Stefan Fuchs, Chairman of the Executive Board of FUCHS SE (left), and John Kasel, President and CEO, L.B. Foster Company (right)

L.B. Foster, FUCHS Extend Partnership to Additional Rail Markets

L.B. Foster, a global technology solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets announced on Sept. 25 that its partnership with lubricant manufacturer FUCHS Lubricants Co. will be extended to additional rail markets in South America, Australia and China.

Amtrak, CHSRA Awarded Nearly $400MM in CRISI Grants

Amtrak and partners have been awarded nearly $200 million from the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program while the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA)

Norfolk Southern’s new First and Final Mile Markets department, “the Swiss Army knife of services,” covers four main areas. (NS graphic)

Class I Briefs: NS, CSX

Norfolk Southern (NS) and CSX focus on short lines.

Front row, from left: John Gorman, Director, Continuous Improvement; Sudha Garikapati, Senior Director-Tech; LaKeisha Gatson-Dunham, General Director-Strategic Services; Ashley Sutera, Director-Marketing; Tonya Conley, Senior Counsel; Kate Ottoson, Director-Corporate Finance; Sarah Vogel, Senior Director-Train Management; Dao Tran-Young, Director-Crew Management Service Operations; Dan Culbertson, Senior Director-Talent Acquisition; Marco Villarreal, Superintendent-Train Operations; and Mike Shults, Superintendent-Train Operations. Back row, from left: Joshy Madathil, Senior Director, Tech; Frank Sierawski, General Director-Audit; Von Cloy, Senior Director-Equipment Distributing; John Boone, General Director-Signal; Mike Kadar, Director-Locomotive Engineering and Quality; Brian Leslie, Superintendent-Train Operations; Jacquelyn Clark, Senior Counsel; and Daniel Laudenbach, Superintendent-Train Operations.
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Union Pacific Celebrates Leadership Development Program Graduates

Union Pacific recently honored 19 Leadership Development Program (LDP) graduates at a ceremony in Omaha, bringing together leaders from across the railroad to celebrate its 30th cohort.

Eagle Pass, El Paso Border Crossings Reopened (Updated)

Union Pacific and BNSF were notified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 22 that rail traffic at the Piedras Negras, Mexico/Eagle Pass, Tex., border crossing on UP’s Eagle Pass Subdivision

Commentary

Government Shutdown Prospects, Impacts on USDOT, Modes

It does look like I may eat my words from the 2023 Commuter Rail Coalition (CRC) Summit—held Sept. 18-20 in Chicago—where I predicted we would not see a government shutdown. At least a partial

The collision between Amtrak train 531 and the UP RMM occurred as the RMM moved from main track 1 across main track 2, which was occupied by train 531. (Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Railroad Investigation Report: Amtrak Train 531 and UP RMM Collision

The NTSB released a Railroad Investigation Report after a collision between Amtrak train 531 and a Union Pacific Roadway Maintenance Machine in July of last year.

OL's Columbia Committee Chair, Phil Breden, is the recipient of OL Canada's 2022 individual Roger Cyr Award. (Business Wire photo)

OL Canada Announces Recipients of Roger Cyr Awards

Operation Lifesaver (OL) Canada on Sept. 22 announced that the city of Wemotaci in Quebec has been selected as the winner of its Roger Cyr Award for Communities and OL’s Columbia Committee Chair, Phil Breden, will receive the individual Roger Cyr Award.

The Future of Railway Asset Finance with Carsten Wiebers, KFW-IPEX Bank: RAIL GROUP ON AIR

IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith sits down with KFW-IPEX Bank Global Head of Aviation, Mobility & Transport Dr. Carsten Wiebers to discuss the future of railway asset finance and the challenges and opportunities

CRC’s 2023 Passenger Rail Law Workshop Scheduled for Nov. 6-7

Join government attorneys from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), as well as seasoned practitioners with decades of experience and in-depth understanding of the federal laws,

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