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BNSF Donates Hydrogen Test Locomotive to Oklahoma Railway Museum

BNSF has donated an alternative fuel testbed locomotive, most recently operated by the railroad as a hydrogen fuel cell switcher in Southern California, to the Oklahoma Railway Museum (ORM). Built as Canadian

Every year, BNSF starts working on its winter action plans long before the first freeze. (BNSF Photograph)

Winter Preparedness: Are You Ready?

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: Railroads and suppliers share strategies and the latest tech for combatting cold climate challenges.

Matthew O. Tucker, outgoing Executive Director, NCTD

NCTD’s Tucker to Retire

North County Transit District (NCTD) Executive Director Matthew O. Tucker will retire Sept. 1 after nearly 15 years of service in northern San Diego County, Calif.

‘Women in Rail’ Event Set for Nov. 2

The industry conversation continues with Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail 2023—our first in-person Women in Rail conference covering the freight, passenger and transit rail sectors.  The Nov. 2 conference, presented

BNSF Posts 12% Revenue Decline in 2Q23

For second-quarter 2023, BNSF revenue came in at $5.828 billion, down 12% from the prior-year period’s $6.640 billion, reflecting lower volumes of 11%, the Class I reported.

Pictured: Kawasaki Track Technologies’ locomotive-mounted autonomous track geometry monitoring system. (Photograph Courtesy of Kawasaki)

BNSF Testing Kawasaki’s LATGMS

BNSF testing is under way of a locomotive-mounted autonomous track geometry monitoring system (LATGMS) from Kawasaki Track Technologies, the supplier reports.

(BNSF Photograph)

BNSF, BLET Reach Tentative Agreement

BNSF and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) on Aug. 1 reported agreeing to a tentative deal on paid sick leave and other work/rest options for approximately 7,500 railroaders.

Aerial view of the Amtrak Empire Builder derailment scene, Sept. 25, 2021. (NTSB Report Photograph, Courtesy of the Billings Gazette)

NTSB: ‘Poor Track Conditions’ Led to 2021 Empire Builder Derailment

A combination of worn rail, vertical track deflection, subgrade instability and track misalignment led to the derailment of Amtrak’s westbound Empire Builder on Sept. 25, 2021, which killed three passengers and injured 49 passengers and crew members, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) final investigation report, released July 27.

Members of the GSC and MacMillan-Piper Management Teams

GSC Acquires MacMillan-Piper, Grows PNW Footprint

Provider of 3PL services GSC announced July 24 that it has acquired Seattle-based specialty transloader MacMillan-Piper, “bolstering its portfolio with a network of proprietary rail transload facilities, additional warehousing capacity, and expanded transloading capabilities with expertise in agricultural, paper, lumber, steel, dry bulk commodities and more.”

(Screen Grab of image from KTVQ of Billings, Mont., report on July 23.)

Reports: MRL Reopens Railroad Bridge 28 Days After Collapse

Montana Rail Link (MRL) has resumed traffic over the Twin Rivers Railroad bridge in Stillwater County, Mont., which on June 24 collapsed, sending one of the regional’s trains, hauling hot asphalt and

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