The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has granted authority for Watco Holdings, Inc. to acquire control of the 379.2-mile Class III Great Lakes Central Railroad, Inc., subject to certain conditions. The acquisition will
Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s “Pulse of the Continent” film about the historic, nearly 10,000 mile, three-nation journey of 2816, The Empress, on the Final Spike Steam Tour, is set to premiere Sept. 20
Patrick Preusser on Sept. 2 will join Denver (Colo.) Regional Transportation District (RTD) as Chief Operations Officer.
Jacksonville, Fla. -based Patriot Rail Company refreshes its brand with a new logo reflecting a “recent transition from growth partner to growth generator.” Also, Delaware legislators tour Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR), celebrating a $18.8 million CRISI grant for infrastructure upgrades.
North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 34 weeks of 2025 (ending Aug. 23) was up 2.7% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
Green Eagle Railroad’s (GER) proposal to construct and operate an approximately 1.335-mile rail line in Maverick County, Tex., “is not needed to meet existing or future demand for transportation, would be less
Jaguar on Aug. 27 began running the Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) and Central Washington Railroad (CWAR), following its approved acquisition of the Class IIIs by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). CBRW and
The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Aug. 26 reported reaching a tentative national agreement with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS).
CN boosts business at its Flat Rock, Mich., transload facility. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) provides an update on its first -and last-mile intermodal drayage service app, and hosts its second-annual Labor Summit; and Union Pacific (UP) adds 15 new industrial development sites to its network.
Railcar pooling company TTX has signed on with RailPulse, the coalition established in late 2020 “to advance the use of GPS and sensor technology on railcars; deliver near real-time data through a
