Class I Briefs: CSX, CPKC

CSX honors Keesler Medical Center staff in Biloxi, Miss., for its military support. Also, Brooke Henderson, Nelly Korda, and Lydia Ko will headline the early commitments in Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) 2025 Women’s Open field.

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Mixed Progress on CPKC IT Cutover Recovery

Railroad recoveries are almost always uneven (CSX the recent exception), and we’re seeing that with a mixed bag of data this week regarding CPKC’s efforts to rebound from the operational disruptions from

People News: DART, Greenbrier

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) welcomes Trenise Winters as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Also, the Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) elects Stevan Bobb and Jeffrey Songer to its Board of Directors.

(CPKC Photograph)
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NEPA NIMBYs Gnawed at CPKC (UPDATED, 6/23)

It is eminently logical that if one relocates to a community zoned for heavy industry, they shouldn’t be surprised that a 24/7 distribution hub is constructed near them, bringing with it additional noise and increased highway traffic. It follows that if one relocates to a community with main line railroad track, they shouldn’t be surprised with the arrival of additional train traffic.

CSX dispatchers Vic Lewis and Rick Moran earn the railroad’s first Public Safety Coordination Center awards for their service. (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, CPKC

CSX’s Public Safety Coordination Center recognizes two dispatchers for their “dedication to clear communication and quick action” that helps keep communities safe. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) Alyth Car Shop marks a safety milestone.

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For CPKC, a Post-Winter Maintenance Blitz

After a long, cold Canadian winter, folks in the Great White North usually look forward to spring. We’ll put away our snow shovels and turn to gardening tools. Trees sprout leaves, flowers

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The State of the Rails: Memorial Day Effect, CPKC IT Cutover

Operating data for the week of May 26 highlighted the first of the four big public holidays that typically accelerate the U.S. Class I networks, due to the temporary reduction in volume

CPKC has received the first five of 100 new Tier 4 4 ET44AC locomotives from the Wabtec plant in Fort Worth, Texas (pictured). (Screen Grab from CPKC video)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, BNSF, CSX

The newest additions to Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) locomotive fleet arrive from Fort Worth, Texas. Also, BNSF reports its “best May ever” for dwell; and CSX recognizes West Virginia employees for their contributions.

Arbitrator Rules on CPKC/TCRC Collective Agreements

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on May 30, 2025 received an arbitrator’s ruling establishing new collective bargaining agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) – Train and Engine (T&E) division and

Americold’s Import-Export Hub groundbreaking ceremony at Port Saint John in New Brunswick, left to right: Jonathan Wahba, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, CPKC; Rob Chambers, President, Americold; Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick, Canada; Doug Smith, CEO, DP World Canada; Terry Wilson, President, International Longshoreman’s Association; Craig Bell Estabrooks, President and CEO of Port Saint John; and Donna Reardon, Mayor, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. (Photograph Courtesy Americold)

Watch: CPKC Joins Americold for Port Saint John Facility Groundbreaking

Americold Realty Trust (Americold) on May 29 broke ground at Port Saint John on its first Import-Export Hub to be built in Canada, a project it said will “leverage the maritime logistics capabilities of DP World and the rail logistics solutions of Canadian Pacific Kansas City” (CPKC).

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