BLET, B&E Ratify New Contract
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E) have ratified a new agreement governing rates of pay, benefits, and work rules for 32
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Class I Briefs: CPKC, NS
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is named to Dow Jones’s 2024 Sustainability North American Index. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) highlights 10 ways it “powered progress” in 2024.
NS OAR Trains 5,500-Plus First Responders in 2024
In 2024, Norfolk Southern’s Operation & Awareness Response (OAR) program trained more than 5,500 first responders with specialized training and resources at 20 cities on the Class I’s network. More than 2,000
Eighteenth of a Series: A Jan. 5 Startup as Two Federal Judges Deny Injunction Requests
Congestion Pricing, the controversial plan to charge tolls for vehicles entering Manhattan south of 60th Street, came a step closer to implementation when two federal judges from the Southern District of New
RBMN Iron Horse Rambles Resuming in 2025
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad (RBMN) recently announced that its Iron Horse Rambles passenger excursions, featuring steam locomotive #2102, will resume in 2025.
AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 51
Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% through the first 51 weeks of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Dec. 27. The United States and Mexico experienced gains while Canada saw losses through the week ending Dec. 21, 2024.
Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, UP
One of CSX Santa Train’s first female managers of train operations returns to keep the tradition going. Also, a new fully electric crane joins Norfolk Southern’s (NS) fleet at its Austell Intermodal Terminal in Georgia; and Union Pacific (UP) is named one of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style, Inc.
Supply Side: Rail Vision, Wabtec
Rail Vision Ltd. joins MxV Rail’s Technology Roadmap Program. Also, Wabtec Corporation renews a locomotive services agreement in India.
Transit Briefs: MBTA, SkyTrain
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) wraps up its track improvement program. Also, the new Capstan SkyTrain Station on the Canada Line in Richmond, British Columbia, is open.
Intermodal Briefs: SC Ports, Ports of Indiana
South Carolina (SC) Ports highlights the ongoing expansion of Inland Port Greer and construction of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility. Also, Tanco Terminals is boosting its Lake Michigan operations at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor.