BNSF’s Cech named RT&S 2022 Engineer of the Year

BNSF Vice President Engineering John Cech is the recipient of the 2022 Engineer of the Year Award from Railway Track & Structures.

AJ Kumar (seated) joined GE Transportation—now Wabtec—in 1977, and recently earned his 362nd patent. (Photograph Courtesy of Wabtec)

Wabtec’s Kumar: ‘Innovating With Purpose’

Ajith (“AJ”) Kumar recently received his 362nd U.S. patent. He is Vice President Technology-Innovation for Wabtec, whose origins began in Western Pennsylvania with founder George Westinghouse Jr.’s invention of the automatic air brake in 1869. For surpassing Westinghouse’s patent record, 361, Kumar was honored during Wabtec’s Sept. 1 all-hands meeting.

BNSF's Sustainability Awards are awarded annually in recognition of achievements made by customers in investments in circular economy infrastructure, supply chain efficiencies, sustainable technology, and more.

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN

BNSF Railway (BNSF) recognizes customers for significant achievement in sustainability. Also, CN replaces propane-powered forklift with electric forklift reducing 7.6 metric tons of CO2 a year from the environment.

The rail extension will serve the planned development of GAF Materials in the Kansas Logistics Park.

KDOT Awards City of Newton $3MM for Rail Extension

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced on Aug. 29 that it has committed $3.04 million to the City of Newton for a rail extension in the 225-acre-plus Kansas Logistics Park, an

BNSF: California Permit Embargo Will End in September

BNSF announced on Aug. 18 that it is terminating its California permit embargo on Sunday, Sept. 4.

BNSF Sandpoint Bridge Enters Home Stretch

Contractors working for BNSF Railway installed the final deck girder segment on the nearly one-mile-long bridge across Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint, Idaho, during the first half of August. Under construction since

“We are proud to support so many outstanding infrastructure projects in communities large and small, modernizing America’s transportation systems to make them safer, more affordable, more accessible, and more sustainable,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said during the FY22 RAISE program grant announcement.

First Look: Rail-Related RAISE Grantees for FY22

More than $332 million in FY 2022 RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) program grants will be distributed among 23 freight and passenger rail-related projects in 17 states, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) report released Aug. 11.

The Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District sits on 5,500 acres, 20 miles south of the Port of New Orleans and 50 nautical miles from the Gulf of Mexico. (Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District)

Report: La. Port Project Aims to Expand Intermodal to DFW Area

Developers and port officials in Dallas County, Tex., have been speaking with officials building the new Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District/Louisiana Gateway Project, Transport Topics reported on Aug. 8, about expanding

Total revenues for BNSF's second quarter and first six months of 2022 increased 14% and 12% in each period compared with the same periods in 2021, reflecting lower volumes of 6% in the second quarter and 4% in the first six months.

BNSF Posts 14% Revenue Boost in 2Q22

For second-quarter 2022, BNSF revenue came in at $6.640 billion, up 14% from the prior year period, reflecting lower volumes of 6%, the Class I railroad reported. Operating income for the second

J.B. Hunt to Expand Container Count

Freight transportation provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services (J.B. Hunt) has announced a new vessel service agreement that will increase its container count and “boost capacity for its customers.” Two new container ships

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