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‘Rail Insights: Women in Rail’ Event Set for Nov. 10; Are You Registered?

Topping the list of reasons to attend Railway Age’s inaugural Rail Insights: Women in Rail Conference are headliners Tracy Robinson, President and CEO of CN; Katie Farmer, President and CEO of BNSF; Jenny Bush, President of Cummins Power Systems Business; and Jean Savage, CEO and President of Trinity Industries, Inc. Need more reasons to participate in this virtual event, to be held Nov. 10, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET.? Here are five.

The NCDOT, Union County and CSX held a groundbreaking last month for a project in Waxhaw, N.C., that includes siding and bridge construction as well as an at-grade crossing closure.

Class I Briefs: CN, CSX

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), CSX and Union County, N.C., have launched a rail safety improvement project in Waxhaw. Also, CN hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Conneaut Creek Dredge Reclamation Facility in Ohio.

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Women in Rail Conference: Canfield, Dornan to Address Recruitment

Railway Age’s inaugural Rail Insights: Women in Rail Conference will feature Merritt Canfield of Meritus Executive Search Excellence and Laurie Dornan of The Greenbrier Companies, discussing how the railroad and supply sectors find and attract top female talent. Hearing from leading industry women like Canfield and Dornan is just one reason to participate in this virtual event, to be held Nov. 10, starting at 1:30 p.m. ET. Need more reasons? Here are five.

PANYNJ moved 842,219 TEUs in September 2022, up 35% from September 2019.

Intermodal Briefs: PANYNJ, Alpenglow Rail/CC&L Infrastructure, Tradepoint Atlantic/Terminal Investment Limited

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) reports record cargo volumes for second consecutive month. Also, Alpenglow Rail Services Corp. (Alpenglow) and Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure) will acquire Alberta Midland Railway Terminal Ltd. (AMRT); and Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) announce partnership to commence next major phase of redevelopment at Sparrows Point.

Tracy Robinson became CN President and CEO on Feb. 28, 2022, only the second woman in Class I history in that role.

CN’s Robinson: ‘Raising 2022 Outlook’

“Our back-to-basics approach continues to drive strong results,” CN President and CEO Tracy Robinson said during the Class I’s third-quarter financial report on Oct. 25. “We have a busy fourth quarter, with

CN Delivers Grain-Haul Record

CN on Oct. 24 reported that it hauled more than 806,000 metric tons of grain from Western Canada during the week of Oct. 16 (week 12 of the 2022-23 crop year). This exceeded the Class I railroad’s previous record by more than 50,000 metric tons.

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