(Logos courtesy of the respective transit agencies.)

Transit Briefs: MBTA, SEPTA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) upgrades its fourth Commuter Rail station this year for accessibility. Also, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Board approves a transit-oriented development project in Conshohocken, Pa.

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS

BNSF provides an intermodal network update for the week ending March 25, 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) takes part in the 2025 Women in Operations Summit and kicks off the 2025 tour of the NS Safety Train.

(Photograph Courtesy of NRLC)

NCCC, IAM Reach Tentative National Agreement

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on March 31 reported reaching a tentative national agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), covering approximately 4,900 freight rail members.

(Courtesy of Norfolk Southern)

NS Launches Emissions Reduction Program

Norfolk Southern (NS), in collaboration with 123Carbon, has introduced the RailGreen program to help its customers reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments. “Shipping by rail versus truck reduces emissions 75% on

SMART-TD, ATDA Reach Tentative Agreements With Keolis (UPDATED 4/1)

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) have reached tentative agreements with Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the operating

(Image Courtesy of Patriot Rail)

Small-Road Briefs: Patriot Rail, G&W

Patriot Rail earns a 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces award. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) marks 40 years of service.

(Photograph Courtesy of CSX and President and CEO Joe Hinrichs, via social media)

CSX: IR’s ‘Best in Industrial’ Honoree

CSX has been recognized for “excellence in investor relations” within the industrial sector at the IR Impact Awards–U.S.

RUN Conference to Examine Rail Transit’s Future

The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) is a not-for-profit rider advocacy organization that calls for more rail transit of all modes, an improved Amtrak, and better connectivity between the two. One of RUN’s

CPKC’s Fuel Center of Excellence team (shown here with President and CEO Keith Creel, third from left) earned the railroad’s 2025 CEO Award for Excellence in the Cost Control category. (Screen Grab from CPKC video.)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX/B&O Railroad Museum

Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Fuel Center of Excellence team is recognized for improving fuel efficiency and driving down costs and emissions. Also, Benjamin H. Griswold, IV joins CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs as capital campaign Co-Chair for the B&O Railroad Museum.

Transit Briefs: WMATA, VPRA, UTA, Santa Clara VTA, Sound Transit

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) implements a policy to ban violent and sexual offenders beginning June 2. Also, a new Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) improves the customer experience at the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Amtrak Main Street Station in Richmond; the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) opens a new station on the TRAX Red Line; Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Daniel Nishigaya orders striking Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees back to work; and Dow Constantine is hired as Sound Transit’s next CEO.

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