The freight rail industry, under the leadership of the Association of American Railroad (AAR), on Nov. 8 filed litigation in multiple courts across the nation challenging the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) “failure to act on numerous overdue waiver requests.”
The Texas and Gonzales Railway (TXGN) and the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR), two subsidiary railroads of TNW Corporation (TNW), have been awarded grants from the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program.
Transportation logistics company TNW Corporation elevates Ayanna Smith to Director of Finance. Also, Balfour Beatty hires Annette Ebright as Vice President of Compliance; and STV promotes Brady Babbitt to Vice President.
This Veterans Day, Norfolk Southern (NS) proudly honors the dedication and service of the men and women who have worn the uniform of our nation and now play a vital role in moving our railroad forward.
We attended CSX Investor Day 2024 on Nov. 7. There are 25 Wall Street analysts who cover CSX and 24 of them went to hear what CSX’s average annual EPS growth guidance
RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Suppliers continue to innovate and improve maintenance technology that optimizes the life and performance of ballast and the overall track bed.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) releases ballot measures on its 2024 election scorecard; Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) returns to pre-pandemic rail service; the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hits one billion trips on the subway in 2024; TransLink seeks proposals for future uses of retiring SkyTrain cars; the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) launches a new fare payment system and discount fare program for military veterans; and Metrolinx releases a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the civil and utilities contract for the Hamilton LRT project.
Norfolk Southern (NS) makes operational adjustments at local interchanges and yards systemwide to improve cycle times. Also, Union Pacific (UP) supports a timber customer’s growth and announces that three Operating department teams top the leader board for best overall safety record in 2024; Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) international railway bridge expansion project earns a Laredo (Tex.) Economic Development Corporation award; and Walmart Canada recognizes CN with a Strategic Partner of the Year award.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the Oct. 14, 2024, accident involving an Alstom employee operating the southbound NJ Transit light rail vehicle (LRV) 207 who was killed will focus on “NJ Transit’s right-of-way maintenance and inspection practices, dispatcher reporting procedures, and the crashworthiness of the LRV’s design,” the agency reported Nov. 7 during the release of its preliminary report.
Construction has begun on the approximately 11-mile Savage Tooele Railroad (STR) in Utah, parent company Savage reported Nov. 7. The Surface Transportation Board on April 1 approved the new line, which will
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) largest union—Transportation Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 representing more than 5,300 workers—on Oct. 27 voted to authorize a strike, according to local media reports. While the union contract
For third-quarter 2024, BNSF reported that total revenue rose 1% and net earnings were up 13% over the prior-year period, with volumes coming in 8% higher than the same period last year.
Watco’s military program is recognized and the company’s El Dorado Switching in Arkansas celebrates 30 years. Also, Cando Rail & Terminals provides strategic railhead for major wind projects.
Workers from Carrollton Railroad, a short line subsidiary of CSX Transportation that operates in western Kentucky near Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, voted unanimously to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Railinc®’sTransmetriQ brand has launched its Rate & Route tool, designed to improve performance and reduce expense for rail carload shippers. “Rail shippers often spend hours or days scouring industry websites, PDFs and
Railway Age has named CSX President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Hinrichs its 2025 Railroader of the Year. “Joe Hinrichs joined the railroad industry in September 2022, and in only two years
U.S. weekly rail traffic rose 6.6% to 516,743 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Nov. 2, 2024, compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) have completed a $27.5 million improvement project at the Quantico rail station “designed to improve safety, service and rail capacity” on
The San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) and San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) have been awarded $71 million from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) Cycle 7 Transit and Intercity Rail
RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Our armed forces are similar in culture, thought process and organization to our railroads. “You have got to have something to believe. You have got to have
