Intermodal Briefs: Port KC, Tiger Cool Express
The Port Authority of Kanas City files with the Surface Transportation Board to construct a new line. Also, Tiger Cool Express selects REMPREX as terminal operator for Tri-Cities.
The Port Authority of Kanas City files with the Surface Transportation Board to construct a new line. Also, Tiger Cool Express selects REMPREX as terminal operator for Tri-Cities.
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroads (LA&L), which operates the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad (LAL), Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP) and B&H Rail Corp. (BH), has appointed Robert Babcock as President and CEO, effective Sept. 26, 2022.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Sept. 7 conducted a hearing to consider President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Amtrak Board of Directors. The nominees—David Capozzi, Anthony Coscia (renomination),
Canadian Premium Sand Inc. (CPS) has entered into an Option to Purchase Agreement with the City of Selkirk, Manitoba Province (northeast of Winnipeg), for acquisition of land zoned for heavy industrial purposes.
Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) has unveiled the look of its zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) powered switching locomotive, development of which is made possible by a $4 million California Energy Commission grant
MTA Long Island Rail Road on Sept. 6 opened a partially reconstructed and modernized 33rd Street Concourse at New York Penn Station.
In a Sept. 2 update to intermodal customers, BNSF said its “aggressive service recovery efforts are generating improved network performance as we move into September.”
Construction is expected to start in October or November on a second Kansas City Southern international rail bridge at the U.S./Mexico border connecting the border cities of Laredo, Tex. and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
Railroad veteran Percy E. Fields III has been named President and General Manager of The Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC), the largest intermediate switching terminal railroad in the U.S. Fields, 42, brings more than 22 years of railroad experience to the job, most recently as BRC’s General Manager.
Amsted Digital Solutions (ADS) has named Valerie Williams to lead the company’s Professional Services team, with an emphasis in fleet Management. Valerie’s more than 16 years of experience in railcar fleet management