David C. Lester

ATLANTA –– Dr. Riley Edwards, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Rail Transportation and Engineering Center has joined the Railway Track and Structures Editorial Board.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The National Transportation Safety Board recently released its final report regarding an incident involving an R.J. Corman Railway Group Conductor who received a serious injury during work activity.

HARRISBURG, Pa. –– Whatever your viewpoint on the proposed UP+NS merger, you have to admit this is an interesting train.

ATLANTA –– Dr. Riley Edwards, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Rail Transportation and Engineering Center has joined the Railway Track and Structures Editorial Board.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Graduates: Come build a career that keeps the country moving. Railway Track and Structures, May 2026 Issue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Graduates: Come build a career that keeps the country moving. Railway Track and Structures, May 2026 Issue.

Plasser American GRM2000 tamper, the model donated to Penn State – Altoona. Photo courtesy Plasser American.

RICHMOND, British Columbia –– This week the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its report on the 2023 collision of two BNSF trains in Delta, British Columbia.

Norfolk Southern America250 Locomotive “The Bell” (Rendering courtesy of Norfolk Southern)

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– This week, the AAR responded to a U.S. House Committee proposal to boost the Railway Safety Act.