Marybeth Luczak, Author at Railway Age

October 31, 2024
Safety

OLI Awards Seven Safety Education Grants

Seven transit agencies have been selected to receive Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) grants that will help them promote public awareness and safety education.

CSX’s 20th Heritage Locomotive celebrating the Clinchfield Railroad. (CSX Photograph)

October 31, 2024
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CSX Launches 20th Heritage Unit, Awards Alabama Property ‘Select Site’ Status (UPDATED 11/1)

CSX on Oct. 30 reported rolling out its 20th heritage locomotive that celebrates the Clinchfield Railroad and designating RailPort Logistics Mobile in Alabama as a Platinum CSX Select Site.

The Madera High-Speed Rail Station Project involves designing and constructing the Madera Station in California through improvements at the relocated Madera Amtrak Station location. These include new platforms, trackwork, an overhead contact system, a bus depot, expanded auto parking, an access roadway network, a multi-use path, and a station building. (Image Courtesy of USDOT)

October 31, 2024
Regulatory

Madera High-Speed Rail Station Project Lands $54.5MM Grant

The San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on Oct. 30 reported securing $54.5 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Mega (National Infrastructure Project Assistance)

New York MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Oct. 29 announced an RFP for the design phase of the proposed Interborough Express (IBX) near the future site of the Jackson Heights terminal at 71st St. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

October 30, 2024
Passenger

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, Metra, CapMetro

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases an RFP (Request for Proposals) to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the $5.5 billion Interborough Express (IBX) project. Also, Metra reopens the 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Station in Harvey, Ill., after a two-plus year rebuild; and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) plans a double-tracking project in East Austin, Tex.

October 30, 2024
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AAR: Carloads, Intermodal Up in Week 43

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 26, 2024 (Week 43) came in at 519,415 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2% from the same week last year, based on 228,829 carloads—up

CSX double-stack service launches at the Port of Baltimore, Md. (Screen Grab from CSX Video)

October 30, 2024
Intermodal

CSX: Bringing Double-Stack Service to the Port of Baltimore

CSX double-stack service to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore launched Oct. 28 as part of the $500 million Howard Street Tunnel Project. The project is improving clearance at

FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Anacostia Rail Holdings executives, and ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach officials on May 4, 2023, gathered to celebrate PHL’s latest group of locomotive engineer graduates to serve the San Pedro Port complex. They stand in front of Progress Rail’s zero-emission EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotive. Since this photograph was taken, PHL has been operating the locomotive for one year. (Photograph Courtesy of The Wolcott Group)

October 30, 2024
Locomotives

PHL Advances Zero-Emission Operations, Receives ASLRRA Safety Awards

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), has received partial funding for five new Progress Rail battery-electric locomotives and two battery chargers through the Federal Railroad Administration’s

“A sincere thank you to these 17 companies that are working with us at BNSF to prioritize the importance of operating toward a more sustainable future,” BNSF Executive Vice President and CMO Tom Williams said. (BNSF Photograph)

October 30, 2024
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17 Shippers Earn BNSF Sustainability Awards

BNSF is honoring 17 companies with sustainability awards in recognition of their “significant achievement in one of several categories, including: investments in sustainable infrastructure, supply chain efficiencies, sustainable technology implementation, sustainability leadership

Figure 1. Accident scene: CSX’s Walbridge Yard lead track in Walbridge, Ohio. (CSX Image Courtesy of NTSB)

October 30, 2024
Safety

NTSB Determines Probable Cause for September 2023 CSX Employee Fatality

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Oct. 29 released the final report for its investigation of the Sept. 17, 2023, accident involving a CSX mechanical department employee who was struck and killed by a

CIAC recently presented Responsible Care Awards to 12 companies, including GATX Corp. Pictured, left to right: Kara Edwards (CIAC), Tyler Yates (GATX), Jeff Nee (GATX), Alicia Pope (Inter Pipeline), Alicia Chapman (Inter Pipeline), Mike Bélanger, Emily Fattore (ERCO Worldwide), Ron Koniuch (CCC Sulphur Products), Dr. Ronda Gras (Dow Canada), Diego Ordonez (Dow Canada), James Brown (Dow Canada), and Bob Masterson. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of CIAC)

October 29, 2024
Safety

GATX Earns CIAC Responsible Care® Award

The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) earlier this month presented GATX Corporation and eight other organizations and individuals with Responsible Care Awards for 2023. The CIAC’s Responsible Care Program has been

Author: Marybeth Luczak