In Part 1 of this two-part series on railroad safety and technology, Steven R. Ditmeyer discusses the fundamentals of signaling and train control and takes a deep dive into PTC (Positive Train
TrinityRail® has joined the Cyclyx Consortium of Cyclyx International as its first railcar manufacturer. “Cyclyx and TrinityRail are exploring innovative ways to utilize rail assets, enabling access to more plastic waste materials
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on Jan. 8 formally launched its new organizational structure supporting the company’s “Better Together” strategy unveiled at its April 2023 Investor Day. The new structure reorganizes its operating
Railway Age’s 2024 Railroader of the Year Award, the 61st annual, goes to an experienced and highly respected North American rail industry leader: CN President and Chief Executive Officer Tracy Robinson. Robinson
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) Tri-Rail shuttle trains will serve MiamiCentral Station beginning Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Union Pacific, which with Ferromex and BNSF suffered a severe service disruption in December when U.S. Customs and Border Protection unnecessarily closed the U.S./Mexico rail bridges at Eagle Pass and El Paso,
Agricultural and energy cooperative ALCIVIA constructs a new grain terminal in Wisconsin. Private equity and infrastructure firm Ara Partners acquires a majority interest in USD Clean Fuels LLC.
Class II Reading & Northern, Pennsylvania’s largest privately owned railroad and four-time Railway Age Regional of the Year, in 2023 posted double-digit growth in both its freight and passenger excursion operations for
After many years in practice at large law firms, Washington, D.C.-based attorney Kevin M. Sheys has launched his own firm, Rail Regulatory Law, specializing in railroad regulatory law and rail projects. Sheys
Dec. 22 marks five days since U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) halted Union Pacific, BNSF and Ferromex rail operations at the U.S/Mexico border crossings at El Paso and Eagle Pass. CPB,
