Moving More With Less
GUIDE TO EQUIPMENT LEASING, RAILWAY AGE JUNE 2024 ISSUE: The battle for the soul of Norfolk Southern concluded with more whimpering than expected. Together, Ancora’s three-board-seat-limited victory and its highly scripted vow
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Watch: Atlas Cleared for Operation
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Equipment Engineering Committee (EEC) has certified the Atlas railcar system to run on all major U.S. freight railroads, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, which developed it to transport the nation’s commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste weighing up to 480,000 pounds (240 tons).
RailState: ‘Container Volumes Drop on CPKC; Volumes on CN Continue Historic Levels’
Total container volume through the western Canada ports was 94,791 containers in May, down slightly from April’s nearly 97,000 containers, according to real-time network visibility provider RailState, which independently tracks all freight rail movements across Canada. April’s totals were the highest ever recorded by RailState, which was established in 2021. The declines all came on CPKC, which moved 15.3% less container volume than in April, and was down 2.9% from May 2023.
TexAmericas Center Earns UP ‘Focus Site’ Designation
The New Boston, Tex.-based TexAmericas Center is now part of Union Pacific’s (UP) Focus Site program, which includes more than 30 “shovel-ready” industrial development sites that range from 125 to more than 6,500
Secure Passage, TRAINFO Team on Blocked Crossing Tech
North American firms Secure Passage and TRAINFO have partnered to “mitigate delays in emergency response times” caused by blocked highway/rail grade crossings, they reported June 4. TRAINFO, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
Transit Briefs: NYMTA, TriMet, Valley Metro
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launches subway station manager office hours. Also, TriMet will begin testing its newest trains on the MAX Red Line this month; and Valley Metro’s new fare system launches this summer.
Deluzio to Serve on House T&I Committee
U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) has been appointed to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the remainder of the 118th Congress, following the death of Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
CSX TDSI Automotive Facilities Achieve ‘Record-Setting’ Wins in Quality Excellence Awards
CSX on June 5 announced that its Total Distribution Services Inc. (TDSI) unloading facilities in Nashville, Tenn., and Palm Center, Fla., have both won the 2024 Destination Automotive Quality Excellence Award from
VISIBILITY
RAILWAY AGE JUNE 2024 ISSUE: If you’re in the industry long enough, chances are that eventually you’ll come across a story about a wayward railcar—not necessarily an anecdote about a railcar ending
Hydrogen Finds its Place in California
State government regulations are accelerating the shift from diesel to alternative traction in California. Kyle Gradinger, Division Chief of Rail and Mass Transportation at the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), explains the