Intramotev, a technology start-up building autonomous zero-emissions railcars and locomotives, in June 2023 finalized an agreement to provide Iron Senergy with three ReVolt battery-electric (BE) retrofitted hopper cars for use on its 17-mile private
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) has launched a new service that provides flagging, safety and protection services on its 317-mile rail corridor. These services allow for qualified Roadway Worker-in-Charge (RWIC) and
The Federal Railroad Administration on April 2 issued a final rule, 49 CFR Part 218 [Docket No. FRA-2021-0032, Notice No. 5], RIN 2130-AC88, Train Crew Size Safety Requirements “establishing minimum safety requirements
In separate rulings, the Surface Transportation Board denied Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s petition seeking reconsideration of the Board’s prior decision to classify CN’s acquisition of Iowa Northern a “minor transaction”; and extended
At the Toronto Region Board of Trade (TRBT) 9th Annual Transportation Symposium, “Train Daddy” (as he was nicknamed in New York City) Andy Byford, among the most recognizable figures in global passenger
The tragic early morning collapse of the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans the Patapsco River, following a bridge strike by a container ship weighing 95,000 gross tons, has brought the
The National Transportation Safety Board on March 26 issued a Preliminary Report on its investigation of the March 2, 2024 collision and derailment of three Norfolk Southern trains on NS’s Allentown Road
Citing a “looming supply chain crisis amid a dwindling number of active boxcars in the U.S.,” the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) seeking
CAD Railway Industries Ltd. (CadRI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sojitz Group, has signed a 23-year rail fleet maintenance, repair, and overhaul agreement with ONxpress Operations Inc. (OOI), the operations and maintenance
Ottowa’s public transportation agency OC Transpo withheld C$15.1 million in payments to Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) in 2023 due to maintenance problems and extended shutdowns on the troubled-plagued Confederation Line, according to
