RAC Releases 2022 Emissions Report

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) on Sept. 18 released its 2022 Locomotive Emissions Monitoring (LEM) report, highlighting advancements in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all railway sectors and “reinforcing the rail industry’s role as a key player in Canada’s environmental transition.”

Great Western Railway of Colorado “successfully implemented North America’s first Plasma AirJet system tailored for locomotives,” according to AnoDynamix, distributor of the CLACK Technologies-developed system. (OmniTRAX Photograph)

OmniTRAX Deploys ‘Plasma AirJet’

OmniTRAX on Sept. 18 reported that its Great Western Railway of Colorado affiliate recently pilot tested and purchased a new technology aimed at reducing locomotive emissions and fuel consumption.   The 80-plus-mile

Pictured: BART’s Transbay Tube following the completion a seismic retrofit project. (Courtesy of BART)

Transit Briefs: BART, GCRTA

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) wraps up its Earthquake Safety Program and reports a decline in the number of police department incidents causing train delays. Also, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit (GCRTA) earns a Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Innovative Transportation Solutions Award.

RailPulse™ Certifies ZTR’s Pivot

The RailPulse™ coalition—GATX, Watco, Genesee & Wyoming, TrinityRail, Norfolk Southern, The Greenbrier Companies, Union Pacific, CPKC, CSX, Bunge and Railroad Development Corp.—has added ZTR, with its Pivot railcar monitoring and sensor technology, as a

(BNSF Photograph)

AAR: North American Rail Volume Uptick Continues Through Week 37

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Sept. 18 reported that total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.6% through the first 37 weeks of 2024 compared with the prior-year period. The United States, Canada and Mexico all experienced gains through the week ending Sept. 14.

Arturo Gutiérrez Hernández, Incoming CPKC Board Member (CPKC Photograph)

Gutiérrez to Join CPKC Board

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Sept. 17 reported Arturo Gutiérrez Hernández’s appointment to its Board of Directors. He is CEO of Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America

Naik-STV Awarded NYCT Station Upgrade PMC Contract

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Construction and Development (C&D) has awarded Naik-STV Engineering Joint Venture (Naik-STV), consisting of Naik Consulting Group PC and STV, a Program Management Consultant contract for New

Aerial view of the accident site. (Google Earth Image, Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Aug. 27 NS Yard Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the Aug. 27, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while coupling railcars at a Virginia yard will focus on “additional interviews, NS policies and

“Joining the consist of diesel locomotives, CP 1200 hauled a loaded bulk train from Sparwood, B.C. to Golden, B.C. and back,” CPKC reported Sept. 16 via social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). (Screen Grab of CPKC Video)

Watch: CP 1200 ‘On the Road’

High-horsepower hydrogen locomotive CP 1200, with dedicated fuel tender CP 10001, has “successfully” completed its first phase of testing in a consist of three diesel locomotives and 152 gondolas, according to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).

(Photograph Courtesy of CSX via LinkedIn)

Watch: CSX Unveils 19th Heritage Unit (Updated 9/23)

CSX ES44AH No. 1851, in the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL) theme, is the nineteenth in a series of heritage locomotives to roll out of the Class I railroad’s Waycross (Ga.) Mechanical Shop.

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