Beth Whited to open Women in Rail event

UP’s Whited Headlining 2024 Women in Rail Event

What is Beth Whited’s backstory? How can her journey to becoming the first female president in Union Pacific’s history and the lessons she’s learned along the way help you in your career? Learn more during the kick-off session with Whited at the Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference, taking place Nov. 5-6 in Chicago.

According to Natron Energy, the new facility in Edgecombe County, N.C., “will enable a 40x scale-up of Natron’s current production capacity” of sodium-ion batteries. (Photo: Business Wire)

Rail-Served Sodium-Ion Battery Plant Coming to North Carolina

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Natron Energy will spend an estimated $1.4 billion to bring a sodium-ion battery plant to Rocky Mount, N.C. CSX will serve the new facility that is slated to produce 24 GW of batteries annually at full capacity.

2024 Women in Rail Conference Includes Tour of Metra’s Rebuild Shop, Training Center

Attendees of the 2024 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference will have the unique opportunity to explore Metra’s in-house railcar and locomotive rehab programs on Nov. 6. Guests will learn

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After the Battle, a Few ‘Post-War’ Thoughts

The “Second Battle of Mobile” is over. It ended in a victory for Amtrak, the officials and advocates who fought for the coming Gulf Coast trains, and the riders who will have

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP, CSX

BNSF and J.B. Hunt Transport Services gear up for the holiday shipping season. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) “Big Boy” steam engine will stop in three dozen communities across 10 states during its 2024 Heartland of America Tour; and CSX inspires future innovators with engaging STEM Day for Girl Scouts.

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CSX at NGTC 2024: PTC Updates & Leveraging Advanced Tech

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Train Control (NGTC) Conference—presented jointly with Parsons—will bring together communications and signaling professionals from across North America to explore the most recent industry projects and the future of the

“From the machinists in the wheel shop to the electricians and the clerical employees who ensure we have the necessary materials, this achievement is truly a ONE CSX team effort,” CSX Plant Superintendent Mike Langhauser said of the Huntington Heavy Repair Shop’s recent AAR M-1003 certification with zero exceptions. (Screen Grab from the CSX Video)

Class I Briefs: CSX, UP, CN

The CSX Huntington Heavy Repair Shop in West Virginia achieves its fourth consecutive AAR (Association of American Railroads) M-1003 certification. Also, Union Pacific (UP) teams with Canpotex to haul record potash shipments; and CN opens a new loop track in Two Harbors, Minn.

CSX, Entergy New Orleans Awarded Certified Site Designation

The Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Certified Sites Program has awarded electric power utility Entergy New Orleans and CSX “Certified Site” designation for a CSX-owned, 76-acre industrial plot on Almonaster Avenue in New

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Cold Climate Combat

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: Railroads and suppliers work year-round to prepare for winter’s onslaught well before it becomes a problem.

A rendering, provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, of the Blue Ridge Connector terminal to be served by Norfolk Southern.

GPA Advances Blue Ridge Connector Project

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on Aug. 6 provided a progress report on its planned inland terminal, the Blue Ridge Connector in northeast Georgia, which Norfolk Southern (NS) in 2026 will link with

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