Railway Age 2025 Readers’ Influential Leaders
Railway Age is pleased to present the sixth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.
BNSF
Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS
BNSF and Special Olympics Texas celebrate 25 years of partnership. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) customer SA Recycling is growing capacity in Georgia and grant award honoree Friends of the Lower Appomattox River works to remove invasive plants and improve forest health in Virginia.
Commentary
Resiliency and Capacity Create Top-Line Growth
CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: At BNSF, our Southern Transcon is the busiest route along our vast 32,500-mile network, stretching 2,200 miles from Southern California to Chicago. In fact, 70%
BNSF Grows ‘Shortline Select’ Program
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,
Rail Reinforcers
RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Railway Age’s annual report on crossties offers market insights and the latest performance-boosting, sustainable products from suppliers.
People News: BNSF, Port NOLA, OCTA, Cummins, ASLRRA
BNSF announces five executive-level changes. Also, Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) hires a Vice President of External Affairs/Chief of Staff; Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) appoints an Executive Director of Planning, plus a Director of Transportation Planning and Analysis; Cummins Inc. names a Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary; and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) welcomes a new Manager of IT Systems and Database Management.
BNSF, NS, NWSA Trimming PNW-to-Chicago Transit Time
BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) are together offering faster service from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) to and connecting through Chicago.
Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS
BNSF provides an intermodal network update for the week ending March 25, 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) takes part in the 2025 Women in Operations Summit and kicks off the 2025 tour of the NS Safety Train.
NCCC, BMWED Vote to Ratify National Agreement
The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) and members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED-IBT) have voted to ratify a national collective bargaining agreement reached in January that covers approximately 8,000 railroad employees at NCCC-represented carriers, “solidifying the momentum of the current bargaining round and reinforcing the industry’s commitment to providing competitive pay and benefits.”
ASLRRA Adds Wi-Tronix to Member Discount Program, Names Recipients of 2025 Business Development Awards
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) adds Wi-Tronix as its newest Member Discount Program preferred provider and names Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, and Union County Industry Railroad as the winners of its 2025 Business Development Award.