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Scoular leaders, along with officials from BNSF and OmniTRAX, celebrated the completion of the new Grainton facility on Nov. 17.

Scoular Completes New Nebraska High-Speed Shuttle Loading Facility

Scoular, an employee-owned agribusiness, on Nov. 17 celebrated the completion of its new Grainton, Neb.-based high-speed shuttle loading facility, which will allow producers in southwest Nebraska to “have new markets for their grain, plus significantly faster unloading speeds and increased storage.”

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WOMEN IN RAIL 2022

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE: Railway Age’s Women in Rail awards program celebrates strong women who excel at leadership, serving the community and contributing to the industry—above and beyond their day-to-day job responsibilities.

BNSF Adds Four Certified Sites

Four locations on the BNSF network—one each in Kansas, Washington, Nebraska and Wyoming—have been designated as Certified Sites, part of the railroad’s Premier Parks, Sites and Transload program, bringing the total to 33.

Cindy Sanborn will remain as NS EVP and COO through the end of 2022.

NS’s Sanborn Stepping Down

Norfolk Southern (NS) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn will pass the throttle to Paul Duncan on Jan. 1, 2023, the Class I railroad reported Nov. 14.

Willmar, Minn., Rail Bypass Photograph Courtesy of BNSF.
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Watch: BNSF Completes Willmar Bypass

​​“And now I can retire,” Randy Anderson, a BNSF locomotive engineer based in Sioux City, Iowa, said recently. “For years I have said that as soon as the bypass is complete, I’m hanging up my boots. The new bypass allows train crews to keep on moving through this area. It’s a really good thing and will continue to benefit the railroad and community for years to come.”

CN has committed to the United Nations Global Compact initiative, which it describes as a “voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices.” (Photograph Courtesy of CN, via Twitter)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN

BNSF updates customers on compliance with Carta Porte regulations for Mexico shipments. Also, CN joins the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative.

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‘Rail Insights: Women in Rail’ Event Set for Nov. 10; Are You Registered?

Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age’s inaugural Rail Insights: Women in Rail Conference are headliners Tracy Robinson, President and CEO of CN; Katie Farmer, President and CEO of BNSF; Jenny Bush, President of Cummins Power Systems Business; and Jean Savage, CEO and President of Trinity Industries, Inc. Need more reasons to participate in this virtual event, to be held Nov. 10, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET.? Here are five.

Of BNSF’s business groups, Agricultural Products was the only one to post a volume increase in third-quarter 2022. Ag volumes were up 4% “due to higher domestic grain shipments and increased renewable diesel and oil feedstock shipments,” the railroad reported on Nov. 7.

BNSF 3Q22: Earnings Down Based on Lower Volumes, Higher Operating Costs

BNSF’s after-tax earnings declined 6% in third-quarter 2022 and rose 4% in the first nine months of the year vs. the same periods last year, reflecting higher revenue per car/unit, lower overall freight volumes, and higher fuel and other operating costs, according to parent company Berkshire Hathaway.

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