PEB 250 Recommendations ‘Fair and Appropriate’

Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) 250 on Aug. 16 issued its report with non-binding recommendations regarding wages, benefits and work rules, among numerous considerations, in the now more-than 2½ year old dispute between most major railroads (and many smaller ones) and their 12 labor unions representing some 145,000 unionized rail workers.

Evraz Wants Out of North America

London, U.K.-based but Russian-owned Evraz Plc, one of the largest suppliers to North American railroads of rail steel and wheels, is looking to depart North America, including ending its ownership in steel

Lac-Mégantic Bypass Work Continues

Nine years after the July 13, 2013 crude oil train runaway wreck at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec that claimed 47 lives and destroyed much of the village’s downtown, the Government of Canada and Transport Canada continue preliminary work on building a bypass rail line.

Howard E. Tonn, 84

Howard Edward Tonn, who spent a long and distinguished career in the railway supply industry, has died. Son Matthew Tonn, Chief Commercial Officer at FreightCar America, wrote this tribute to his father:

IntelliTrans Marks 30 Years

IntelliTrans, a global provider of multi-modal supply chain and logistics solutions for bulk and break-bulk product manufacturers, this year marks 30 years in business.

Carloads, Intermodal Down Through Week 31

U.S. carloads and intermodal traffic declined for Week 31 (the week ending Aug. 6, 2022), the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on Aug. 10, with intermodal dropping more than carload.Traffic also declined cumulatively for the year’s first 31 weeks.

Pietrandrea Retires From RDC

 Robert A. “Bob” Pietrandrea retired from his positions as President of Railroad Development Corporation and Vice Chairman of the Hawthorne Group, a diversified holding company representing the business interests of the Posner,

FreightCar America 2Q22: ‘Solid Results, Superior Margins, Robust Backlog’ (UPDATED, Cowen Insight)

FreightCar America (FCA) posted a strong second-quarter 2022 and raised its revenue and delivery outlook for fiscal year 2022.

CP 2022-23 Grain Plan: ‘Deliver Outstanding Service’

Since 2018, the Canadian government, through changes in Section 151.01(1) of Canada Transportation Act, has required Canada’s railroads to publish grain movement plans for the forthcoming crop year. Grain is crucial to Canada’s

Ride Like an Egyptian

In 1985, The Bangles released their Billboard number one single Walk Like an Egyptian. In 2022, Amtrak, as the official transportation partner for Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience, a new exhibition produced in

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