Screenshot Courtesy of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation

Class I Briefs: UP, BNSF

Union Pacific’s (UP) 4141 Locomotive makes its grand debut. Also, BNSF’s San Bernardino intermodal facility team achieves 500 days injury-free.

(BNSF Photograph)

BNSF 1Q24: Revenue Down; OR Increases

BNSF on May 6 released first-quarter 2024 financial results, including operating income of $1.720 billion, a 7% decline from the prior-year period’s $1.856 billion, and an operating ratio (OR) of 69.5%, a 1.1-percentage-point increase compared with 2023’s 68.4%.

Ed Boyle, Vice President Engineering, Norfolk Southern (NS Photograph)

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2024 READERS’ MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2024 ISSUE: Railway Age’s 2024 subscriber-selected honorees all embody an entrepreneurial spirit anchored in a commitment to service, safety and sustainability.

Ed Boyle, Vice President Engineering, Norfolk Southern (NS Photograph)

Railway Age 2024 Readers’ Influential Leaders

Railway Age is pleased to present the fifth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.

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A Century of Service: The Kessel Family’s Legacy on the Rails

In America’s heartland, where steel rails stretch across vast plains and rolling hills, the Kessel family’s legacy is interwoven with the history of BNSF Railway and our predecessors.

SC Ports in March handled 216,410 TEUs, up 12% year-over-year, and 118,481 pier containers, up 11% from last year. (Photo/SC Ports/Matthew Peacock)

Intermodal Briefs: SC Ports, Stonepeak/CenterPoint Properties

South Carolina (SC) Ports marks its most significant container-volume uptick in 2024. Also, Stonepeak acquires a 1.7 million square-foot rail-served logistics portfolio in Chicago from CenterPoint Properties.

Tim Worrell, right, with his father, Ken Worrell, locomotive engineer. (Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)
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BNSF: Family Legacy Runs Deep in Galesburg

BNSF’s Galesburg, Ill., yard has a rich history that extends back to the 1860s. Through the years, one family has accompanied the facility almost every step of the way. Today, Tim Worrell,

“Keep an eye out for a bright new container along CSX’s rails!” the Class I reported via LinkedIn on April 5. (Screen Grab of CSX Video, Courtesy of the Class I Railroad)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX

BNSF reports a double-digit increase in 2024 intermodal volume and service to a new grain handling facility in Sherman County, Tex. Also, CSX debuts its City Year-branded container and another Heritage Locomotive.

Union Pacific has partnered with Duncan and Son Lines, a family-owned logistics firm based in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, to provide drayage services between the its Phoenix Intermodal Terminal and nearby distribution centers. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of POLB)
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The Year of Rail: Making Cargo Connections

Over the past two decades, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) has completed 10 major projects valued at more than $500 million to modernize its rail network for speeding cargo in and

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Our Safety Vision is Achievable: Railway Age CEO Perspectives on Safety

All of us at BNSF will remember 2023 for our work together that delivered industry-leading record safety results. We had the fewest number of injuries and lowest injury frequency and severity rates

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