Norfolk Southern has made an $8 million investment in DrayNow Inc., provider of a real-time geo-tracking and ETA platform that integrates directly with TMS (transportation management system) software via EDI and API to connect
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found five U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2022: BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line (the U.S. affiliate of Canadian Pacific), and Union Pacific.
Union Pacific (UP) has issued a 2023 Green Bond Allocation and Impact Report, highlighting projects funded by $590.8 million in net proceeds.
RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) fired a shot across the freight rail industry’s bow to accelerate the drive to lower locomotive emissions to zero by 2035.
RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE: IT systems at BNSF’s Argentine Yard improve efficiency and benefit customers.
Norfolk Southern (NS) has launched two new grant programs—the Safety First Grant Program and the Thriving Communities Grant Program—for first responders and community organizations across its 22-state network.
FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE: It has been a tough summer for North American rail. There’s the ongoing scrutiny of potentially intimidating practices of the railroads against whistle blowers. Then
Short line holding company Patriot Rail on Sept. 5 reported appointing Josh Monroe and Shawn Mindrup as Regional Vice Presidents Business Development for the East and West, respectively. Monroe served most recently
CSX contributes to Hurricane Idalia relief. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Hockey Tournament raises C$96,600 for Heart Beats Children’s Society; Norfolk Southern (NS) helps create an interactive rail exhibit at the Pullman State Historic Site and Pullman National Historical Park in Chicago; and Union Pacific (UP) seeks residents’ permission for extensive soil testing in the Fifth Ward.
RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2023 ISSUE: GP38-2 No. 5131 is, in many ways, a typical Class II or Class III diesel-electric locomotive. It’s a rebuilt unit acquired from a Class I, in this