Abitibi Trestle Bridge in the foreground of Abitibi Connex in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada (formerly Abitibi Paper Mill). (CNW Group/BMI Group)

Ontario Northland Supporting WAHA Redevelopment Project

Ontario Northland is upgrading 7 miles (11.5 kilometers) of rail spur to create a direct connection from Iroquois Falls to the Cochrane junction, where construction materials will be delivered north via rail

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TXNW Wraps Up Texas Interchange Improvement Project

Texas North Western Railway Company (TXNW), a subsidiary of TNW Corporation of Dallas, has completed an $8.2 million project to rebuild, reconfigure, and extend its rail interchange with BNSF in Etter, Tex.

“Shippers are tired of chasing data across systems, comparing inconsistent statuses, and relying on outdated estimates,” TransmetriQ Senior Product Manager Danny Dever said July 22. “With our seamless ocean and rail visibility solution you can track by vessel or container, spot delays in real time, and trust your ETA—with accuracy improvements of up to 75% compared to typical industry estimates.” (Image Courtesy of TransmetriQ)

TransmetriQ Launches ‘Ocean to Rail Visibility’ Tool

Railinc®’s Transmetriq brand on July 22 introduced an “Ocean to Rail Visibility” tool to help manage shipments of containerized goods between ocean vessels and North American railroads. “By integrating GPS-based vessel data,

Now in service on NYCT’s B Line: an RS11A/S trainset from Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. (Photograph at the Brighton Beach station; Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

Transit Briefs: NYCT, MDOT MTA

The first trainset of R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars to operate on the MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) B Line enters service. Also, Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) releases its inaugural customer experience action plan.

The Big Boy No. 4014 and Lincoln Locomotive No. 1616 appeared earlier this month in Wyoming and Colorado. (UP Photograph)

UP: Big Boy, Lincoln Locomotive Unite for Tour

Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Boy No. 4014 and Lincoln Locomotive No. 1616 last week rode the rails together for the first time as part of a limited excursion tour in Colorado and Wyoming.

(Logo Courtesy of the STB)

Railroad Cost of Capital Set at 10.68% for 2024

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the cost of capital for the railroad industry, which is calculated each year, was 10.68% for 2024.

(Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP

BNSF provides customers with an operational performance update. Also, Union Pacific (UP) delivers the first unit train to the new Graneleras Bartlett Monterrey Facility in Mexico.

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NJT Sets FY26 Ops Budget, Authorizes Capex Funding

The New Jersey Transit (NJT) Board of Directors on July 17 adopted the agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 operating budget of approximately $3.16 billion, plus the local program budget of nearly $80.5 million; it also authorized capital funding of approximately $1.7 billion for FY26.

Wabtec in 2019 celebrated the delivery of 1,000th Evolution Series Tier 4 locomotive to CN.(Wabtec Photograph of a CN Tier 4 locomotive at its Fort Worth, Tex., plant in July 2016.)

Watch: Wabtec’s Evolution Series Tier 4 Marks a Milestone

July marks the 10th anniversary of Wabtec Corporation’s Evolution Series Tier 4—one of the most modern diesel locomotives serving North America and the first freight locomotive to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 emission standards.

ITS Logistics U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index for July 2025. (Image Courtesy of ITS Logistics)

ITS Logistics Issues July US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index

Operations at most U.S. ports are running at normal levels, with exceptions for smaller ports facing strain from rising project freight imports, according to ITS Logistics’ recently released July forecast for its

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