CN on PAR with Aboriginals
CN has been recognized as a Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Committed company by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) in recognition of its enhanced partnerships with Aboriginal communities.
Author: William C. Vantuono
KCS dedicates intermodal terminal to Starling
David L. Starling, who recently retired as President and CEO of Kansas City Southern, now has an intermodal terminal named after him.
Werner hosts Veterans Day ceremonies with distinction
Intermodal transportation company Werner Enterprises honored military veterans at locations nationwide with Veterans Day ceremonies at its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and its Phoenix, Arizona, and Fontana, California, terminals.
Cubs’, and CTA’s, celebrations continue
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced November 11 that it set a new record of 1.1 million rides on its rail system for the Cubs World Series parade and rally on Friday, Nov. 5. Total system ridership across bus and rail surpassed 1.9 million rides that day, making it the second highest ridership day on record.
Commentary
On The Record With Matt Rose at Energy By Rail
BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose talks about the future of coal transportation, crude oil by rail, infrastructure investment, the regulatory environment and other topics of importance to the industry with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono at the Energy By Rail Conference, held Oct. 27-28, 2016, in Arlington, Va.
Four proposals received for LIRR at Penn Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) announced that it has received four design proposals from qualified engineering firms for the modernization of the LIRR’s level in Penn Station as part of plans to transform Penn Station and the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a transportation hub.
CP seeks changes to maximum work hours
Canadian Pacific has provided notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) that it will be seeking changes by Transport Canada that would reduce by a third the maximum permissible hours that its Canadian-based running trades employees can spend at the controls of a train.
CSX looks beyond 4Q
CSX Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn updated investors and analysts on Nov. 9 at Baird’s 2016 Industrial Conference in Chicago regarding the company’s expectations for fourth quarter and full-year performance as well as progress on the company’s long-term strategy:
ASLRRA issues post-election statement
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) issued the following statement regarding the 2016 election results:
AAR: U.S. weekly rail traffic increases for first time in months
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on November 9 that U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 5, 2016 was 543,377 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.7% compared with the same week last year.