The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) will present North Shore Railroad (NSHR) with the 2026 Veterans Engagement Award at its Annual Conference and Exhibition next month in Minneapolis, Minn.
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) on March 3 sent a letter to senators and representatives, urging them to support the Union Pacific–Norfolk
BNSF breaks ground on its sixth Logistics Center, and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Norfolk Southern (NS) announce the certification of more industrial development sites along their lines.
Surface Transportation Board (STB) nominee and Republican Richard Kloster received a favorable vote from the Senate Commerce Committee March 12 to fill one of two vacant seats on the five-member Board. The positive vote was along party lines, 15-13. Kloster’s name now will be forwarded to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) for advancement to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote.
Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr was honored as Railway Age’s 2026 Railroader of the Year on March 10 during the traditional dinner hosted by the Western
The International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) has announced the retirement of CEO Scott Lovelace and the appointment of Antonio Merheb as the incoming CEO, effective March 11, 2026.
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Now the No. 8 U.S. port by volume and still looking to grow, South Carolina Ports Authority boasts the deepest harbor on the East Coast and “can
For the week ending March 7, 2026, total U.S. rail traffic rose 3.5% from the same point last year, marking the fourth consecutive week of traffic upticks, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.
RAILWAY AGE NEXT-GEN FREIGHT RAIL CONFERENCE, MARCH 10, 2026: Union Pacific sees end-to-end scale and past merger lessons supporting its consolidation case with Norfolk Southern, but peers flag competition loss and gateway
Norfolk Southern (NS) and Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, are collaborating to upgrade 96 DC-traction NS locomotives to AC. Deliveries will start in 2027 and be completed in 2029. Each upgrade from
Serviacero USA, described as “one of Mexico’s most comprehensive steel solutions groups, has purchased a rail-served site at Gulf Inland Logistics Park, where it will establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation. Liberty
“Strong full year gross profit growth and more 260 basis points of gross margin expansion despite challenging industry environment,” operating cash flow of $35 million and adjusted free cash flow of $31
This is the fourth in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions focused on the criticality of rail-to-rail competition to achieve Union Pacific’s growth outcome stated in the Dec.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Railroad history tends to be reductive, or at the very least presented without a great deal of context. Why that is, and what to do
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Creating safer rail operations through artificial intelligence applications. Around 2016, Derel Wust, founder of Australian software engineering provider 4Tel, approached the robotics laboratory at the University of
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Norfolk Southern and Watco provide prime examples of how railroads can attract manufacturing plants to their systems and grow business. Manufacturing has always driven the North American
RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Improved carbody materials and innovative designs are transforming these long-lived warhorses into state-of-the-art railcars. The general-purpose, open-top gondola has been a part of freight railroading since its
ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Short line railroading is a growth-focused industry, and ASLRRA’s primary goal is to provide opportunities to promote that growth through engagement, education, training and connections.
MXV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2026 ISSUE: Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program, MxV Rail developed and evaluated improved techniques for measuring wheel/rail (W/R) vertical
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $686 million in competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP). Applications
