Hurricane Survival Mode: We now have operating data for the week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 4. It encapsulates most of the damage from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida late
An online conference sponsored by the Rail Users’ Network (RUN) will feature efforts to bring new corridor-length passenger train routes to various parts of the nation through the FRA’s Corridor I.D. and
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) celebrates the opening of its new U.S. Operations Center. Also, CSX releases video highlights of its 33rd annual short line conference; and Norfolk Southern (NS) donates another $400,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Transport Canada on Oct. 11 reported that it will provide more than C$45 million for railway safety projects across the country. This includes C$44 million-plus for 231 projects through the Rail Safety
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected nine rail capital projects in Alaska, South Dakota and Wyoming for Special Transportation Circumstances grants totaling more than $108 million. The Special Transportation Circumstances Grant
Invited by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr, Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono spent three days aboard Norfolk Southern’s Business Train on a Chicago-New Jersey inspection tour, with
Progress Rail will supply 27 SD70ACS freight locomotives for the new Oman-UAE railway.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) recently unveiled an interactive public art piece that provides a 3D representation of The Portal project, which will bring high-speed
NJ Transit announces Franck Beaumin as the agency’s Customer Advocate. Also, Thomas J. Tisa joins Patriot Rail Company as the new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO); and Sean Libberton joins STV as Vice President and National Transit Corridor Strategy and Development Leader.
The National Railway Historical Society, Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures have awarded Union Pacific’s heritage program their second annual Historic Preservation Award, which recognizes and honors a North American common-carrier
North Little Rock, Ark.-based Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. (HEI) is acquiring Hot Springs, Ark.-based Specialized Diesel Parts, Inc. (SDP), which offers new aftermarket components for the rail, marine and power generation industries. The
OptiFuel Systems LLC is offering a new line of Total-ZeroTM Diesel Hybrid and Total-ZeroTM Diesel-RNG Dual Fuel Hybrid Series Locomotives it says “eliminates the need for a fuel tender in zero-emission line haul operations.
ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) has accepted delivery of a KLW (Knoxville Locomotive Works) Tier 4 switcher locomotive at its Corpus Christi, Tex., facilities. A Cummins Tier 4 QST30 Module powers this unit.
Union Pacific (UP) participates in Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) unveils its 2024 Holiday Train schedule and artist lineup.
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) has created a $10 million disaster and recovery relief grant program for North Carolina communities in response to Hurricane Helene’s impact in Western North Carolina. The
Since its 1979 entry into the U.S. market, Kawasaki Rail Car, the U.S. subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has delivered more than $12 billion worth of railcars. On Oct. 9, the company
As the Southeast braced Oct. 9 for impact from Hurricane Milton, the second such storm to batter the region in two weeks, Norfolk Southern continued its rapid service restoration efforts following Hurricane
In times of great challenge, many ask, “Why?” Why should we change? Why risk what we have? Why push beyond what’s comfortable? But the question we should be asking is, “Why not?”
Locomotive aftermarket communication and technology products supplier ACS Railroad Solutions (ACSRS) and Norfolk Southern, with assistance from Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW), are partnering on an idle reduction system pilot project for low-horsepower
Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 486,187 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5% compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported for the week ending Oct. 5,
