Supply Side: Railmark, Wabtec
Railmark Holdings, Incorporated turns 25. Also, Wabtec joins the Princeton E-filliates Partnership.
Railway Interchange
Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF
Norfolk Southern (NS) experiences a system outage, resulting in nationwide train delays. Also, BNSF recognizes customers for excellence in product safety.
Supply Side: Martinus North America, Engelke Consulting
Australia-based rail systems and infrastructure construction firm Martinus announces its first North American acquisition. Also, Engelke Consulting, LLC adds federal lobbying and government affairs services for freight rail clients.
Kentucky Delivering $1.25MM in Grade Crossing Improvement Grants
Grants totaling $1.25 million will go toward safety improvements at 11 highway/rail grade crossings in eight Kentucky counties. Five of the crossings are in communities served by Norfolk Southern (NS).
FourKites Adds Three Executives to Senior Leadership Team
Supply chain visibility provider FourKites on Aug. 24 announced that it has expanded its leadership team with the addition of three new Senior Vice Presidents.
Watch: CSX Pays Tribute to Predecessor L&N
CSX ES44AH No. 1850, in Louisville & Nashville (L&N) colors, is the sixth in a series of heritage locomotives to roll out of CSX’s Waycross Locomotive Shop in Georgia as a way of “reinforcing employee pride in the history of the railroad” and sharing it with the public.
Nearly C$3.5MM Raised at CPKC Women’s Open
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) raised nearly C$3.5 million for children’s heart health during the CPKC Women’s Open, with C$2.9 million to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and C$580,000 to the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation.
Auxo Acquires Cariboo Central Railroad Contracting
Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners on Aug. 23 announced that it has acquired Cariboo Central Railroad Contracting, a Western Canada-based railroad construction service provider to Class I railroads, short-line railroads and industrial customers.
FRA Issues Safety Bulletin on Close Clearances Following Conductor Trainee Fatality
Following the Aug. 6 fatality of a conductor trainee during a yard shoving move, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a new Safety Bulletin to “encourage railroads to identify locations where clearance specific safety issues could occur.”
OMB Releases BABA Final Guidance Requirements
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Aug. 23 released a notification of final guidance requirements under the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs