Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 19, 2025 (Week 16) was up 4.5% from the prior-year period, with gains in both carloads and intermodal volume, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.
CSX inspires students at its second-annual Innovation Day. Also, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and The Greenbrier Companies rank on USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders 2025 list; NS crews connect its main line to the future Scout Motors EV manufacturing plant in South Carolina; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Hypermiler program helps locomotive engineers to use less fuel.
Wabtec Corporation “started the year strong, delivering over 20% in earnings per share growth and highlighting the continued business momentum across both the Freight and Transit segments,” President and CEO Rafael Santana
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) ratifies agreements with three unions. Also, Amtrak advances upgrades at two western Pennsylvania stations; the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) selects a developer for the future mixed-use buildings at Deanwood Metro Station; and first-quarter 2025 brings big gains for Bay Area transit agencies.
Leadership changes have been announced at track maintenance-of way and services supplier Harsco Rail; Progress Rail parent company Caterpillar Inc.; and railcar lessor American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX).
Ports of Indiana and Metro Ports have signed a five-year extension of their bulk terminal operating agreement at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, “reaffirming both organizations’ commitment to growing bulk cargo operations and providing industry-leading customer service at Indiana’s Lake Michigan port.”
BNSF and Special Olympics Texas celebrate 25 years of partnership. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) customer SA Recycling is growing capacity in Georgia and grant award honoree Friends of the Lower Appomattox River works to remove invasive plants and improve forest health in Virginia.
Railway Age has learned that Fritz Reiner Kahn, a former general counsel to Surface Transportation Board (STB) predecessor Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), died in October at age 98. He established a substantial
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined on April 21 to hear CSX’s bid to revive its antitrust lawsuit accusing Norfolk Southern of illegally restricting access to Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), served by the Norfolk &
CSX reports it has completed a “significant upgrade” to Cumberland Yard in Maryland, doubling the terminal’s switching capacity “to improve freight handling and operational efficiency.” CSX launched the project in 2024 to