One of CSX Santa Train’s first female managers of train operations returns to keep the tradition going. Also, a new fully electric crane joins Norfolk Southern’s (NS) fleet at its Austell Intermodal Terminal in Georgia; and Union Pacific (UP) is named one of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style, Inc.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Dec. 23 announced that the 2024 CPKC Holiday Train program raised more than $1.75 million and collected more than 130,000 pounds of food for local food banks during its four-week journey across Canada and the U.S.
LA Metro marks two consecutive years of ridership growth. Also, Amtrak Downeaster celebrates 10 million riders; Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) Holiday Toy Drive collects more than 1,100 toys and $3,600 for Mission Food Hub families; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) meets a record-breaking workforce milestone; and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) awards a contract for the lease of five vacant regional rail stations.
The President-elect has expressed his intent to nominate David Armstrong Fink, former President of Pan Am Railways and the son of David Andrew Fink, who served as President of Guilford Transportation before it rebranded as Pan Am, to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), according to multiple news reports.
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) set a TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) record for November, moving 884,154 TEUs, up 20.9% from the same month last year and surpassing the previous record set
CN has announced that its new four-year tentative collective agreements with Unifor were formally ratified by employees on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.
RELAM, a portfolio company of Paceline Equity Partners, on Dec. 17 announced that it has acquired Falcon Equipment, Ltd. (Falcon), an equipment solutions and specialty truck company headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia.
The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Dec. 20 announced the ratification of a national collective bargaining agreement with the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO), which will cover NCFO-represented freight rail employees through Dec. 2029.
Rail industry supplier A. Stucki Company announced Dec. 20 that all of its subsidiaries and divisions will begin operating under the A. Stucki Company name, effective Jan. 1, 2025. “Our collective journey
Norfolk Southern (NS) names Michael Barr Vice President Investor Relations and Treasurer. Also, STV promotes Thomas Lentz to Vice President.