations. While CSX’s proactive agreements set a new benchmark in the U.S., Deutsche…

05 / 03 / 2025
Business
The Spy Express: How Railways Became a Battlefield for Intelligence Agencies

The Spy Express: How Railways Became a Battlefield for Intelligence Agencies

From secret agents to sabotage, trains have played a crucial role in espionage for over a century. You might never look at railways the same way agai…

14 / 02 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Trump’s Tariff Gamble: Railroads Brace for Cross-Border Trade Shocks

Trump’s Tariff Gamble: Railroads Brace for Cross-Border Trade Shocks

Trump's return to power signals a new era for U.S. trade and transport policies. Railroads brace for tariffs, disruptions, and transformative challen…

20 / 01 / 2025
Freight
The Jet-Powered Train That Stunned America: Inside the M-497 Black Beetle’s Speed Record

The Jet-Powered Train That Stunned America: Inside the M-497 Black Beetle’s Speed Record

In 1966, the M-497 Black Beetle train stunned the world by reaching nearly 300 km/h, setting a U.S. rail speed record. While the jet-powered experiment…

14 / 01 / 2025
Technologies and infrastructure
Skip the Plane: Why Everyone's Boarding Sleeper Trains Again

Skip the Plane: Why Everyone's Boarding Sleeper Trains Again

Traveling by train is becoming increasingly popular, especially with the option of sleeper cabins. Board in the evening, and by morning, you'll find yourself…

11 / 01 / 2025
Passenger
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