Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. (Trigon) on Nov. 10 announced plans to redevelop a portion of its existing coal facilities at the CN-served Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia for Canadian LPG (liquified petroleum gas) exports.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing revisions to its regulations addressing preemption of state and local regulation of locomotives and engines used in locomotives.
BNSF and Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC (NTEC) have reached a settlement agreement to resolve their common carrier dispute, the companies told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in a Nov. 9 filing.
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) releases its latest performance report. Also, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is launching a Youth Transit Council; holiday express trains are returning for the fifth year to Southern California’s Metrolink; and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line station.
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) presented President’s Safety Awards to members at its Central and Pacific Region Meeting, held Sept. 26-28 in Long Beach, Calif., and at its Eastern and Southern Region Meeting, held Nov. 7-9 in Lexington, Ky.
BNSF is recognizing 10 shippers with awards for sustainability achievements in 2023.
The number of police incidents impacting San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) service is declining. Also, rail planning and operations software has been selected for Metrolinx’s GO Rail Expansion–On-Corridor Works program; and Southern California’s Metrolink schedules a temporary service outage to complete a three-year modernization project.
The City of Edmonton, Alberta’s, long-awaited 8.1-mile Valley Line Southeast LRT opened Nov. 4. Connecting the Mill Woods neighborhood to the heart of downtown, it includes 11 street-level stops; an elevated station with a
The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) comment period closed Nov. 7 for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) it issued this fall in Docket No. EP 711 (Sub-No. 2), Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service.
Union Pacific’s (UP) articulated 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014—one of the largest and perhaps most famous steam locomotives ever built—is readying for the Four Corners 2024 tour. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) is honored as one of the top 25 Veteran Employers by Military.com.
