Class I Briefs: UP, CN
Four years after launch, Union Pacific’s (UP) Twin Cities Intermodal Terminal continues its growth path. Also, CN’s Winnipeg Engineering team debuts the “Safety Champion” belt.
Four years after launch, Union Pacific’s (UP) Twin Cities Intermodal Terminal continues its growth path. Also, CN’s Winnipeg Engineering team debuts the “Safety Champion” belt.
Metra on March 18 detailed its program for the 2025 construction season, covering station, track, road crossing, bridge, and signal/communications improvement projects along the Chicagoland commuter railroad’s 11 lines totaling nearly 500 route
County Line Rail (CLR) on March 17 announced that it has acquired the Sabine River and Northern Railroad (SRN), a 40-mile short line railroad based in East Texas.
United Steelworkers (USW) ratifies a new collective bargaining agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Also, BNSF provides an intermodal network update; and Norfolk Southern (NS) pledges $500,000 to help expand the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
The city of Winter Haven, Fla., lands a $1.5 million grant to extend rail access within the Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park, which is served by CSX. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS)-partner The Anderson-DuBose Company breaks ground on a Tennessee distribution facility; and BNSF welcomes to its network ALCIVIA, which recently completed major construction milestones at its new train shuttle loading facility in Hager City, Wis.
Like many at BNSF, Locomotive Engineer KC Hill loves railroading. But there’s something unique that sets him apart—his seniority. That’s because Hill, based in Galesburg, Ill., has been railroading since 1957. That’s 67 years of service … and counting.
BNSF recognizes its 2024 Safety Bell Award honorees and partners with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on first-responder training in North Dakota. Also, CPKC and CN help welcome to the Port of Vancouver and Port Saint John, respectively, the first vessels from the Gemini Cooperation, a new global shipping operational collaboration between Hapag-Lloyd AG and A.P. Moller-Maersk.
BNSF makes “significant progress” in its recovery efforts in the Class I’s Northern Corridor. Also, CN partner Crowley will launch its Mexico Gulf Express service in May; and CSX begins its 2025 Responder Incident Training in Baldwin, Fla.
BNSF responds to winter weather challenges in the north. Also, Union Pacific (UP) celebrates the first day of construction of Viterra’s new state-of-the-art grain facility in Dalhart, Texas; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has accepted its new share repurchase program.
OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Group, recently commemorated the 40th anniversary of its Texas rail division, Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railway (BRG), at a ceremony of economic and community partners in Brownsville, Texas.