Utah-based Savage is expanding its transload network into the Pacific Northwest, with the purchase of Cascade Warehouse Company (CWC), which handles more than 3,000 railcars per year and operates transload and warehousing centers
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on March 11 recommended that nine large rail transit-related projects in five states receive approximately $3 billion in federal support for construction as part of President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request to Congress.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors has approved an approximately $437 million contract to the MCM-RailWorks joint venture to construct the 2.4-mile Eastridge to BART (San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District) Regional Connector Project.
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Partnering with customers, plus the in-house Watco team, helps this small road win business and support communities.
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Customer dedication is key to this regional’s success.
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: After more than 100 years, MSE continues to lead the way in its commitment to safety, growth and community outreach.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad have ratified a new agreement governing rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 32 members.
CSX ES44AH No. 1972, in the Family Lines System theme, is the eleventh in a series of heritage locomotives to roll out of the Class I railroad’s Waycross Mechanical Shop in Georgia. Its number recognizes the Family Line System’s first year.
MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Turnouts in poor condition can increase the risk of a worn wheel with steep flange angle and acute flange tip metal flow getting wedged
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: The rail industry grapples with developing climate-related resiliency plans. In August 2021, Southern California received its first-ever tropical storm watch, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and
On Feb. 21, I reported on 15 potential long-distance routes that Amtrak could operate someday, in theory, anyway. These routes resulted from a two-year evaluation and selection process sponsored by the Federal
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Hydrogen fuel locomotives will be critical to support zero emission on North American railroads. The HGmotiveTM compressed gas tender is intended to support this initiative. The global
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) signs the “Equity in Infrastructure Project” Pledge. Also, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is developing mobility hubs at three light rail stations; Southern California’s Metrolink extends its fare-free pilot program for students; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) marks improvements in ridership, customer satisfaction, public safety and fare collection while reducing expenses; New Jersey Transit (NJT) expands its partnership with Comcast Business; and Houston Metro (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Tex.) selects Copperleaf to help improve asset management.
BNSF makes history by moving the largest wind blade ever transported by train in North America. Also, CSX brings its locomotive simulator to the World of Nations event in Jacksonville, Fla.; and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Coastal Division Maintenance of Way & Structures (MW&S) team celebrates two years injury-free.
In 2008, the Rail Safety Improvement Act was enacted to address safety concerns after the tragic accident in Chatsworth, Calif., and in response to several fatal accidents between 2002-2008. This regulation governed
Feasibility studies now under way for eight long-distance routes.
Nexxiot has signed an agreement allowing RailPulse™—the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics technology across the North American railcar network”—to act as a
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 7 announced that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the agency’s Transportation Revenue Bonds rating from A to AA with an outlook of “Stable.”
The U.S. Senate on March 7 confirmed by voice vote President Joe Biden’s nomination of Republican Loren Sweatt to succeed Republican Gerald W. Fauth III on the National Mediation Board (NMB). The
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has expressed its support for the House and Senate Congressional Review Act (CRA) to preserve the independent contractor model.
