R.J. Corman’s 75,000 square-foot distribution center in Clarksville, Tenn., is transitioning to a new customer, to be served by Railway Age’s 2021 Short Line of the Year, R.J. Corman Railroad Company Memphis
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found three U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2023: BNSF, CSX and Union Pacific. STB determined that those railroads achieved a rate of return
I’ll start with a brief discussion about the comparative fuel efficiency of heavy-duty (HD) trucks and freight railroads in the United States. We’ll then have a six-question quiz (for you, my readers)
Over the summer now ending, I have examined the situation now faced by eight of the largest transit systems in the United States, all of which include significant rail networks that, between
MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: MxV Rail’s rolling contact fatigue simulator (RCFS) is a full-scale test rig consisting of a railroad wheelset and two 56-inch-long rails attached to a
RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: The story behind Greenbrier’s Twin Stack. Think “intermodal,” and the term “double-stack” instantly comes to mind, right? That was not the case in 1984, when the then-radical
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) welcomes Patrick Pierce as its new Director of Economic & Business Development. Also, American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) appoints Ashley Nelson as Chief Human Resources Officer; and TD Cowen Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl is named to the North American Rail Shippers (NARS) Regional Advisory Council.
FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Don’t box me in here, because I usually try to think outside the box for this column. How many boxes can you spot on
RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Part 1: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth? Perhaps the most basic of freight cars, the boxcar has been around almost as long as the railroad
Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) on Aug. 15 reported awarding Tutor Perini Corporation a $1.66 billion contract for design and construction of the third phase of Skyline, an urban rail transit
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on Sept. 5 proposed fare adjustments, including the elimination of a number of discounts, to help address a $240 million annual budget deficit as federal COVID relief
Norfolk Southern and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) have finalized a deal to expand passenger rail service in the Commonwealth of Virginia without impacting freight operations. It involves, in part, a
Intramotev, a technology start-up that produces self-propelled battery-electric retrofits, on Sept. 5 reported a switching agreement with Eagle Drayage & Warehouse Co., a 3PL (third-party logistics company) based in St. Louis, Mo. Eagle
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Sept. 5 announced that it has settled the City of Brisbane’s lawsuit regarding the high-speed rail project.
The Los Angeles (Calif.) Harbor Commission on Sept. 5 approved a lease amendment that finalizes plans for a $52 million infrastructure improvement project to “significantly improve the on-dock rail capacity and reduce overall emissions” at the Port of Los Angeles’ Pier 300 terminal operated by Fenix Marine Services. Construction is expected to begin next year.
Amtrak on Sept. 5 kicked off construction for its new Connecticut River Bridge along the Northeast Corridor between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Conn.; work is expected to conclude by 2031. The O&G/Tutor
The National Mediation Board (NTB) on Sept. 4 announced that train dispatchers from Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) have voted to unionize with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA). Based at the
Fears that a Maine to Texas port strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) could become a reality on October 1 are growing, with Torsten Hartmann, senior director trade management transpacific at
Days after local media reported his retirement from the New York City Police Department, Micheal M. Kemper has been tapped as Chief Security Officer at New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). With
Thanks to one customer’s new manufacturing plant, Anacostia Rail Holdings Class III Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), Railway Age’s 2019 Short Line of the Year, expects to be hauling 10,000 additional railcars
