BLET Ratifies ‘Quality of Life Agreement’ with BNSF

A majority of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Divisions have ratified a systemwide agreement with BNSF that improves work-life balance for approximately 8,000 railroaders, four union General Chairmen reported Oct.

(Photograph Courtesy of BNSF, via LinkedIn)

AAR: Rail Traffic Remains ‘Uncertain’

“Rail traffic, although improving, remains in uncertain territory along with the economy,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice President John T. Gray reported Oct. 4. While intermodal had “the best volume month of the year in September,” he said, “a sustained boost across rail categories will require stronger overall industrial growth.”

​View of the Walbridge (Ohio) Yard accident scene. (Source: CSX)​

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on CSX Carman Fatality in Ohio

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Sept. 17, 2023, accident involving a CSX carman, who was struck and killed by a

At Railway Interchange 2023, Jack Isselmann, SVP External Affairs at The Greenbrier Companies, and Doretha Smith, Diversity Programming Leader at Norfolk Southern (right) discussed the challenges and opportunities of running a supplier diversity program. Debbie Taylor of Edna A. Rice Executive Recruiters moderated the session.

Taking an ‘Inclusive Approach’ to Procurement

The Greenbrier Companies’ Jack Isselmann and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Doretha Smith shared the benefits of having a diverse supplier base on Day 2 of the 2023 Railway Interchange conference, which is being

(Hitachi Rail Photograph)

Hitachi Rail Unveils New Digital Product Suite

Hitachi Rail is launching several new automation and digitalization “innovations” and product improvements for freight and passenger railroads at Railway Interchange 2023, which is being held Oct. 1-4 in Indianapolis.

G&W Selects Railhead for Additional Video Systems

Burr Ridge, Ill.-based Railhead Corporation will supply another 62 onboard locomotive video systems to Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) by the end of this year, bringing the total number installed to 268. G&W

STB to AAR on Reciprocal Switching: 15 More Days to Comment

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has partially granted the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) request to extend the comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued Sept. 7, 2023 in Docket

Now On Line: Railway Age October 2023 Digital Edition

Railway Age’s October 2023 issue is now available digitally, covering the Long Island Rail Road’s 190th year of New York service and presenting the 2024 Railroad Financial Desk Book.

Coby Bullard, Senior Vice-President Sales and Marketing–Merchandise, ECP, Transload and Business Development was the kick-off speaker at Railway Interchange.

CPKC’s Coby Bullard Headlines Railway Interchange

Railway Interchange kicked off Oct. 2 with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Senior Vice President Coby Bullard covering his railroad’s April 14, 2023, merger to form North America’s first and only transnational,

(Norfolk Southern Photograph)

For NS, Another Tech Outage Pauses Operations

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) data center on Sept. 29 experienced a technology outage that impacted the dispatching system, train movements, and functionality of the terminal operating system. Operations were halted, NS reported, “until the issue was safely and successfully resolved” at 1:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 30.

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