Founded in 2001 by Marc and Joe Walraven, Eagle provides customers in the chemical, agriculture, energy and industrial manufacturing sectors, inspection, repair and maintenance services across 13 locations nationwide. (Eagle Photograph, Courtesy of EQT)

EQT to Take Eagle Under its Wing

Global investment organization EQT on April 1 reported that the EQT Infrastructure VI fund (EQT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eastland, Tex.-based Eagle Railcar Services (Eagle), which offers 13

STV’s Paul Bobby (left) and Ports of Indiana’s Doug Caylor. (Photographs courtesy of their respective organizations)

People News: STV, Ports of Indiana

STV elevates Paul Bobby to Illinois Area Manager. Also, Doug Caylor joins the Ports of Indiana as Business Development Director.

Brightline riders this spring and summer can receive a 20% discount on passenger rail tickets and a $100 food and beverage credit at Loews Miami Beach and Loews Coral Gables when booking a two-night stay. (Brightline Photograph)

Transit Briefs: Brightline, CTA, PANY/NJ

Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, teams with Loews Hotels. Also, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) marks the start of accessibility improvement work at Austin Green Line station; and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY/NJ) renews an operations and maintenance services contract for JFK International Airport’s AirTrain in New York City.

As a result of the collision of two CPKC trains on Feb. 16, 2024, the four head-end locomotives on train 805 derailed (locomotives CP 8910, CP 8775, CP 8014, and CP 8776), one of which (CP 8775) caught fire. About 17,500 liters of diesel fuel leaked from the derailed locomotives. On train 301, four cars derailed, one of which (CP 650381) caught fire, and about 400 tons of grain spilled from the train. This schematic of the occurrence site shows the derailed rolling stock after the collision, including the derailed locomotives and their order in the train consist (Caption information and image courtesy of TSB)

TSB Releases Final Report on 2024 CPKC Collision

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) on March 31 again called for additional backup safety defenses—“i.e., physical fail-safe train controls”—in signaled territory, following its investigation of the 2024 main-track collision of two Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) trains near Greely, British Columbia.

(Logos courtesy of the respective transit agencies.)

Transit Briefs: MBTA, SEPTA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) upgrades its fourth Commuter Rail station this year for accessibility. Also, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Board approves a transit-oriented development project in Conshohocken, Pa.

(Photograph Courtesy of NRLC)

NCCC, IAM Reach Tentative National Agreement

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on March 31 reported reaching a tentative national agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), covering approximately 4,900 freight rail members.

(Courtesy of Norfolk Southern)

NS Launches Emissions Reduction Program

Norfolk Southern (NS), in collaboration with 123Carbon, has introduced the RailGreen program to help its customers reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments. “Shipping by rail versus truck reduces emissions 75% on

(Image Courtesy of Patriot Rail)

Small-Road Briefs: Patriot Rail, G&W

Patriot Rail earns a 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces award. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) marks 40 years of service.

(Photograph Courtesy of CSX and President and CEO Joe Hinrichs, via social media)

CSX: IR’s ‘Best in Industrial’ Honoree

CSX has been recognized for “excellence in investor relations” within the industrial sector at the IR Impact Awards–U.S.

CPKC’s Fuel Center of Excellence team (shown here with President and CEO Keith Creel, third from left) earned the railroad’s 2025 CEO Award for Excellence in the Cost Control category. (Screen Grab from CPKC video.)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX/B&O Railroad Museum

Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Fuel Center of Excellence team is recognized for improving fuel efficiency and driving down costs and emissions. Also, Benjamin H. Griswold, IV joins CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs as capital campaign Co-Chair for the B&O Railroad Museum.

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