Mexico: CIIT Nears Test Operations (Updated)

The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT, for Corredor Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec), expected to undergo a “supervised test run” on Sept. 17, received a recent visit from Mexico President Andrés

FRA to Congress: Visual Track Inspections Still Necessary, for Now

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has submitted to Congress “Automated Track Inspection Technologies,” a report (download below) required under the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Sent to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the

Commentary

Welcome to Amtrak Study Hall (UPDATED Aug. 14 with Additional Commentary)

The Federal Railroad Administration’s Congressionally mandated Long-Distance Service Study, launched in late October 2022, is roughly 50% complete. An interim, 120-page report (download below) was recently posted to the study’s website. It

National Steel Car Strike Over

All 1,475 workers at National Steel Car, Hamilton, Ont. who belong to Local 7135 of the United Steelworkers Union (USW) have returned to work following a strike that lasted 41 days. Workers ratified

John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Canadian Pacific Kansas City – RAIL GROUP ON AIR

John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, provides an in-depth, up close and personal look at North America’s first and only transnational railway in a

Watch: NS 47th Street Intermodal Facility High Frequency Plan

In June 2022, Norfolk Southern rolled out the most recent iteration of its Thoroughbred Operating Plan (TOP) called TOP|SPG (Service, Productivity and Growth). One objective was increasing throughput at the railroad’s intermodal

Sophisticated Simplicity

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: The Amsted Digital Solutions Bogie IQ™ takes onboard health monitoring to a new level.

FRA: NS Safety Culture at ‘Involving Level of Maturity‘

The Federal Railroad Administration on Aug. 9 issued its Norfolk Southern Safety Culture Assessment Report, undertaken in early March as a 60-day supplemental assessment following the East Palestine derailment and other safety

For NS, DOL-OSHA, BMWED, ‘Collaborative Safety and Health Efforts’

Norfolk Southern has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL-OSHA) and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED)

NCDOT Extends BeRailSafe to CTE Instructors

BeRailSafe, the North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division (NCDOT) railroad safety education and outreach unit, is working with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to offer a new “train-the-trainer” program

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