Savage, the Utah-based global infrastructure and supply chain services company, is growing its intermodal rail terminal operations in Pocatello, Idaho, with the acquisition of the nearby Idaho Rail Shop business and property.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its summary of preliminary transportation occurrence statistics from 2023, showing accidents are below the five-year average for the four sectors. Incidents are down in 2023 for rail and marine, flat for pipeline, and up for air transportation.
CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 16 filed separate Notices of Dispute in their negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The notices ask the Federal Mediation and
Brookville Equipment Corporation earns ISO 9001:2015 standard compliance certification. Also, L.B. Foster Company rebrands and unveils a new global website.
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) readies for phase two completion of its “A Better Red” MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project. Also, Sound Transit announces the Link 2 Line launch date for service between South Bellevue and Redmond, Wash.; Utah Transit Authority’s (UTA) ReConnect program helps “keep people moving” during unplanned service interruptions; and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) renews the Transit app premium subscription for public transportation riders statewide.
Norfolk Southern (NS) on Feb. 15 formally signed an agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division
Sanimax USA LLC and Union Pacific (UP) on Feb. 12 told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) they have settled their dispute and jointly requested that Sanimax’s common carrier complaint be dismissed with prejudice and the proceeding be dropped. STB on Feb. 15 approved.
Trade moving through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rose in January as retailers stocked up ahead of the Lunar New Year, when east Asian factories typically close for up to two weeks.
Union Pacific (UP) will soon serve Chick-fil-A Supply at its Prime Pointe Industrial Park in South Dallas County, Tex. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is renewing and expanding its support of the American Heart Association.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on Feb. 14 reported exercising an option with Stadler for six additional zero-emission HFC (hydrogen fuel cell) FLIRT H2 trainsets, valued at $127 million. The $80 million base