The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 4, 2026. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 501,328 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.1 percent compared with the same week last year.

Total carloads for the week ending April 4 were 229,243 carloads, up 1.0 percent compared with the same week in 2025...

Government officials and rail industry leaders gathered at Siemens Mobility’s manufacturing and rail services center in Lexington, North Carolina on April 3 to mark a key milestone in American rail manufacturing. Site construction is complete, production is underway, and the first locally built passenger coaches are on track for delivery in Summer 2026.

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The New York Transit Museum is celebrating 50 years of preserving and sharing the stories of mass transportation and the people who make it possible. Founded in 1976 as part of America’s Bicentennial, the Museum began as a temporary exhibition proposed by NYC Transit employees. Housed in a decommissioned 1936 subway station in Brooklyn, the exhibi...

The Reading & Northern Railroad will be celebrating the semiquincentennial of the United States in a “big” way. Reading & Northern is proud to support the biggest steam locomotive in the world, Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” #4014. A single, one-way trip powered by #4014 from Nesquehoning to Pittston will be executed on Sunday, June 14 by Union Pacific.

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The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.  and TTX Company are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with the unveiling of a custom-painted American flag boxcar at Greenbrier’s maintenance facility in Cleburne, Texas. The event honored the nation’s history, the strength of North American manufacturing and the essential role freight rail has played in shaping the U.S. economy for ...