Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) invests in a new “Friendship House” in Shreveport, La. Also, CSX awards scholarships to 10 children of first responders.
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Patriot Rail Adds Monroe, Mindrup to Commercial Team
Short line holding company Patriot Rail on Sept. 5 reported appointing Josh Monroe and Shawn Mindrup as Regional Vice Presidents Business Development for the East and West, respectively. Monroe served most recently
Class I Briefs: CSX, CPKC, NS, UP
CSX contributes to Hurricane Idalia relief. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Hockey Tournament raises C$96,600 for Heart Beats Children’s Society; Norfolk Southern (NS) helps create an interactive rail exhibit at the Pullman State Historic Site and Pullman National Historical Park in Chicago; and Union Pacific (UP) seeks residents’ permission for extensive soil testing in the Fifth Ward.
Class I Briefs: NS, CN, UP/BNSF, CPKC (UPDATED)
Norfolk Southern (NS) hosts students at its Decatur Terminal for a behind-the-scenes tour. Also, CN completes the first of two derailment training sites; the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency suspends BNSF and Union Pacific (UP) from its Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) plans a tour to mirror the monarch biological corridor.
Nearly C$3.5MM Raised at CPKC Women’s Open
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) raised nearly C$3.5 million for children’s heart health during the CPKC Women’s Open, with C$2.9 million to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and C$580,000 to the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) Foundation.
RailState: ‘DRZ Traffic Moving, Wildfire Threats Remain’ in B.C.
CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) trains traveling through the Fraser River Canyon Directional Running Zone (DRZ) were delayed a day or more due to the Aug. 18 Kookipi Creek Fire,
RailState: Canadian Railroads ‘Close to Matching Volumes Seen Before B.C. Ports Strike’
In the month since the end of the main strike period at the B.C. Ports, Canadian railroads are “close to matching volumes seen before the strike,” reported real-time network visibility provider RailState, which independently tracks all freight movements across Canada.
Montreal Canadiens’ Practice Facility to Be Named CN Sport Complex
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has been a sponsor for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) since 2014 with the CPKC Women’s Open, and now CN will lend its name to the
Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX, NS
Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) restoration crew completes 250-mile test run of the 2816 Empress steam locomotive. Also, CSX reaches a one-year injury-free milestone at its Rice Yard in Waycross, Ga.; and Norfolk Southern (NS) completes the restoration of its Virginian Heritage locomotive and introduces Digital Train Inspection (DTI) portal, now under construction in Ohio.
John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Canadian Pacific Kansas City – RAIL GROUP ON AIR
John Orr, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, provides an in-depth, up close and personal look at North America’s first and only transnational railway in a