Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) sets new February monthly grain records. Also, BNSF recognizes its 2025 Safety Bell Award honorees; and Norfolk Southern (NS) shares the story of one of its newest third‑generation railroaders.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) introduces Schiller Park, a multi-commodity transload facility and the latest addition to its network. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) high-tech Physics Train Builder (PTC) helps build safer, smarter trains; UP’s Shreveport, La., team marks an important safety milestone; and CSX hosts its 35th Annual Short Line Conference.
CSX modernizes its data platform with Infosys and Microsoft. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Winnipeg, Manitoba, yard earns the railroad’s Terminal of the Year award; and Norfolk Southern (NS) extends its partnership with Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC).
CSX deploys its first owned and operated locomotive service truck in Ohio. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) teams with the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation and CK Hui Heart Center; and Union Pacific’s (UP) Big Boy No. 4014 will make 27 whistle-stops during the western leg of its coast-to-coast tour, which starts next month.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) on Feb. 24 officially released its investigation report into a 2024 main-track derailment of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train near Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It revealed that the derailment was the result of a seized axle on the trailing head-end locomotive, and that “incomplete training” was a contributing factor.
BNSF and members of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU) intermodal group reach a new tentative labor agreement. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) teams up with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) to provide rail safety education; Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) participates in Canada’s Trade Mission to Mexico; and CN welcomes Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon to its campus in Winnipeg.
CSX trains thousands of first responders in 2025. Also, BNSF logged gains in grain last year; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) continues testing biofuels.
IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 19, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED), and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) on Feb. 12 reported that they have
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Americold, through a partnership begun in 2023, are “transforming the way temperature sensitive food moves between the U.S. and Mexico,” the Class I railroad reported Feb.
RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize our 2026 “Fast Trackers,” the industry’s next-gen leaders.
