Next-Gen Freight Rail Conference Will Feature 2025 Railroader of the Year Joe Hinrichs

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Generation Freight Rail (NGFR) conference will feature CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs, our 2025 Railroader of the Year, in a fireside chat with Editor-in-Chief William

CPKC Puts Hydrogen to the Test

RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: After successfully deploying a prototype in Alberta, CPKC is testing its newest hydrogen-powered locomotive on heavy line haul coal trains in the mountains of British Columbia. For

IAM’s Organizing Department adds 135-plus rail workers at Alstom’s Plattsburgh, N.Y., facility to its roster. (IAM Photograph)

Transit Briefs: IAM, Caltrain, WMATA

Alstom workers in Plattsburgh, N.Y., voted to join International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Also, California’s Caltrain will move its headquarters to Millbrae; and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) unveils the newest design for its holiday wrapped train and buses.

Delaney Selected as RSI Government and Public Affairs Manager

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) on Dec. 5 announced that Matthew Delaney has been hired as Government and Public Affairs Manager to focus on the organization’s passenger rail initiative.

PANYNJ Taps Parsons as Lead Designer for Newark AirTrain Replacement Program

Parsons Corporation on Dec. 5 announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has selected the firm as the lead designer for the Newark AirTrain Replacement Program –

Rail-mountedc gantry cranes at the Port of Virginia. (Konecranes Photograph)

Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes at Center of Port Labor Talks Impasse

As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA

Overview of the refreshed Simuloader (SMU) being showcased to a breakout tour group during the 2024 TTC Conference & Tour. (TTC Operated by ENSCO Photograph)

Rail Dynamics Laboratory: A Fresh Look at Full-Scale Rail Testing

RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: The Rail Dynamics Laboratory (RDL) at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) has recently undergone significant transformation. As a full-scale testing laboratory for rail vehicles and other heavy equipment,

Pictured (left to right): Brad Thomas and David Scorey, Keolis North America; Jess Carneiro, Bohr Electronics; and Scott Sauer, SEPTA. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: Keolis North America, Bohr Electronics, SEPTA, IANA

Brad Thomas is succeeding David Scorey as President and CEO of Keolis North America. Also, Bohr Electronics taps Jess Carneiro as Outside Sales Manager; Scott Sauer takes on the Interim General Manager role at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); and Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) elects its 2025 Board of Directors.

Siemens Mobility, Ondas Networks to Upgrade Metra’s Legacy Communications Network

Siemens Mobility announced Dec. 5 that it will continue its efforts to “future-proof legacy rail networks across the country” by partnering with mission-critical wireless data network developer Ondas Networks to upgrade Metra’s legacy 900 MHz communications network with Siemens Mobility’s Airlink wireless networking equipment.

Transit Briefs: Amtrak, TTC, TriMet

Amtrak completes upgrades at the G.K. Butterfield Station in Wilson, N.C. Also, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) deploys Fare Inspectors in plain clothes as part of evasion crackdown; and TriMet introduces a new way for riders to connect with customer service staff.

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