The newest additions to Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) locomotive fleet arrive from Fort Worth, Texas. Also, BNSF reports its “best May ever” for dwell; and CSX recognizes West Virginia employees for their contributions.
Railroad Development Corp. (RDC) has promoted Ida Posner to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of RDC and appointed Nate Asplund, President of Pop-Up Metro, to lead the integration of the newly formed RDC/TDI
North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 22 weeks of 2025 (ending May 31) was up 3.2% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.
Union Pacific’s (UP) De Soto Car Shop is used to tackling big projects, but it recently faced its most challenging rebuild to date—its culture. Today, the shop is home to one of the railroad’s most admired turnarounds and the recipient of the Steel Wheel Award.
Norfolk Southern (NS) on June 3 announced that Chairman Claude Mongeau has resigned from the Board of Directors this week for “personal reasons.” A new Chair will be elected at the Board’s next scheduled meeting later this month.
Alstom on June 2 announced the opening of its new 135,000-square-foot Plant 4 manufacturing facility in Hornell, N.Y., which will produce stainless steel car body shells for passenger rail vehicles and provide additional capacity and manufacturing capabilities to support other Alstom projects.
BNSF on June 2 announced the creation of a new team focused on single carload growth.
On May 21, TrinityRail put on a hands-on event at the Indiana Rail Road yard in Indianapolis, Ind., in conjunction with Railway Interchange 2025.
American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) appoints Doug MacDonald to its Board of Directors. Also, the National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) names Stephanie Deiger as Vice Chair.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on May 28 filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to remove race- and sex-based presumptions from its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, which was established decades ago through a series of legislative and regulatory initiatives and designed to “remedy discrimination in transportation contracting.”
