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Developing Our Leaders

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: When I think about great teams, I think about great players. When I think about great businesses, I think about great people.  In business, I’m

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Union Pacific Railroad—Now and Future

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Challenges and opportunities are always a factor in our industry. Because we move products that people use every day that fuel the economy, success means

AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 15

For the first 15 weeks of 2025, ending April 12, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.3% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported April 16. The United States and Canada experienced gains, while Mexico saw a loss.

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Modal Conversion, One Load at a Time

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Converting freight from truck to rail in North America happens one load at a time. We cannot achieve our grand vision of volume growth and

More Productive STB to Repay Treasury

In a rare event, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) is expected to return to the U.S. Treasury in October a portion of its congressionally appropriated fiscal year 2024-2025 budget. The reason is

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The ‘G&W Way’ Sustains and Guide Us

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Fresh off our celebratory 125th year, G&W is intensely focused on converting opportunities from our robust commercial pipeline into tangible business and driving more freight traffic to rail.

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People News: HDR, PTSI Transportation, Evertak

Bridget Hennessey joins HDR as Transit Strategic Communications Consultant. Also, Theodore O. “Ted” Haas, Senior Advisor (Emeritus) of PTSI Transportation, dies at 103; and Evertak appoints former Union Pacific (UP) Vice President of Engineering David Connell to its Tie Transformation Team.

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‘Young Professionals’ Virtual Conference: Level Up Your Career

Railway Age’s third-annual “Young Professionals” conference—the industry’s only free event tailored to helping young railroaders advance their careers—will include speakers from across the freight and passenger sectors, including recipients of our 25 Under 40

STB Issues Draft EA for Construction, Operation of Georgia Rail Line

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on April 11 issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for Savannah Industrial Logistics (SIL) and Savannah Industrial Transportation’s (SIT) construction and operation of an 11,404-foot rail line in Effingham County, Ga. SIL and SIT are both holdings of OmniTRAX.

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Stopka Joins AITX as COO

American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) on April 14 announced that Eric Stopka has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

There have been 34 billion customer trips on TTC’s streetcar, subway and bus networks since operations began in 1921. (TTC Photograph)

Transit Briefs: TTC, TransLink, ACE

Toronto Transit Commission reaches a new service milestone. Also, Metro Vancouver’s TransLink releases a proposed investment plan for 2025; and ACE (Altamont Corridor Express) in California is releasing a new ticketing program and mobile app for regional/commuter rail riders.