Wabtec Expanding Brazilian Footprint

Wabtec Corp. is investing US$3.73 million to expand its operations, capabilities and workforce in Brazil. The investment, the company said, “strengthens engineering and manufacturing capabilities to design and deliver innovative products and

CPKC Reaches Tentative U.S. Labor Agreements

Canadian Pacific Kansas City on Nov. 5 reached 13 new tentative collective agreements with unions in the United States representing carmen, hostlers, laborers, clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisor employees.

Commentary

Save the Date—March 10, 2026

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE: At this writing in late October, we are nearly five months out from our annual Next-Generation Freight Rail (“NGFR”) Conference, slated for March 10,

St. Louis Metro Transit 3-D Parts Printing Saves Big Bucks

St. Louis’s Bi-State Development Agency has realized more than $48,000 is cost savings this past year by printing 3D replacements for discontinued and custom-made parts for older Metro Transit MetroLink LRVs and

Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr Named Railway Age 2026 Railroader of the Year

Railway Age has named Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr 2026 Railroader of the Year, the publication’s 63rd such award. “John Orr is an accomplished fourth-generation railroader

Hoeven, Klobuchar to STB: ‘Closely Scrutinize’ UP+NS

An Oct. 30 letter to the Surface Transportation Board co-authored by Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asks the STB to “closely scrutinize” the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, stressing

CPKC: UP+NS Merger ‘Not in the Public Interest’

To express its concerns about the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has established a page on its website stating its case against the possible combination and argues

Cathcart Rail Now Guardian Rail

Cathcart Rail, a provider of railcar repair, switching, storage, logistics and field services to North American freight railroads, has transitioned to a new name and brand, Guardian Rail LLC, which the company

UP 3Q25: ‘Continued Improvements in Pursuit of What’s Possible’ (UPDATED 10/24 with TD Cowen Commentary)

With an STB merger filing for acquiring Norfolk Southern targeted for no later than Dec. 1, Union Pacific posted a solid third-quarter 2025, showing “strong operating income growth driven by increased revenue

Commentary

ACC POTUS 47 Letter on UP+NS ‘Lengthy Message in Obscurity’

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) on Oct. 16 sent a letter to POTUS 47 signed by 40 chief executives of member companies, all of which are railroad customers, expressing “strong concerns regarding

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