NS Restores Service to Asheville, Launches New Community Disaster Relief Grant Program

Norfolk Southern (NS) recently announced via a LinkedIn post that its non-revenue Train 98A on April 9 passed through Asheville’s River Arts District—an area that was completely underwater just months ago during Hurricane Helene.

Progress Rail Signs Contracts With ENR to Modernize 100 Locomotives

Progress Rail recently announced that it has signed three long-term contracts with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to modernize 100 AA22T locomotives and provide technical services and parts support. These agreements, which were

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS

BNSF provides an intermodal network update for the week ending March 25, 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) takes part in the 2025 Women in Operations Summit and kicks off the 2025 tour of the NS Safety Train.

SMART-TD, ATDA Reach Tentative Agreements With Keolis (UPDATED 4/1)

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) have reached tentative agreements with Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the operating

Transit Briefs: WMATA, VPRA, UTA, Santa Clara VTA, Sound Transit

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) implements a policy to ban violent and sexual offenders beginning June 2. Also, a new Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) improves the customer experience at the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Amtrak Main Street Station in Richmond; the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) opens a new station on the TRAX Red Line; Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya orders striking Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees back to work; and Dow Constantine is hired as Sound Transit’s next CEO.

UP Enters Agreement With Jaguar Transport to Provide Short Line Rail Service

Union Pacific (UP) on March 27 announced that it has entered into an agreement with Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC to provide short line rail service in the Central Industrial District in Kansas City, a move that the Class I says, “will enhance customer service and support regional economic growth.”

New Rail and Logistics Firm RKP Launched

Rob Russell and Shawntell Kroese on March 25 announced the launch of Russell-Kroese Partners (RKP), a consulting firm “focused on delivering value-oriented solutions to the rail, logistics, and real estate development sectors.”

SC Ports Completes Inland Port Greer Expansion

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) on March 26 announced the completion of a $55 million expansion project at Inland Port Greer, “strengthening the port’s statewide intermodal capabilities and connectivity from the Port of Charleston to inland markets.”

NYMTA: February CRZ Tolling ‘In Line With Projections’; C&D Department Reports $3B Saved in First Five Years

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 24 announced that from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, tolls from the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ) generated $51.9 million in revenue with a net after expenses of $40.4 million. This, the agency says, “keeps the program on track to provide the $500 million that was initially projected.” The MTA will continue to report revenues from this program monthly.

Port of Savannah: Busiest February on Record

The Port of Savannah, Ga., handled 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in February—a 6% gain over the same month last year, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported.

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