The railroad industry is picking up steam again, after losing ground decades ago to the nation's trucking industry. And Pittsburgh's expertise and history in the business -- Andrew Carnegie and the city's other industrialists needed good ways to move their steel a century ago -- has put the region on track to benefit from rail's resurgence. (Today)

Pittsburgh and Port Authority are discussing whether to lift the high occupancy vehicle restrictions in the Wabash Tunnel while McArdle Roadway remains closed by a landslide. The former railroad tunnel has drawn little traffic since it was renovated and opened to cars in December 2004. Traffic flows one way inbound during the morning rush and one way outbound at most other times. (02/03/2012)

Kittanning Street/Dorseyville Road in Etna will be closed for repairs Monday through Wednesday, weather permitting, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced. (02/03/2012)

Democratic state lawmakers picked the long-crumbling Greenfield Bridge as their backdrop Tuesday as they urged Gov. Tom Corbett to take the lead in raising more money for Pennsylvania's roads, bridges and transit systems. (02/01/2012)

With the crumbling Greenfield Bridge as their backdrop, several Democratic state legislators today urged Gov. Tom Corbett to propose more funding for roads, bridges and public transit. (01/31/2012)