Rail Briefs: CSX, BJRY

CSX receives the 2025 Diolkos Award. Also, Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) celebrates its 40th anniversary.

“Today’s decision closing these regulatory proceedings reflects the agency’s intensive focus on its mission and allocating resources to their highest and best use,” STB Chairman Patrick Fuchs said. “I look forward to continued engagement with shippers, railroads, and the broader public on reforms to advance a competitive, efficient, and sound rail network.” (STB Photograph)

STB Prioritizing Reforms

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 10 reported discontinuing proceedings in which it sought comment on proposed modifications to its procedures for annually determining whether Class I railroads are revenue adequate.

SFMTA Sees Highest Ridership Recovery in May

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) recently announced that May marked the agency’s highest ridership recovery month since the start of the pandemic.

(Logo Courtesy of STB)

STB: Nominations Welcome for RSTAC, RETAC

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on its Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) and its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC). The deadline for both is Aug. 8. Candidates may nominate themselves.

(Bruce Kelly Photograph)

Damage Prevention Impact Tests

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE JULY 2025 ISSUE: Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives Program, MxV Rail and its Damage Prevention & Loading Services (DP&LS) group conducted a series

“We believe in the strength of the Texas economy, and we are excited and proud to join NYSE Texas as a Founding Member in our home state,” Trinity Industries President and CEO Jean Savage reported July 8. (Atlanta's Event Photographers Photograph, Courtesy of Trinity Industries)

Supply Side: Trinity Industries, STV

Railcar products and services provider Trinity Industries, Inc., announces its dual listing on the NYSE Texas. Also, infrastructure professional services firm STV opens a 6,547-square-foot office in downtown Raleigh, N.C.

“We’re excited to welcome Roehm’s new plant to our premier rail network, and we look forward to growing together for decades to come,” said Kenny Rocker, Executive Vice President–Marketing and Sales for UP. (UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, CPKC, BNSF

Union Pacific (UP) is serving Roehm’s new petrochemical plant in Bay City, Tex. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) team in Portage, Wis., marks nine years injury-free; and BNSF nears the finish line at the Cicero Intermodal Facility in Illinois.

Transit Briefs: Denver RTD, TriMet, TransLink, Santa Clara VTA

Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) new online security metrics dashboard offers a transparent look at personal safety. Also, TriMet’s Type 1 MAX light rail vehicle will be preserved at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum; TransLink’s new ad agreement aims to boost revenue and modernize messaging; and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is named a Certified Age-Friendly Employer.

AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Up for Week 27

Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 5, 2025 (Week 27) was up 5.0% from the prior-year period, with gains in both carloads and intermodal volume, according to the Association of American Railroad’s (AAR) latest report.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed two MOUs “to support Canadian workers by building new pipelines, rail lines, and other energy and trade infrastructure that will diversify Canada’s trading partners,” the Office of the Premier of Ontario reported July 7. (Screen Grab from a video posted on X by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith)

Ontario, Alberta Eye New Rail Lines, Pipelines

The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Alberta have signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to build new rail lines connecting Ontario’s Ring of Fire region, critical mineral mining projects, and processing facilities

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