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Unifor Files for Conciliation in CPKC Negotiations

Unifor, which represents more than 1,200 workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), including mechanics, laborers, diesel service attendants, and mechanical support staff, announced Oct. 29 that it has filed for conciliation in its negotiations with the Class I after discussions “reached an impasse impacting thousands of workers.”

AAR Honors Four Railroaders With Environmental Achievement Awards

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Oct. 30 honored four railroaders for their “commitment to sustainability and advancing the industry’s environmental efforts” at the 2024 Railroad Environmental Conference. The 26th award

New York MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Oct. 29 announced an RFP for the design phase of the proposed Interborough Express (IBX) near the future site of the Jackson Heights terminal at 71st St. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, Metra, CapMetro

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases an RFP (Request for Proposals) to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the $5.5 billion Interborough Express (IBX) project. Also, Metra reopens the 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Station in Harvey, Ill., after a two-plus year rebuild; and Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) plans a double-tracking project in East Austin, Tex.

Class I Briefs: UP, CPKC

Union Pacific (UP) engages with customers on its journey to “grow and win together.” Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) recognizes Honorary Captain William H. Wilson on his 100th birthday.

TTC Conference Draws Hundreds of Attendees

Hundreds of railroad professionals from government, industry and academia gathered in Pueblo, Colo., on Oct. 22-23 for the 2nd Annual Transportation Technology Center (TTC) Conference & Tour.

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AAR: Carloads, Intermodal Up in Week 43

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 26, 2024 (Week 43) came in at 519,415 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2% from the same week last year, based on 228,829 carloads—up

CSX double-stack service launches at the Port of Baltimore, Md. (Screen Grab from CSX Video)

CSX: Bringing Double-Stack Service to the Port of Baltimore

CSX double-stack service to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore launched Oct. 28 as part of the $500 million Howard Street Tunnel Project.  The project is improving clearance at

FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Anacostia Rail Holdings executives, and ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach officials on May 4, 2023, gathered to celebrate PHL’s latest group of locomotive engineer graduates to serve the San Pedro Port complex. They stand in front of Progress Rail’s zero-emission EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotive. Since this photograph was taken, PHL has been operating the locomotive for one year. (Photograph Courtesy of The Wolcott Group)

PHL Advances Zero-Emission Operations, Receives ASLRRA Safety Awards

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), has received partial funding for five new Progress Rail battery-electric locomotives and two battery chargers through the Federal Railroad Administration’s

“A sincere thank you to these 17 companies that are working with us at BNSF to prioritize the importance of operating toward a more sustainable future,” BNSF Executive Vice President and CMO Tom Williams said. (BNSF Photograph)

17 Shippers Earn BNSF Sustainability Awards

BNSF is honoring 17 companies with sustainability awards in recognition of their “significant achievement in one of several categories, including: investments in sustainable infrastructure, supply chain efficiencies, sustainable technology implementation, sustainability leadership

IANA: Intermodal ‘Pushes Ahead’ in 3Q24

Total intermodal volume rose 9.8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2024, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) latest report. International containers added 15.4%, domestic containers improved 6.0%, while trailers fell 11.0%.

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