This “Giving November,” the Norfolk Southern team came together to support communities and combat housing insecurity across the 22 states it serves. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, CSX, UP, CPKC

Norfolk Southern (NS) honors 14 customers and suppliers for energy efficiency, innovation, and environmental stewardship, and supports communities across its 22-state network as part of its “Giving November” campaign. Also, CSX’s Sales and Marketing team earns the 2024 Excellence in Partnership Award from Saint Paul Commodities; Union Pacific (UP) is recognized for “digital engineering excellence” and celebrates Omaha Magazine’s cover story on President Beth Whited; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) marks its Holiday Train’s first two weeks on the rails.

Transit Briefs: LA Metro, Amtrak, MBTA

The first phase of the Foothill Gold Line Extension light rail line from Glendora to Pomona, Calif., will be transferred to LA Metro next month. Also, Amtrak and STARR Restaurant Group introduce a new seasonal menu on Acela First Class for customers traveling between Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., on the Northeast Corridor (NEC); and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) releases its Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project.

Pictured: The first of three TugVolts in action at Carmeuse America’s calcium mine in Cedarville, Mich. (Screen grab from Intramotev video)

Watch: Carmeuse America Deploys Intramotev TugVolt

Intramotev, a technology start-up that produces self-propelled battery-electric railcar retrofits, has released video footage of its TugVolt unit running in revenue service at Carmeuse America’s calcium mine in Cedarville, Mich. A total of

(Thomas Kurecka Photograph, Courtesy of BLET)

BLET, G&W Railroads Ratify Agreements

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified new contracts with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) properties Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), the union reported in its

TTD Urges Senate HELP Committee to Move Forward With Halvorson-Bush RRB Nomination

The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the American Federation of Labor and Congress Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) on Dec. 5 sent a letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)

TRB Long Freight Train Consensus Study: Rail Group On Air

In 2021, the U.S. Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) “to conduct a

NCCC, ATDA Reach Tentative National Agreement

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Dec. 6 announced that it has reached a tentative national agreement with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), one of several agreements recently reached as part of the ongoing national bargaining round.

A map of the proposed route for Northlander passenger rail service showing stops at Union Station (Toronto), Langstaff, Gormley, Washago, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville, South River, North Bay, Temagami, Timiskaming Shores, Englehart, Kirkland Lake, Matheson, and Timmins (South Porcupine), with a rail connection to Cochrane. (Courtesy of Ontario Government)

Northlander Service Revival Advances With Contract Award, Train Design Unveiling

The Ontario government on Dec. 6 announced a platform reconstruction contract and revealed an updated trainset design as part of its plan to reinstate Northlander passenger rail service between Timmons and Toronto with a rail connection to Cochrane.

MARTA Taps Stadler for CBTC

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded Stadler Signaling North America a $500 million contract to equip its rapid transit network with Stadler’s NOVA Pro CBTC (communications-based train control) technology.

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