Foundations of Rail Safety with Steve Ditmeyer – Part 1, PTC: RAIL GROUP ON AIR

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 Joins Cyclyx Consortium

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

Greenbrier ‘Better Together’ Strategy Accelerates

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

2024 Railroader of the Year: Tracy Robinson, CN

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

Tri-Rail Expanding to Downtown Miami

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) Tri-Rail shuttle trains will serve MiamiCentral Station beginning Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.

UP Beefs Up Border Patrol

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,

Business Development News: ALCIVIA; Ara Partners/USDCF

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.

For RBMN, Consecutive Record Years

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

Sheys Hangs His Own Shingle

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

USCPB Border Blockage Still Suffocating Railroads (Updated Dec. 22)

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,

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