Todd Nuelle, Chief Commercial Officer, ARH (ARH Photograph)

ARH Taps Todd Nuelle as Chief Commercial Officer

Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) on July 29 reported appointing Todd Nuelle as Chief Commercial Officer, succeeding Eric Jakubowski, who will retire after more than a decade of service.

(GATX Photograph)

GATX’s Lyons: 2Q25 ‘Solid Operating Performance,’ Full-Year Earnings Estimate Up

“Our strong second-quarter results reflect solid operating performance across our global businesses,” GATX Corporation President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said in a second-quarter 2025 financial report. He pointed out that at

Erica Ray, AITX (left), and James Starace, Gateway Development Commission. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: AITX, GDC, Quandel Consultants

Railcar lessor American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) elevates Erica Ray to Senior Vice President, Leasing–East. Also, Gateway Development Commission (GDC) appoints James Starace as Chief of Program Delivery, and Hamed Nejad as Chief Engineer; and Amtrak veteran Ray Lang joins Quandel Consultants as Vice President of Business Development.

CP 7470, CPKC’s new ET44AC Tier 4, bears the logo of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), a distinguished Canadian armored regiment. (Screen Grab from CPKC video)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, UP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) pays tribute to Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) with special locomotive livery. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) UPVETS employee resource group raises funds for U.S. troops.

The Historic Pullman Foundation has announced its acquisition of GLEN AYR, a 1928 all-steel Pullman sleeping car, for eventual restoration and public display. (Image courtesy of HPF)

Historic Preservation Briefs: GLEN AYR; ‘America’s First Locomotive’

GLEN AYR, a 1928 all-steel Pullman sleeping car, has been donated to the Historic Pullman Foundation by Robert Menzies, Chairman and owner of Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway (ACWR), which earned Railway

“Our new Salt Lake City intermodal service is up and running!” BNSF reported via social media on July 24. (BNSF Photograph)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP

BNSF launches intermodal service between Salt Lake City, Utah, and California, and breaks more records at the Southern California ports. Also, Ed Dickens, Manager of Union Pacific’s (UP) Heritage Operations, discusses what it takes to prepare for Big Boy steam tours.

(Courtesy of Wabtec)

For Wabtec, ‘Another Strong Quarter’

Wabtec Corporation “delivered another strong quarter, highlighted by margin expansion and double-digit earnings per share growth,” President and CEO Rafael Santana said July 24 in a second-quarter 2025 financial report. He noted that

The KC Streetcar Main Street Southern Extension to the University of Missouri – Kansas City project is adding 3.5 miles and 15 new stops to the existing downtown streetcar route. (KC Streetcar Photograph)

Transit Briefs: KC Streetcar, LACMTA, MBTA

The Kansas City (KC) Streetcar’s 3.5-mile Main Street Southern Extension will launch this fall. Also, Section 1 of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) D Line Subway Extension Project is 98% complete; and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) honors 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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FRA Regulatory Roundup

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn the direct final rule concerning accident/incident investigations and published guidance on agency-funded railroad capital projects, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).

SC Ports’ Leatherman Rail Yard (above) will open in 2026. Located on a 118-acre site on the former Navy Base in North Charleston, it is slated to have a 1 million rail lift capacity. (Courtesy of SC Ports)

Intermodal Briefs: SC Ports, Port of Vancouver

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) wraps up Fiscal Year 2025 with steady container volumes and record rail moves. Also, auto terminal capacity expands at the Port of Vancouver in Canada.

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