MINER FCS™ Attains 400MM Service Miles

Since introduction in 2018, Miner’s FCS™ (Friction Cushioning Systems) have been installed on nearly 10,000 railcars and accumulated a combined 400 million car-miles of service, “revolutionizing railcar cushioning systems by protecting assets,

Ron Port, CEO, A. Stucki Company. (Stucki Photograph)

People News: Stucki, STB

Rail components and services provider A. Stucki Company (Stucki) appoints Ron Port as CEO. Also, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) elevates Anika Sanders Cooper to General Counsel.

Transit Briefs: MARTA, Metro Transit, MBTA/Keolis, Caltrain

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is honored with the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Outstanding Public Transportation System Award. Also, Metro Transit’s Mall of America transit station gets a $25 million facelift; dispatching responsibilities for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) South Coast Rail territory will now be performed by Keolis Commuter Services; and Caltrain lowers fares for youth riders.

Employees at NS’s Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Penn., modernize a locomotive. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF

Norfolk Southern (NS) shares four ways to help reduce fuel consumption and how it’s driving economic development. Also, BNSF offers an operational performance update.

Watco Operating NYSW North Bergen Transload Terminal

Watco Companies is the new contract operator for the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway (NYSW) North Bergen Transload Terminal in New Jersey. The rail-to-truck facility includes five storage facilities and 13.8

South Coast AQMD’s Rail Yards ISR will only become effective if the EPA approves it plus CARB’s associated rules on locomotives and drayage truck fleets. (Images Courtesy of South Coast AQMD)

South Coast AQMD Seeks Limits on Rail Yard Emissions

California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) Governing Board on Aug. 2 reported adopting the Freight Rail Yards Indirect Source Rule (Rail Yards ISR; Rule 2306), requiring owners or operators of

Report: Alaska Railroad Approves $137MM Cruise Ship Port in Seward

Alaska Railroad recently approved a plan for construction of a new $137 million cruise ship port in Seward that is expected to open in time for the 2026 cruise season, according to

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BNSF 2Q24: ‘Higher Volumes, Improved Productivity, Lower Costs’

Excluding the impact of litigation costs stemming from a civil suit filed by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington State, BNSF’s earnings and operating ratio “showed solid improvement,” the company said

GPA FY24: Slight Decline in Container Volumes

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) recently reported handling 5.25 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in fiscal year (FY) 2024, ending June 30, 2024, constituting a decrease of 2.3%, or 123,000 TEUs, compared to the previous year.

Dillon Steen (left) and Alexis Neal of Bohr Electronics. (Photographs Courtesy of Bohr Electronics)

Bohr Electronics Elevates Steen, Neal

In-cab electronics provider Bohr Electronics has promoted Dillon Steen and Alexis Neal. Steen takes on a new sales role: manager of the onboard data systems and software product line from Central Railway

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