Two members of Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Spring, Tex., Transportation team have logged more than 1,000 days reportable injury-free. Also, BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS) and UP are ranked on the Military Times’ “Best for Vets” employer list; and BNSF, CSX and NS receive 2024 Military Friendly® employer recognition.
BNSF and Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC (NTEC) have reached a settlement agreement to resolve their common carrier dispute, the companies told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in a Nov. 9 filing.
BNSF is recognizing 10 shippers with awards for sustainability achievements in 2023.
RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUE: Since 2017, Railway Age has celebrated women leaders who break down barriers and create opportunities for the next generation. This year, 23 honorees and five honorable mentions were selected from more than 100 Women in Rail awards candidates by judges Barbara Wilson and KellyAnne Gallagher, with input from the Railway Age staff. These visionaries from all levels of North American railroading are not only excelling in their respective fields, but also making an impact in the historically male-dominated freight, transit and supply sectors; supporting and inspiring more women to join the industry; and serving their communities. Congratulations to these women whose accomplishments are presented here.
Northern Lines Railway (NLR) recently announced that Quentin Schulte has joined the short line railroad as General Manager, bringing a “wealth of railroad operating experience” along with “enthusiasm for a new challenge.”
Tideworks Technology® Inc. (Tideworks), a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, on Nov. 8 announced that BNSF Railway (BNSF) is now live with Tideworks Intermodal Pro® intermodal TOS and Traffic Control™ equipment dispatch system at BNSF’s Memphis facility.
Gulf Inland Logistics Park, a 2,400-acre rail-served industrial park developed by Liberty Development Partners, announced Nov. 7 that it has sold a 55-acre, rail-served tract within the site to OmniSource LLC to expand the company’s metals recycling operations along the Gulf Coast.
Supply chain solution provider J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway on Nov. 7 announced the launch of Quantum, an intermodal service that accommodates the “service-sensitive” highway freight needs of customer supply chains. According
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD) announced on Nov. 3 that it has voted, with approximately two-thirds of its members in favor, to ratify a tentative agreement it had reached with BNSF Railway in late September.
Used restaurant cooking oil, tallow and municipal solid waste might not be what most consider the next “big thing” given their “eww” factor, but these raw materials are gaining new respect as a solution to meeting the world’s needs for sustainable energy. That’s because they’re considered feedstocks, which are needed to produce biofuels, or renewable fuels.
