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Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) First Coast Railroad (FCRD) celebrates 20 years. Also, 14 Watco teams achieve safety milestones in February.
BNSF makes “significant progress” in its recovery efforts in the Class I’s Northern Corridor. Also, CN partner Crowley will launch its Mexico Gulf Express service in May; and CSX begins its 2025 Responder Incident Training in Baldwin, Fla.
CSX machinists and roadway mechanics represented by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement, the Class I railroad reported March 3.
The Alabama Port Authority and CSX on Feb. 27 kicked off construction of the Montgomery Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), which is expected to be operational by 2027.
![“Even in a challenging year [2024], we still found a way to grow by 12.5%, and I think one conclusion we can draw here is that connectivity is key,” Lynch told an audience of more than 1,700 Georgia business leaders and elected officials on Feb. 25, according to GPA.](https://www.old.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gpalead-315x168.png)
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled nearly 5.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent container units) in 2024, up 12.5% from 2023, making Savannah “the fastest growing container gateway on the U.S. East and
Union Pacific (UP) in 2024 invested more than $1 million in free college tuition for employees. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Elkhart Yard helps to increase fluidity and add capacity; and CSX honors electrician Dale Reynolds for 45-plus years of service.
Consistent with his objective to “increase transparency at the agency,” Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs on Feb. 21 provided an update on recent actions to “facilitate and expedite resolution” of several long-standing Board proceedings.
Union Pacific’s (UP) Pacific Northwest team earns the railroad’s esteemed Safety Bell. Also, CSX donates $250,000 to Nemours to expand access to pediatric behavioral health services.
Ports of Indiana on Feb. 13 reported shipping 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in its 60-year history. Cargo shipments at the statewide port authority’s rail-served Burns