InnoTrans event offers discount for North American visitors

One of the world’s biggest rail industry events is offering special discounts to visitors from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

GREX receives ISO 9001:2015 certification

GREX, the track inspection and material handling specialist, announced that it is now ISO 9001:2015-certified, the latest version of the ISO 9001 quality management standard.

Union Pacific, BNSF: $25K signing bonuses to woo job seekers

It’s not just investment bankers and Wall Street traders who are getting big bonuses. Add newly-hired railroad workers to the list.

Union Pacific freight revenue gains in 1Q

Union Pacific Corporation reported 2018 net income in the first quarter of $1.3 billion, and a first-quarter record $1.68 per diluted share, compared to about $1.1 billion, or $1.32 per diluted share, in the same quarter a year ago.

Covoni to lead Progress Rail signal unit ECM

Progress Rail has appointed Paolo Covoni as managing director of ECM S.p.A., its recently-acquired international signaling company, effective immediately.

Grain shipments improved on weather, trade news

Grain shipments by rail led all commodity gainers on better weather and trade indicators, according to the latest weekly data.

Bailey of CSX wins AAR’s Chafee award for environmental excellence

Charles Bailey, Director of Design and Construction Engineering for CSX Transportation, has been awarded the 2017 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award by the Association of American Railroads.

Norfolk Southern tops marks in 1Q; Cowen affirms “outperform”

Intermodal traffic helped offset lower coal shipments and fuel record earnings at Norfolk Southern Corp.

Network issues, weather hit CN 1Q

CN plans to increase capital spending to increase capacity after delivering disappointing financial results in the first quarter.

Higginbotham heading transit and mobility for Cambridge Systematics

Cambridge Systematics announced that Herbert Higginbotham has joined the firm as head of its Transit and Shared Mobility Practice.

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