OmniTRAX Lands P&G Lima Plant Switching Contract

P&G Manufacturing Company has contracted with OmniTRAX (a Broe Group affiliate) to provide dedicated in-plant switching services at P&G’s Lima, Ohio laundry care factory. The facility becomes OmniTRAX’s third rail-served P&G plant,

NJT Previews ML III Hybrid EMUs

New Jersey Transit on Oct. 30 previewed its in-production, Alstom Transportation-built Multilevel III railcars at the agency’s Meadows Maintenance Complex (MMC) in Kearny, N.J. No. 8015, a Trailer Car, was on display

RSI Announces New Directors  

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) on Oct. 31 named three new members to its Board of Directors. Alin Campian, Chief Financial Officer, R.J. Corman Railroad Group; Joseph Pozza, President/Country Representative North America and

Posner Supports NRRHF Capital Campaign

The National Railroad Hall of Fame has received a $200,000 capital campaign gift from Henry I. Posner, III for the organization’s visitor attraction in Galesburg. Posner, Chairman of Railroad Development Corporation, chairs

CRC, Kaplan Kirsch Set D.C. Passenger Rail Law Workshop

Lawyers, policymakers and advocates are invited to attend the 2024 Passenger Rail Law Workshop, co-hosted by the Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) and Kaplan Kirsch LLP, Nov.7-8 at the JW Marriott Hotel in

Commentary

Sad Sullying of STB’s Independence (Updated with Additional Commentary)

You’ve heard the saying, “Politics Make Strange Bedfellows.” It’s a line from The Tempest, written by Shakespeare in the 17th Century. It means that politics can bring people together that don’t have anything else

UP 3Q2024 Shows Growth, Improvement Across the Board (Updated with Jim Vena Interview and TD Cowen Analysis)

Union Pacific’s third-quarter 2024 financial results showed growth and improvement occurring across several metrics. Compared to the prior-year period, third-quarter net income of $1.7 billion or $2.75 per diluted share, vs. $1.5

Stadler Lands UTA LRV Contract

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) on Oct. 23 awarded Stadler US Inc. a $129 million contract for 20 low-floor CITYLINK light rail vehicles for Salt Lake City’s TRAX light rail system Modernization

WATCH: Norfolk Southern Chicago-New Jersey Inspection Tour, With EVP & COO John Orr

Invited by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr, Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono spent three days aboard Norfolk Southern’s Business Train on a Chicago-New Jersey inspection tour, with

Union Pacific Receives NRHS-Railway Age-RT&S Historic Preservation Award

The National Railway Historical Society, Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures have awarded Union Pacific’s heritage program their second annual Historic Preservation Award, which recognizes and honors a North American common-carrier

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