FROM THE EDITOR, MAY 2026 ISSUE: April 1 was an unforgettable day. I watched in awe, choking back tears, as NASA’s Artemis II, Mission to the Moon lifted off Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space ...

WATCHING WASHINGTON, MAY 2026 ISSUE: Comprehensive transportation knowledge coupled to public policy acumen has been in short supply among the 117 Senate-confirmed members of the 139-year-old ...

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on May 6 reported that 418 member railroads—out of some 600 nationwide—have earned Jake Safety Awards for their ...

Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) on May 7 officially opened an approximately $19.4 million Operations Control ...

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) on May 6 issued a 2025 Annual Report, noting that it “maintained stable ridership in 2025, ...

Board of Commissioners has appointed Sarah J. McCoy as CEO of The Port of Virginia®, the fifth leader since port unification ...

BNSF on May 8 submitted comments to the Surface Transportation Board “sharply criticizing” Union Pacific’s amended ...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 8 reported several actions in continuation of its work “to enhance, focus, and ...

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, it’s worth taking stock of one of the most consequential forces behind ...

LA Metro’s D Line Extension Section 1 opens this Friday, May 8. Also, LA Metro releases its $9.7 billion proposed budget for ...

The use of coned or profiled railway wheels can lead to instability at higher speed on tangent track, also known as hunting.

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) on May 4 released the new Intermodal Volume Index (IVI), which it described as a “measure of industry activity [that] provides a ‘most likely’ ...