Commentary

Solution in Search of a Problem

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE: There are a few observations my predecessor, Luther Miller, used to make when he came across language or statements that he deemed served little purpose: “Making the obvious less obscure.” “The Pope is a Catholic.” “A solution in search of a problem.” “Add that to your treasure trove of useless information.” I think he’d probably say the same thing about most of the statements the United States Department of Justice made in two filings about the pending merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.

Notch 8 to the Golden Run, Part 3: Essential Success Factors – RAIL GROUP ON AIR

This is Part 3, “Essential Success Factors,” of a three-part series based upon the new book, Dynamic Multi-Level Decisioning Architecture: Making the Right Decisions at the Right Time, With the Right Authority for

AAR to T&I: ‘Railroads Bullish on 2023 and Beyond‘

The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, now under Republican Control in the 118th Congress, held its first hearing on Feb. 1, “State of American Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges,” hearing testimony from Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ian Jefferies, American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear, Hamilton Construction Vice President Jeff Firth (testifying on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Port of Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther, and Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO President Greg Regan.

Nehls Chairing Rail Subcommittee

Texas Republican Troy E. Nehls, who represents the state’s 22nd Congressional District (Fort Bend County) and is in his second term, has assumed chairmanship of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee

MRC Transitioning to Full JAML Ownership

JA Mitsui Leasing Ltd. (JAML), through its subsidiary JAML MRC Holding, Inc., and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) have entered into a definitive agreement for JAML to take full ownership of North

STB Issues CPKC Final EIS

The Surface Transportation Board on Jan. 27 completed a final, critical (and very lengthy) step in its consideration of the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger to form CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas

For TekTracking, More CTA Class I Installs

TekTracking LLC in 2022 expanded use of its Commander Terminal Automation (CTA) system to two additional rail yards at a Class I customer in Wisconsin, in Green Bay and Fond Du Lac.

Watch: HART IOS Drone Flyover

A new drone flyover video shows the stations and elevated guideway between Kalauao (Pearlridge) and Hālawa (Aloha Stadium) Stations on the much-delayed HART (Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation) Honolulu Rail System light metro initial operating segment (IOS), where trial running of new Siemens vehicles is occurring.

ARCI 4Q Freight Cars: Deliveries Up; Orders, Backlog Down (Updated/Corrected)

Overall freight railcar deliveries in 2022’s fourth quarter increased by approximately 13% over 3Q22, but orders fell 57%. The backlog fell slightly, by 4%, the Railway Supply Insitute (RSI) American Railway Car Institute Committee (ARCI) reported on Jan. 27.

STB Denies Shipper Petitions on Rate Reasonableness Proceeding Rules

The Surface Transportation Board on Jan. 24 ruled to deny two petitions seeking reconsideration of a decision adopting final rules that establish a streamlined approach for pleading market dominance in rate reasonableness proceedings. STB adopted the rules more than two years ago.

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