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Hydrogen Tenders: Compressed or Liquid?

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Hydrogen fuel locomotives will be critical to support zero emission on North American railroads. The HGmotiveTM compressed gas tender is intended to support this initiative. The global

Vision Accomplished: The History of Kansas City Southern. By William H. Galligan. Indiana University Press (Railroads Past and Present Series), www.iupress.org. Hardcover and ebook, 376 pp. $40.00

Book Review: ‘Vision Accomplished’

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2024 ISSUE: William H. Galligan’s remarkable book on the history of a remarkable railroad, Kansas City Southern, isn’t a pure history book. Instead, it’s a chronicle of a company

The Metropolitan Council has approved a labor agreement with the ATU Local 1005, which represents more than 2,000 train and bus operators, technicians, public facility workers, cleaners, and transit information representatives, among other positions at Metro Transit.

Transit Briefs: Minn. Met Council, DART

Minnesota’s Metropolitan Council approves a labor agreement that boosts wages for Metro Transit workers. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) advances the Silver Line Regional Rail project, allowing the return of freight rail service to Plano and Richardson, Tex.

“When a rail incident occurs, seconds count,” NS Vice President Safety John Fleps said. “Through our partnership with RapidSOS, 911 call centers and first responder agencies throughout our 22-state network will have faster access to the information they need to safeguard their response, save lives and protect the communities in which we operate.” (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, CPKC, UP

Norfolk Southern (NS) and RapidSOS debut their rail safety platform for first responders. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) selects Rob Cikor as its Railroader of the Year; and Union Pacific’s (UP) Kenny Rocker joins the National Association of Manufacturers’ Board of Directors.

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Fastfrate Group, CPKC Extend Agreement to Connect Canada, U.S. and Mexico

Fastfrate Group on Feb. 27 announced that it has renewed and enhanced its long-term agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). The new five-year agreement features operational enhancements, infrastructure investments and continental service expansion.

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Class I Briefs: CPKC, CN

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) celebrates its annual CEO Awards for Excellence. Also, CN is ranked among the 2024 Carbon Clean200 by Corporate Knights and As You Sow.

Rendering Courtesy of Americold

Americold Kicks Off Collaboration With CPKC

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (Americold) on Feb. 22 announced plans to develop its first facility through a strategic collaboration with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), which will co-locate Americold warehouse facilities on the Class I’s network in Missouri.

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CN, CPKC File Notices of Dispute in Negotiations With TCRC

CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 16 filed separate Notices of Dispute in their negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The notices ask the Federal Mediation and

BLET: Ballots in the Mail to Union Members at Three Short Lines

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) recently announced that a contract ratification vote is under way for tentative agreements with Utah Railway and Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad (M&NA), as well as Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E), for which the union has reached a tentative contract with.

The Chick-fil-A Supply Dallas Distribution Center will open later this month at UP’s Prime Pointe Industrial Park, a 3,000-acre master planned property located in South Dallas County in the cities of Hutchins, Lancaster, and Wilmer, Tex.

Class I Briefs: UP, CPKC

Union Pacific (UP) will soon serve Chick-fil-A Supply at its Prime Pointe Industrial Park in South Dallas County, Tex. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is renewing and expanding its support of the American Heart Association.

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