European freight railcar lessor Ermewa has deployed Load Status in Motion (LSiM) technology from Amsted Digital Solutions SAS across cars already equipped with Amsted Digital telematics. Ermewa has a fleet of 50,000
Keolis elevates John Killeen to CEO of Keolis Commuter Services (KCS). Also, Hotstart hires Santanu (Sean) Debnath as Chief Revenue Officer; Actelis Networks, Inc. (Actelis) taps Mark DeVol as Chief Revenue Officer Americas; REMPREX, Inc. names Gary Long as President and CEO; and Wilson Elser brings on Thomas (Ted) Dunlap as Of Counsel.
Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Wi-Tronix on Aug. 8 reported a new multi-year partnership with Tren Maya to bring advanced remote monitoring, AI-based analytics, and video intelligence to its locomotive fleet in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is seeking public input on the development of a 2025 State Rail Plan. The SRP—encompassing Class I’s/IIs/IIIs, Amtrak, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District and five tourist railroads—will outline freight and passenger rail planning activities that the department said will “achieve the state’s objective to provide a safe, efficient, and convenient transportation system” and guide future investment decisions. Feedback is due Sept. 10.
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on Aug. 7 reported receiving a “perfect score” in its 2025 Triennial Review by the Federal Transit Administration, which means the government agency found “no deficiencies in MTS’s management of FTA funds.”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are proposing “performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and for third-party services, including UAS Traffic Management (UTM), that support these operations.” Routine BVLOS operations “hold tremendous potential for railroads,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ian Jefferies said following the Aug. 6 release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Construction has wrapped up on a new intermodal terminal in Kansas City, Mo. Opened July 16, Union Pacific’s (UP) 31st terminal serves both domestic and international containerized shipments of grains, consumer goods,
Canada’s Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx award a C$1.4 billion contract for the Yonge North Subway Extension project in Toronto. Also, Amtrak adds a new track and platform at Washington Union Station; and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) releases reduced-service schedules and sets a deadline to avert cuts.
Total Grain Marketing FS (TGM) on Aug. 5 reported boosting efficiency at its CN-served Neoga, Ill., facility, with the recently added 40-car rail spur with loadout facility, 1.5 million bushels of new storage capacity, and two 1,000-bushel dump pits that will triple grain dumping capacity to 75,000 bushels per hour.
The co-sponsor count for H.R. 516, the Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Modernization bill to update “a successful, decades long public-private partnership,” has surpassed the symbolic 100 marker, the American Short Line and
