Commentary

Don’t Overlook Truck Size and Weight (Updated May 24)

Just when you thought the halls of Capitol Hill couldn’t get any stickier, with misguided, unnecessary safety legislation rising out of the muck, here comes the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee with

WCTL Seeks Revenue Adequacy Remedy (Updated May 23 with AAR Rebuttal)

The Western Coal Traffic League (WCTL) has filed for a writ of mandamus with the D.C. Circuit Court for the Surface Transportation Board to take administrative action in Docket No. EP 722, Railroad

GDC Shortlists Three Hudson Tunnel Project Teams

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) on May 22 named a shortlist of qualified teams who will receive an invitation to submit a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) to

NS, 12 Unions Issue Joint Safety Letter

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan H. Shaw and leaders of 12 of the Class I’s labor unions sent a joint letter May 23 “underscoring their shared goal of partnering together to drive continuous

NS Extends OAR to Alabama

Norfolk Southern’s OAR (Operation Awareness & Response) program was launched in 2015 “to educate the public about the economic importance of the safe movement of hazardous materials by rail, connect emergency first

TTX has begun installing Nexxiot GPS devices on its new-build TBOX high-capacity boxcar fleet. The company expects as many as 1,700 boxcars to be equipped in 2023, and will also be equipping several hundred multi-level autoracks (pictured).

Telematics: Tell-All Tracking

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2023 ISSUE: Experts say the global rail market could exceed $13 billion in 10 years.

Commentary

Steel Wheels, Detroit Iron, Enhanced Competition

FROM THE EDITOR, MAY 2023 RAILWAY AGE: Keith Creel hit the spike on the head when he said Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will not only preserve competition (the STB’s litmus test),

CN on Grain: Government Doesn’t Know How to Bake

While stressing that “there are tremendous opportunities to grow Canada’s grain supply chain” as it “invests in its network and increases supply chain performance through collaboration with customers and a fact-based approach

New From Dairyland: Overwatch™ HEFPD

Railroads often share their rights-of-way with overhead power transmission or distribution systems, which can make wayside C&S and other electrical equipment (track circuits, signals, crossing warning systems) susceptible to damage from high-energy,

NCDOT Awards $2.1MM in FRRCSI Grants

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded five Class II railroads in the state $2.1 million in matching grant funds through the Freight Rail & Rail Crossing Safety Improvement (FRRCSI) Program

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