Employees at NS’s Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Penn., modernize a locomotive. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF

Norfolk Southern (NS) shares four ways to help reduce fuel consumption and how it’s driving economic development. Also, BNSF offers an operational performance update.

South Coast AQMD’s Rail Yards ISR will only become effective if the EPA approves it plus CARB’s associated rules on locomotives and drayage truck fleets. (Images Courtesy of South Coast AQMD)

South Coast AQMD Seeks Limits on Rail Yard Emissions

California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) Governing Board on Aug. 2 reported adopting the Freight Rail Yards Indirect Source Rule (Rail Yards ISR; Rule 2306), requiring owners or operators of

Dillon Steen (left) and Alexis Neal of Bohr Electronics. (Photographs Courtesy of Bohr Electronics)

Bohr Electronics Elevates Steen, Neal

In-cab electronics provider Bohr Electronics has promoted Dillon Steen and Alexis Neal. Steen takes on a new sales role: manager of the onboard data systems and software product line from Central Railway

(The Port of Virginia Photograph)

Port of Virginia Wraps FY24 With Cargo Volume Growth, Infrastructure Project Progress

The Port of Virginia reported closing 2024 with its best fiscal year volume since 2020, processing approximately 3.5 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. This

Hudson Asphalt Terminal located at BNSF’s Hudson, Colo.-based logistics center was designed and constructed by ECF Inc. of Columbia, Ill.; broke ground Oct. 1, 2023; and started unloading its first railcars last month. (BNSF Photograph)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN, UP

Hudson Asphalt Terminal accepts the first railcars at its facility located at BNSF’s Hudson, Colo.-based logistics center. Also, CN earns the LyondellBasell 2023 GoalZERO Award for excellence in transportation safety; and Union Pacific (UP) unveils a new mural illustrating the railroad’s storied past, present and future.

(Logo Courtesy of STB)

STB: RETAC Nominations Welcome

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations for candidates to fill five vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC).

Aerial view of derailment site. (Foster County Emergency Management Photograph, Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on CPKC’s July 5 Hazmat Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 5, 2024, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailment and subsequent hazardous material (hazmat) release and fire near Bordulac, N. Dak.,

(Courtesy of Railway Age)

Now On Line: Railway Age’s August 2024 Digital Edition

The August 2024 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, with deep dives into track inspection at Union Pacific and locomotive health at BNSF, and how railroads are working to combat winter’s onslaught.

Washington Metropolitan Safety Commission has issued an audit of WMATA’s Metrorail Roadway Worker Protection Program that includes 13 finding the transit agency must address. (WMSC Photograph).

Transit Briefs: WMATA, RTA of Middle Tennessee, CTA, Denver RTD, NCTD, OC Transpo

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will respond to 13 findings following a safety audit of its Metrorail Roadway Worker Protection Program. Also, improvements are proposed for Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee’s (RTA) WeGo Star commuter rail service; Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) updates its All Stations Accessibility Program, which has doubled in cost; Denver, Colo., Regional Transit District (RTD) makes permanent its Zero Fare for Youth program; Train and Engine Service employees for North County Transit District’s (NCTD) COASTER commuter rail in California will unionize; and Michael Morgan is stepping down from his top rail construction post at OC Transpo, Ottawa, Ontario’s public transportation agency.

“At our Investor Day in June, we highlighted the strength of our platform, and our second quarter results display significant progress toward our financial targets,” Trinity Industries President and CEO Jean Savage reported Aug. 1. (Atlanta’s Event Photographers)

Trinity’s Savage: 2Q24 Results Show ‘Significant Progress Toward Financial Targets’

“We are encouraged by our second-quarter results and believe they demonstrate the momentum of our operating platform,” Jean Savage, President and CEO of Trinity Industries, said during an Aug. 1 financial report. She added that the railcar manufacturer and lessor is “once again” raising its full-year guidance, “which implies continued strength in operating margins through the balance of 2024.”

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