HTTP/2 301 date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:54:45 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 content-length: 0 location: https://www.rtands.com/feed/ last-modified: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:25:02 GMT etag: "c816a74fbff937ef2029361631ac80ae" expires: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:39:22 GMT cache-control: public, no-cache x-redirect-by: WordPress x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN x-content-type-options: nosniff x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block server: cloudflare pre-cognitive-push: Enabled quantum-flux-capacity: Omega strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 referrer-policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin x-grid-srcache-ttl: 2592000 x-grid-srcache-fetch: HIT x-grid-srcache-store: BYPASS cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC nel: {"report_to":"cf-nel","success_fraction":0.0,"max_age":604800} report-to: {"group":"cf-nel","max_age":604800,"endpoints":[{"url":"https://a.nel.cloudflare.com/report/v4?s=FehUEU2G1LC8x0jjtCnt%2BJpq9pbk1YwmZBY3D9a84gK%2B472M1StFZ5aa08213rvBxE9NKR6luTxM%2BRIDLdDDOe0wnoUQS5wo6uT7HOE%3D"}]} cf-ray: 9c77c7653fdbc19a-BLR HTTP/2 200 date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:54:46 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 last-modified: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:10:00 GMT report-to: {"group":"cf-nel","max_age":604800,"endpoints":[{"url":"https://a.nel.cloudflare.com/report/v4?s=%2BkdCvKIpx5SKouvTUamDFP5PL7yPrtMXTijGeR%2FT%2FvplN2r4mIBQjeKDLLtflMLMHjPtYYoSAwejUk3qiA4QVHfk0rEieTUAK3fkPPs%3D"}]} set-cookie: pmpro_visit=1; path=/; secure; HttpOnly link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" link: ; rel="canonical" x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN x-content-type-options: nosniff x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block server: cloudflare pre-cognitive-push: Enabled quantum-flux-capacity: Omega strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 cache-control: public, no-cache referrer-policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin x-grid-srcache-ttl: 2592000 x-grid-srcache-skip: -request_uri x-grid-srcache-fetch: BYPASS x-grid-srcache-store: BYPASS cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC nel: {"report_to":"cf-nel","success_fraction":0.0,"max_age":604800} etag: W/"e0b1e4ad4f47c8be2c9204f5bad9abeb" content-encoding: gzip cf-ray: 9c77c76c3ac0c19a-BLR https://www.rtands.com/ The business of building and maintaining railway infrastructure Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.rtands.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-6a19edadd4cc4000ab32232f5f595ce6-32x32.jpg https://www.rtands.com/ 32 32 https://www.rtands.com/passenger/commuter-regional/governor-hochul-announces-mta-record-capital-commitments-in-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-hochul-announces-mta-record-capital-commitments-in-2025 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:09:58 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64876 NEW YORK –– Governor Kathy Hochul last week announed that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) made a record amount of capital commitments in 2025.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/news/news-news/loram-announces-key-leadership-appointments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=loram-announces-key-leadership-appointments Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:18:12 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64869 HAMEL, Minn. –– Loram recently announced several leadership appointments, which were effective January 1, 2026.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/regulatory/ordc-awards-two-rail-rehab-grants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ordc-awards-two-rail-rehab-grants Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:01:04 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64853 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) on Jan. 27 reported approving rail infrastructure project grants for Watco subsidiary Ann Arbor Railroad and AluChem of Jackson Inc., as well as funding for Ohio Operation Lifesaver.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/safety/ntsb-determines-probable-cause-for-bnsf-m-w-employee-fatality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ntsb-determines-probable-cause-for-bnsf-m-w-employee-fatality Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:50:00 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64863 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the Nov. 4,  2024, accident involving a BNSF maintenance-of-way (m/w) employee who was fatally struck by a BNSF freight train while driving a welding truck across a highway/rail grade crossing near New Rockford, N.Dak.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/track-construction/htp-work-stoppage-on-the-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=htp-work-stoppage-on-the-way Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:04:32 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64849 NEWARK, N.J. – Construction on the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a key component of the Gateway Program, will “pause if disbursements of federal funds do not resume in the coming days,” the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) reported

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/freight/class-1/bnsfs-2026-capital-investment-plan-3-6-billion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bnsfs-2026-capital-investment-plan-3-6-billion Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:13:25 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64845 FORT WORTH, Texas -- BNSF today announced a $3.6 billion capital investment plan for 2026.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/passenger/commuter-regional/tri-rail-facing-possibility-of-fare-increase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tri-rail-facing-possibility-of-fare-increase Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:55:48 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64839 PALM BEACH, Fla. –– The continuing story of transit agencies running low on funding has a new chapter in South Florida.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/railroad-news/csx-bnsf-norfolk-southern-issue-winter-weather-service-advisories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=csx-bnsf-norfolk-southern-issue-winter-weather-service-advisories Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:45:49 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64832 ATLANTA –– With a massive winter storm that is expected to bring rain, sleet, snow, and ice to much of the nation over the next few days, CSX, BNSF, and Norfolk Southern have issued severe weather service advisories.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/passenger/commuter-regional/metra-operating-reduced-schedules-today-friday-jan-23-due-to-severe-cold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metra-operating-reduced-schedules-today-friday-jan-23-due-to-severe-cold Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:57:29 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64826 CHICAGO –– Metra announded this week that reduced schedules will be in place today (Fri., Jan. 23) in preparation for sever cold.

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]]> https://www.rtands.com/news/news-news/portland-western-train-derails-in-oregon-damages-trestle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portland-western-train-derails-in-oregon-damages-trestle Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:57:43 +0000 https://www.rtands.com/?p=64821 TOLEDO, Ore. - A Portland & Western Railroad train derailed January 21 in Toledo, Oregon.

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