For the first 19 weeks of 2025 (ending May 10), North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.5% from the same period last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report. Both the United States and Canada saw gains, but Mexico experienced a loss.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has fully obligated $157,126,494 from the FRA CRISI grant program for the final segment of the Springfield (Ill.) Rail Improvements Project, allowing construction to move forward.
Dallas, Tex.-based TNW Corporation has hired Micah Powell as Director of Sales, overseeing the revenue department, customer relationships, and the long-term growth of its three short lines (TXR, TXGN, and TXNW) and
Unifor’s VIA Rail Canada master bargaining committees are preparing to conduct strike votes. Also, how one San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) station supports a city’s ecosystem of businesses, residents, and tourists.
Alstom boosts sustainability with photovoltaic panels at its Sahagún plant in Mexico. Also, a Hitachi Rail-commissioned survey of 11,000 people in North America and Europe finds almost half expect to increase long-distance train travel in next five years.
Railcar lessor American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) appoints Folu Adepitan as Vice President of Leasing, South. Also, Daphne Cross assumes the role of Chief Economic Development and Civil Rights Officer at Seattle’s Sound Transit; and Paula Dowell of HNTB Corporation transitions to National Integrated Planning Services Practice Leader.
BNSF provides an intermodal network update. Also, CN earns a Supplier Partner of the Year award from Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited and uses immersive virtual reality to bring railway careers to life; and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Ed Elkins champions the message, “Moving Business Forward,” at the North American Rail Shippers Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Specialty and conventional crop nutrient company V6 Agronomy will establish an eastern Ontario, Canada, import hub at the CN-served Port of Johnstown on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The organizations have entered into
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 12 reported the appointment of three senior advisors to Chairman Patrick J. Fuchs “to help drive reforms.”
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) on May 12 reported that its Build Ready Sites Program for rail-served industrial development will now have two application rounds in a single year, with up