(Courtesy of CPKC)

Unions Seek Federal Mediation in CPKC Contract Dispute

IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 19, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) on Feb. 12 reported that they have

Railway Age Next-Gen Freight Rail Conference: What Does It Take to Grow the Top Line?

Littlejohn & Company Partner Farrukh Bezar is a featured speaker at the2026 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference, March 10 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Bezar and

(Courtesy of Progress Rail)

Fortescue Commences Progress Rail BEL Commissioning

Caterpillar Inc.-subsidiary Progress Rail and technology, energy, and metals company Fortescue on Feb. 12 celebrated the delivery of two EMD® SD70J-BB battery-electric locomotives (BELs) at a ceremony in Western Australia’s Port Hedland.

(Courtesy of Amtrak)

Watch: Amtrak Debuts Airo

Amtrak on Feb. 10 showcased the first new Airo trainset from Siemens Mobility at Union Station in Washington, D.C. It features the Amtrak Cascades evergreen, cream, and mocha color scheme and Cascade

Trinity: ‘Disciplined Lease Pricing’ and ‘Active Portfolio Management’ Delivers ‘Strong’ 4Q25, Full-Year Results

“Trinity Industries delivered strong full-year 2025 results with an EPS of $3.14–an improvement of $1.33 year over year–driven by higher lease rates, gains on lease portfolio sales, lower administrative costs, and a $194 million non-cash gain from a railcar partnership restructuring,” President and CEO Jean Savage reported during a fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings announcement on Feb 12. “We ended the year with an Adjusted ROE of 24.4%, and our cash flow from operations metric, which includes net gains on lease portfolio sales, was $458 million.”

(Courtesy of CPKC)

CPKC+Americold: ‘Heating Up the Supply Chain’

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Americold, through a partnership begun in 2023, are “transforming the way temperature sensitive food moves between the U.S. and Mexico,” the Class I railroad reported Feb.

People News: GPA, Sound Transit, Reading & Northern

Kevin Price joins Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) as President. Also, Sound Transit announces a series of key staffing updates; and Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jim Raffa to Chief Marketing Officer.

AAR: Downward Carloads, Intermodal Trend Continues in Week 5

Total U.S. rail traffic was 486,8545 carloads and intermodal units for Week 5 (ending Feb. 7, 2026), down 3.2% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Feb. 11.

Wabtec Acquires Dellner Couplers (UPDATED 2/11)

Wabtec Corp. on Feb. 11 reported completing its acquisition of Sweden-based Dellner Couplers.

The Federal Transit Administration has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the NFTA-Metro Transit Expansion Project in New York. (NFTA Photograph)

Transit Briefs: NFTA-Metro, UTA, Sound Transit, Santa Clara VTA, SunRail

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)-Metro expansion project in New York marks a milestone. Also, professional services firm STV is selected to support Utah Transit Authority’s (UTA) FrontRunner 2X Project; Seattle’s Sound Transit begins Crosslake Connection simulated service; Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) exceeds record ridership expectations for Super Bowl LX; and Florida’s SunRail celebrates America’s 250th anniversary.

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