The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has for the second time found that CN-subsidiary Wisconsin Central, Ltd.’s proposal “to unilaterally designate” the Belt Railway of Chicago’s (BRC) Clearing Yard as the location where it will receive traffic in interchange from Canadian Pacific Kansas City-subsidiary Soo Line Railroad Company “is not consistent with the reasonableness requirement of 49 U.S.C. § 10742.”
Irwin Car and Equipment is boosting its portfolio with the acquisition of S&K Steel Products, a Madison Heights, Mich.-based manufacturer of rail accessories and hardware.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is planning to include $282.8 million in new state funding for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and other transit agencies. Also, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) advances Project Connect light rail in Austin, Tex.; Phoenix Valley Metro launches the Northwest Extension Phase II project; New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announces the first round of subway station renovations for 2024; and Amtrak kicks off Art at Amtrak’s third year with the latest installation at New York Penn Station.
Kenny Rocker, Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, provides a status report on operations, including the new Phoenix Intermodal Facility. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) celebrates railroader John Visocchi’s 50 years of service; and Norfolk Southern (NS) shares a “new look” for locomotive No. 4759.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on Jan. 26 reported securing a retention agreement, including up to $18,000 in bonus payments, for its approximately 200 members working at Anacostia Rail Holdings’ Pacific Harbor Line (PHL).
Three weeks after two MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) trains collided north of Manhattan’s 96th Street Station, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is distributing $4.9 billion to 37 nationwide projects through the FY 2023-24 Mega (National Infrastructure Project Assistance) and INFRA (Infrastructure for Rebuilding America) grant programs. Twelve rail-related projects will receive a total of $1.6 billion; the Pier B project at the Port of Long Beach and the Louisiana International Terminal project at the Port of New Orleans are among the winners.
The U.S. Senate confirms the nominations for three Amtrak Board members. Also, New Jersey Transit plans a systemwide fare increase, the first since 2015; and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) proposes replacing late-night MAX light rail with buses and streamlining MAX stations in downtown Portland to speed service.
CSX issued its fourth-quarter 2023 earnings after Wall Street’s closing bell on Jan. 24, reporting lower revenue as the effects of volume growth and “favorable merchandise pricing were more than offset by
Norfolk Southern (NS) reports doubling its community impact in 2023; boosting productivity at its Toledo (Ohio) Terminal; partnering with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS); and reaching the restoration phase in East Palestine,