CPKC Reaches Tentative U.S. Labor Agreements

Canadian Pacific Kansas City on Nov. 5 reached 13 new tentative collective agreements with unions in the United States representing carmen, hostlers, laborers, clerks, maintenance workers, and mechanical and engineering supervisor employees.

Hydrogen Power Has Arrived

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE: Just this past September, something historic happened in the high desert of Southern California: The first hybrid hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) battery-electric passenger train in the U.S.

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AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Slightly Through Week 44

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 44 weeks of 2025 (ending Nov. 1) was up 2.0% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.

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While SC Ports enjoyed significant accomplishments in 2025, there are still challenges to navigate, President and CEO Micah Mallace acknowledged during his first State of the Port address. (Photo Courtesy of English Hurteau)

Intermodal Briefs: Lowndes County PA, SC Ports

Lowndes County Port Authority (PA) and Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) advance a $14.1 million rail spur project in Mississippi. Also, South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) President and CEO Micah Mallace details a growth plan in his first State of the Port address.

Transit Briefs: LA Metro, STM, RTA

LA Metro’s ridership holds strong amid regional challenges. Also, Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) strike could be the first test of a new Quebec labor law; and the Regional Transportation Authority (Chicago, Ill.) walks back 2026 fare increases for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Metra.

Using Technology to Improve Bearing Reconditioning

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2025 ISSUE: In North American interchange, journal roller bearings removed from an axle, whether for bearing-, wheel- or axle-related causes, must go through a reconditioning process

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BNSF Adds Two More Shortline Select™ Members

Anacostia Rail Holdings’ Northern Lines Railway (NLR) and Jaguar’s Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) have joined BNSF’s Shortline Select™ program, bringing the total number of members to nine. The goal of the program,

St. Louis Metro Transit 3-D Parts Printing Saves Big Bucks

St. Louis’s Bi-State Development Agency has realized more than $48,000 is cost savings this past year by printing 3D replacements for discontinued and custom-made parts for older Metro Transit MetroLink LRVs and

Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr Named Railway Age 2026 Railroader of the Year

Railway Age has named Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr 2026 Railroader of the Year, the publication’s 63rd such award. “John Orr is an accomplished fourth-generation railroader

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