BNSF has added a fifth railroad to its Shortline Select program—the goal of which is to “drive growth by improving service performance with participating short lines through enhanced communication, seamless movement tracking,
More than seven months after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board’s (CIRB) order imposing binding arbitration between CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the railroad is reporting the arbitrator’s decision regarding terms of a new collective agreement. CN
CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Two years ago, we created the first single-line railway connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico with what I believe is the most relevant rail
CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Which traffic segment or segments offer top-line growth potential? Every single segment, and every single customer! There are more than 600 short lines across the
CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Freight rail remains the backbone of the nation’s transportation system, seamlessly linking industries, businesses and consumers. New analysis from AAR economists transforms abstract concepts into
In reporting financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28, 2025, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX) said it “continued to deliver strong results” with an aggregate gross margin “above our
Positive Traction US (PTUS) LLC’s British affiliate, Positive Traction Ltd., has converted a former British Rail Class 08 switcher from diesel-electric to 100% battery-electric propulsion, with another currently undergoing conversion. All work
Catherine Rinaldi, who served as President of MTA Metro-North Railroad from 2018 until last March 2025, has been appointed Executive Vice President of the Gateway Development Commission (GDC), a new position. Rinaldi,
RAILINC 2025 FREIGHT CAR REVIEW, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Railinc’s analysis of the North American revenue-earning fleet reveals that the total fleet increased in 2024 with almost all car types accounting
FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: It works in London. It works in Stockholm. It works in Singapore. It works in Gothenburg. It works in Milan. Now, it’s working in
Leave it to Eric Starks, Chairman of FTR Transportation Intelligence, to cut right to the chase on how POTUS 47’s worldwide tariff torpedoes and retaliatory strikes from “friend and foe alike” (to
Houston, Tex.-based Gravity Rail LLC has acquired Denver-based RRTC of Colorado, Inc. in a transaction facilitated by RR Mergers & Acquisitions (RRM&A), an advisor to rail service providers, suppliers, and short line
TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Every day, trains collide with people or vehicles an average of eight times across the U.S. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), incidents at
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) kicks off Purple Line LRV testing. Also, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) awards the Progressive Design-Build contract for the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project; and Caltrain earns a sustainability award.
The Port of Huntsville, Ala., on April 3 reported that 2024 was the second consecutive year of cargo operations growth and the best year since 2008 for rail lifts at its International
RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Railway Age’s annual report on crossties offers market insights and the latest performance-boosting, sustainable products from suppliers.
The Port of Savannah, Ga., handled 534,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in March, rising 22.5% or 98,000 TEUs from the prior-year period and representing a second consecutive monthly record, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported April 3. In intermodal cargo, it noted, Savannah set an all-time record of 52,645 containers moved by rail, a 17% gain over the same month last year.
FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: The 39th Rail Equipment Finance Conference, held March 2-5, 2025, reflected an atmosphere of cautious optimism in very uncertain (some say crazy) times, when what
The U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on April 3 advanced for full Senate consideration the nomination of Marcus Molinaro to be the next Federal Transit Administrator. The vote was 20-4.
WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: As the dust settles following a tendentious Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) superintendency of Amit Bose, stakeholders await a successor—presumably, White House nominee David Armstrong Fink,
