Canada Launches HFR RFQ
The Canadian Government has issued an RFQ (Request for Qualifications) for the High Frequency Rail (HFR) project for the Québec City-Trois-Rivières-Montréal-Ottawa-Peterborough-Toronto corridor.
Author: William C. Vantuono
Lac-Mégantic Bypass Project Proving Problematic (UPDATED Feb. 21)
Nearly 10 years after Lac-Mégantic, the crude-oil train wreck that claimed 47 lives and led to new tank car regulations in Canada and the U.S., problems persist in the efforts to build
Port of Long Beach Volume Plummets
The Port of Long Beach is attributing a large January 2023 volume drop, compared to the prior-year period, to “softened consumer spending, increased prices driven by inflation and a shift in trade routes.”
Ottensmeyer Joins Railway Age “Next-Generation Freight Rail” Conference
Kansas City Southern President and CEO Pat Ottensmeyer, Railway Age’s 2020 and 2022 (with Canadian Pacific’s Keith Creel) Railroader of the Year, leads off Railway Age’s Next-Generation Freight Rail Conference. Ottensmeyer’s presentation
CSX: Paid Sick Leave for BMWED, BRC, IAM, NCFO (UPDATED Feb. 14)
In a precedent-setting move for the railroad industry, CSX on Feb. 7 reached agreements with the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) for
RSI, REMSA, RTA Study: “Power of the Rail Supply Industry”
The Railway Supply Institute (RSI), Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) and Railway Tie Association (RTA) have issued Rail Supply Industry: Manufacturing and Services Keeping the American Economy on Track, their latest major economic
New From PCTEL: VerStack Rail Antennas
PCTEL, Inc., a global provider of wireless technology solutions, is offering a new version of its VerStack antenna platform for railroad communications and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) applications. The VerStack platform
Sanders to Class I’s (Except CSX): Paid Sick Leave For All
Following CSX’s deal with two of its labor unions to enact paid sick leave, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Feb. 8 sent a letter to the CEOs of BNSF, Canadian Pacific, CN,
Hinrichs Leads Off Railway Age “Next-Generation Freight Rail” Conference
CSX’s new President and CEO, Joe Hinrichs, leads off Railway Age’s Next-Generation Freight Rail Conference. In a discussion with Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono, he’ll talk about the ONE CSX plan, which has
IANR Adopts Comply365 Digital Rulebooks
Class III Iowa Northern Railway (IANR) has contracted with Comply365, a provider of enterprise SaaS (software as a service) and mobile solutions for content management and document distribution, to transform its operation