Commentary

Hinrichs to Cramer: ‘Wait Until You See What We Do Over the Next Couple of Years!

CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs, Railway Age’s 2025 Railroader of the Year, appeared on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on Aug. 27. He and host Jim Cramer talked about the rail industry’s current

Report: Primus Latest Victim in POTUS 47 Firing Spree

POTUS 47 on Aug. 27 fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 28, noting that the STB is “the railroad regulator weighing the proposed megamerger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.” “Primus,

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CPKC: Further Consolidation ‘Not Necessary’

Following weeks of feverish analysis and speculation, most of it second- and third-guessing, after Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally announced their betrothal, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has declared it “is

LSRC Debuts Pere Marquette Heritage Locomotive

Michigan-based Class II Lake State Railway Company (LSRC), Railway Age’s 2021 Regional of the Year and 2018 Short Line of the Year, has rolled out a locomotive in a heritage scheme inspired

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Ancora Drops Rusty Anchor at CSX

Same vecchie stronzate stanche, different railroad. This time, it’s CSX. In my humble opinion, it’s non funzionerà, because we’ve seen these tactics before, at Norfolk Southern: Circle the target, buy a bunch

Pop-Up Metro Spotlighted at 2025 Light Rail Conference

This year, Railway Age and RT&S are pleased to venture to Pittsburgh on Oct. 1-2 for the much-anticipated 2025 Light Rail Conference, featuring a packed lineup of LRT professionals who are significantly

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Amtrak Acela ‘NextGen’—Finally! (Updated)

The first five of Amtrak’s long-awaited, Alstom-built higher-speed trainset, the “NextGen Acela” (but also called “Acela II,” “America’s high-speed train,” and “Avelia Liberty” by the builder), are set to debut on the

FTA Looks to Jettison CIG Carbon Calculation

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has proposed updated guidelines to remove what it claims is the “overly complex social cost of carbon calculation” as part of the rating criteria for transit grants

Justin Broyles (Courtesy of R.J. Corman)

R. J. Corman Railroad Group: Broyles Confirmed President and CEO

R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC Executive Vice President Commercial Affairs Justin Broyles was named President and CEO after serving in an interim capacity since replacing Ed Quinn, who resigned June 4. Broyles,

Chapman, Chambers Propose Passenger Rail ‘Meaningful Reform’

“Competition Will Put Passenger Rail on the Right Track,” a new Discovery Institute report, “outlines a bold vision for restoring American passenger rail through competition, private sector innovation and targeted infrastructure investment.”

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