Norfolk Southern (NS) boosts service and intermodal velocity by decongesting yards, and recognizes 13 partners for outstanding achievements in energy efficiency, innovation and environmental stewardship. Also, CN and Union Pacific (UP) earn spots on both the World and North American Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 2023; and CSX Engineering Vehicle Operator McKinley “Mac” Williams celebrates 57 years of service.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announces the winners of its 2022-2023 Elevator of the Year Award. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) grants nearly $600,000 to 29 organizations combatting homelessness and celebrates safety excellence in the Great Lakes Division; and CSX is named to the Dow Jones North America Sustainability Index (DJSI North America).
CN “EcoChampions” reduced waste, conserved energy and improved safety at the Canadian Class I’s CargoFlo facility in Winnipeg. Also, CSX teamed with Nutrien to boost asset utilization and business, and marked a safety milestone in Orlando, Fla.; and Norfolk Southern (NS), Amtrak and two railcar owners ran a holiday train across New York’s Capital Region.
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has been awarded a grant totaling $729 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) via the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP-National). This will allow the VPRA
CSX and Union Pacific (UP) earn spots on the “most responsible” companies list published by Newsweek magazine. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) employees in November came together to support charitable organizations across the 22-state network.
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) on Dec. 6 reported selecting Skanska/Flatiron Joint Venture for the Long Bridge-North Package and Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass. “Selecting construction partners for the Long Bridge-North
Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) Executive Director Jennifer DeBruhl will retire at the end of June, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.
ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE: The story of “The Little Engine That Could” began as an American folktale popularized by various authors in the 1900s. An early published version of the tale appeared in 1906 under the title “Thinking One Can” in Wellspring for Young People, a national Sunday School Publication. A subsequent version was published in 1910 in the Kindergarten Review under the title “The Pony Engine.” In 1930, the story became widely known under the title “The Little Engine That Could” after a Chicago publishing house released it as an illustrated children’s book that was used in schools to teach children the value of optimism and hard work.
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) will host its annual Winter Meeting Jan. 9-11, 2024, in Lombard, Ill., at the Westin Chicago Lombard hotel.
Four witnesses on Nov. 29 discussed the state of intercity passenger rail at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.