Forsyth, Mont.-based freight railcar owner/lessor and rail transportation solutions company Tealinc LLC (Tealinc) announced Jan. 2 that Nate Chilton has been appointed to Director: Railcar Leasing & Sales. He will be based in the company’s Broomfield, Colo., office.
Fremont, Calif.-based Actelis announced Dec. 28 that it has received an order for management software license and services in the amount of approximately $300,000 from a major North American rail operator.
Railway Age is now accepting entries for our 2024 “Fast Trackers” 25 Under 40 awards, in which we will profile 25 individuals under the age of 40 who have made an impact in their respective fields or within their company. The deadline is Jan. 8, 2024.
CSX is named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek. Also, CSX’s Selkirk Auto Terminal celebrates four years injury-free, and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Norris Yard speed controller improves productivity and fluidity.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Dec. 22 announced that the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train program raised a record C$1.8 million and collected more than 160,000 pounds of food for local food banks and food programs in the U.S. and Canada over the last four weeks.
Effective 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 8, the Maryland Department of Transportation – Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) has temporarily suspended Light Rail service at all stops to perform emergency inspections of every vehicle in the fleet.
Amtrak earns the top score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). Also, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) deploys railcars into the Atlantic Ocean; the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (Maryland DOT MTA) completes the feasibility study for the North-South Transit Corridor; and Metrolinx selects AECOM as its delivery partner for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project.
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Dec. 21 ruled that revenues of both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) were above their respective maximum grain revenue entitlements for crop year 2022–2023.
The George Washington University (GW) Regulatory Studies Center on Dec. 18 announced that Roger Nober has joined as its new Director, effective January 2024.
Valley Metro recently announced that the Northwest Extension Phase II light rail project, connecting Mesa, Tempe and downtown Phoenix, Ariz., will officially open for service on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.