CPKC Dedicates ‘Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge’ (Updated Feb. 7)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in a Feb. 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicated the Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge, the new second span crossing the Rio Grande linking Laredo, Tex., with Nuevo Laredo,

RailTEC/UIUC’s Chris Barkan Explores Long-Train Safety at NGFR 2025

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference will feature Christopher P.L. Barkan, Ph.D., Executive Director, RailTEC and The National University Rail Center of Excellence, University of Illinois at

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Proven Recipes for Project Managers

BOOK REVIEW: Managing Major Railway Projects. By Alfred E. Fazio,. P.E., and Anthony Fazio, P.E. Simmons-Boardman Books, 2024. (800) 228-9670. 200 pp. $79.95 (softcover); $89.95 (hardcover). Al Fazio, a colleague and friend

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Diversity, a Railroad Industry Cornerstone 

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Take a close look at the faces of this year’s 25 Under 40 honorees. What do you see? Diversity! Since this award’s 2016 inception,

POTUS 47 Tariffs: Trade War Hangs in the Balance (Updated Feb. 3, 7:45 PM EST)

A crippling trade war with global repercussions involving the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) nations prompted by POTUS 47’s attempt to impose steep tariffs as of 12:01 AM Feb. 4 on imports from

STB Green-Lights CN IANR Acquisition (Updated Feb. 3)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Jan. 14 approved, with conditions, CN’s acquisition of Class III Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR), as well as related notices of exemption for trackage rights. There

CSX Tech Innovation Spotlighted at Next-Gen Freight Rail Conference

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference will feature CSX Head of Innovation Bill Jacobs and Director of Innovation Dave Mauger in a joint presentation about how the

SECDOT Day One Orders Rescind POTUS 46 Policies

Newly confirmed U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Jan. 29 (his first full day on the job) issued three Orders the agency said in a press release are in keeping with POTUS

Wabtec: $248MM WCS ES43ACmi Order

Wabtec has landed $248 million order for Evolution Series ES43ACmi locomotives and services from Baowu & Winning joint venture Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) for rail operations on a high-grade iron ore project

CSX RIT Program Gets New ‘Power’

Training locomotive CSXT 911343 is the latest addition to CSX’s Responder Incident Training (RIT) program. It’s described as “a specialized unit designed to simulate real-world scenarios, offering first responders hands-on experience to

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