Commentary

‘Very Left-of-Center’ RDP Targets Oberman for STB Chairmanship Ouster

The Revolving Door Project (RDP), which describes itself as an organization that “scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench

Nearshoring in Mexico: A Lifetime Opportunity

Nearshoring, in which manufacturing is relocating from Asia—mostly China—to North America—mostly Mexico—is one of the key drivers behind creation of CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City), the first and only transnational, single-line railroad

Shaw Keynoting Rail Insights 2023

Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw anchors Railway Age’s ninth annual Rail Insights Conference, presented virtually on June 22. Arguably the most publicly visible Class I CEO in North America, Alan

Verster to CTS: “Another Unacceptable Delay Tactic”

Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS), the consortium of  ACS-Dragados, Aecon, EllisDon and SNC-Lavalin building Toronto’s much-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, is purposely engaging in tactics based on “looking for new ways to make financial claims,” according to

FRA Releases WUS Expansion SDEIS

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on May 12 released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Washington Union Station (WUS) Expansion Project as well as a Draft Section 106 National

BNSF Ramps Up Port of Houston Service

BNSF is expanding its network of intermodal lane offerings with new service options from the Barbours Cut Container Terminal at the Port of Houston as part of its “continued commitment to adjusting

CSX Pays Tribute to Predecessor B&O

CSX employees at the Waycross Locomotive Shop are painting several road units into adaptations of predecessor railroads. The first heritage design, applied to a Wabtec ES44AH honors the Baltimore & Ohio, chartered

Metro-North Retro Wrap Marks 40th

MTA Metro-North Railroad is rebranding up to five locomotives in a Heritage Series livery to mark the regional/commuter railroad’s 40 years of service. Craft workers at Metro-North’s Plains Maintenance of Equipment Repair Facility applied

Commentary

Riding the Rails with Joe Hinrichs

During the past 31 years at Railway Age, I’ve done several executive train trips, ranging from the CPKC (then KCSM) Nuevo Laredo-Mexico City main to Amtrak’s 10001 between Albany and Chicago to

Rail Insights 2023: CPKC, In Depth

Railway Age’s ninth annual Rail Insights Conference, presented virtually on June 22, will feature discussions with two top executives at newly created Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), North America’s first and only

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