The Surface Transportation Board (STB) appoints a labor representative to the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Also, a Norfolk Southern (NS) employee has been chosen to Chair the Southern Economic Development Council.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Port of Oswego (located on Lake Ontario, just north of Syracuse, N.Y.) a $4 million grant to improve rail infrastructure and purchase new cargo handling equipment. The funding will provide the Port with essential equipment and railroad infrastructure upgrades, leading to 19 new jobs, increased export capacity and better access to global markets for local businesses, officials noted.
For the first 33 weeks of 2023 (ending Aug. 19), total U.S. weekly rail traffic dipped 4.9% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Aug. 23 report. Both Canada and the U.S. saw declines, while Mexico saw an increase.
The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board has unanimously approved the Golden Spike Project Area resolution in Box Elder County to create the state’s fourth inland port, to be served by Union
Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development have submitted a Mega Grant proposal to support the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) project, which will create a new gateway for West Coast imports and exports for the movement of containers through the Port.
Cooperstown, N.Y.-based New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYSW) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire and operate approximately 10 miles of rail line from the Onondaga
The League of Railway Women (LRW) for the 25th year will honor an “outstanding” member for her contributions to the league and to the railroad industry. Nominations are now open. Since 1998,
Railroads & Economic Regulation, An Insider’s Account. By Frank N. Wilner. Simmons-Boardman Books. Hardcover, 398 pp. $69.00 Frank N. Wilner, a Railway Age colleague and Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, has researched and
Between 2013 and 2022, more than 12,000 incidents occurred on the nation’s 140,000 miles of track. Though the railway industry has accurately asserted significant safety improvements over the past decade, and though
East Chicago (Ind.) Rail Terminal LLC and sister company East Chicago Transload LLC have teamed with Portage, Ind.-based trucking firm Oak Management LLC to provide multi-modal transportation and logistics services. The partnership
