AAR gives Congress rail tech lesson
WASHINGTON – Technology class was in session for Congress Monday, courtesy of Class I railroads.
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Hands-on for AAR, RRs D.C. tech event
The Association of American Railroads is offering an up-close view of technology as seen through a railroad lens.
Carload, intermodal traffic on the upswing
As the economy goes, so go the railroads, and the latest weekly data show an improving picture for carload commodities.
Intermodal doubles down on April carload gains
Freight traffic among U.S. railroads in April was 3.3% higher than the same month a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Bailey of CSX wins AAR’s Chafee award for environmental excellence
Charles Bailey, Director of Design and Construction Engineering for CSX Transportation, has been awarded the 2017 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award by the Association of American Railroads.
CSX promotes Barr to SVP Mechanical
CSX Corporation has announced the appointment of Brian Barr, vice president of mechanical, to serve as the company’s new senior vice president of engineering and mechanical.
Nathan Henderson, 43, contracting industry leader
Nathan Henderson, Executive Vice President of Midwest Pacific Rail Net & Logistics and Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of North America Rail Partners, LLC, died April 18, 2018.
CSX 1Q18 financials: Records broken, but where is volume growth?
CSX on April 17 posted record earnings and an all-time low operating ratio—based almost entirely on cost-cutting measures, headcount reductions, rate increases and stock buybacks, not volume growth.
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House Dems grill somnolent STB
Were there any doubt that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been on siesta since the departure of former Chairman Dan Elliott in September, a House Rail Subcommittee oversight hearing April 17 confirmed the languor.
Vehicle shipments lead new carload report
Intermodal shipments and motor vehicle volumes regained some of their luster among U.S. Class 1 railroads in the latest weekly carload data.