Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) restoration crew completes 250-mile test run of the 2816 Empress steam locomotive. Also, CSX reaches a one-year injury-free milestone at its Rice Yard in Waycross, Ga.; and Norfolk Southern (NS) completes the restoration of its Virginian Heritage locomotive and introduces Digital Train Inspection (DTI) portal, now under construction in Ohio.
The Sandersville Railroad Company on Aug. 8 announced that it has added Pittman Construction as an additional user of its planned rail spur in Hancock County, Ga.
For reasons unexplained, CSX on Aug. 4 said that Executive Vice President Operations Jamie Boychuk “is leaving the company” after six years. “President and CEO Joe Hinrichs thanked Boychuk for his role
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the cost of capital for the railroad industry was 10.58% for 2022.
The Alberta government on Aug. 1 announced that it will provide C$45 million to power new hydrogen technologies to help reduce emissions and create jobs.
CSX and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division (SMART-TD) on July 31 reported partnering to extend the Class I railroad’s conductor training program and “provide new
Union Pacific (UP) reports on LinkedIn and Twitter that partner Hub Group “will leverage their growing fleet with our improved premium service product to now serve all of North America’s automotive production facilities.” Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) surprises Atlanta (Ga.) Public Schools with two $50,000 donations; and CSX celebrates its “heritage of passion and dedication” with a railroader family that reaches back four generations.
CSX on July 27 announced the 54 winners of the Class I railroad’s 29th annual Chemical Safety Excellence Awards recognizing customers for their “outstanding contribution to the safe transportation of hazardous materials.”
CSX will invest $10 million over five years in the University of Florida’s (UF) future Jacksonville-based Graduate Center.
CSX ES44AH No. 1976, in Conrail colors, is the fourth in a series of heritage locomotives created by employees at the company’s Waycross Locomotive Shop in Georgia “as a way of celebrating