Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Nov. 8 that he will “require private rail companies that mostly carry freight to offer passenger service or else have the government schedule its own trains on their tracks,” according to an Associated Press (AP) report.
The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) comment period closed Nov. 7 for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) it issued this fall in Docket No. EP 711 (Sub-No. 2), Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service.
Manufacturing company Ballard Power Systems announced Nov. 6 that it has received an order for 2.4 megawatts (MW) of additional fuel cell engines from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX Transportation are seeking Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval to establish a new interchange connection in Alabama and freight corridor linking Mexico, Texas and the U.S. Southeast. The STB on Nov. 3 accepted for consideration their applications.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Patricia Bouchard is recognized by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) partners with Junior Achievement (JA) to inspire the future workforce.
Last week we highlighted a big drop in terminal dwell in Mexico as evidence that CPKC’s broader Mexican operation is finally turning around, after a year in the doldrums. Our Oct. 23
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Oct. 26 joined Department of Transportation and Development Sec. Eric Kalivoda, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and other officials to sign a development agreement that will advance the return of intercity passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) encountered challenges in its third-quarter 2023, due to “a softer macro-economic environment and external labor disruptions,” President and CEO Keith Creel reported on Oct. 25.
Union Pacific’s (UP) Mobile Welding and Skills Training Center opens in Portland, Ore. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) completes refurbishment work and testing of the 2816 steam locomotive.
VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) President and CEO Mario Péloquin says the federal government “should move toward giving VIA Rail trains formal right of way on the tracks over freight trains,”