Suds With Seidl: Positives From ‘Railroad Happy Hour’

Rail demand continues to be strong as operators lean further into pricing. Leaders from across the railroad and logistics industries provided market insight at Cowen and Company’s recent “Suds With Seidl” event.

Jaguar Launches MER

Jaguar Transport Holdings on March 1 began operating the 60-mile Missouri Eastern Railroad (MER), its seventh short line.

Continuance Requested—and Granted—for Amtrak, CSX STB Hearing (UPDATED)

CSX Transportation, with Amtrak concurring, has asked the Surface Transportation Board for a continuance (postponement) of the evidentiary hearing on Gulf Coast service originally scheduled to begin March 9, 2022, to April 5, 2022, with a second day, April 6, and a third day, April 7, held in reserve. STB on March 1 granted the request.

FRA Hosts South Florida Town Hall on Rail Safety

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Feb. 23 held a town hall meeting in Boynton Beach, Fla., to address best practices and strategies for reducing highway/rail grade crossing and trespassing incidents; officials from private-sector passenger rail operator Brightline, Florida East Coast Railway, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Tri-Rail), Amtrak and CSX were among those in attendance.

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Rail Equipment Market: The Cowen Insight

Cowen and Company on Feb. 15 held a webinar with five expert panelists addressing the current state and outlook for the rail, locomotive, and railcar leasing and manufacturing markets.

Commentary

STB Slug-Out: Amtrak vs. CSX, Round 1

In the twelfth in a series of reports and commentaries concerning the ongoing “Second Battle of Mobile Bay,” Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono called for “reason” to prevail and urged the parties to

Commentary

Second Battle of Mobile Bay Under Way

Today (Feb. 15) marks the first of two days of a Surface Transportation Board hearing on what Railway Age Contributing Editor and practicing intellectual property attorney David Peter Alan calls “The Second Battle of

The FRA report found that Amtrak trains experienced more than 1.2 million minutes of delay during the fourth quarter, up 37% from the previous quarter. System-wide, fourth-quarter train-miles were up 33% from the third quarter, coming in at 8,168,324 train-miles, as Amtrak restored service following the pandemic.

FRA Issues Amtrak OTP Report Card

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a report measuring the performance and service quality of Amtrak intercity passenger train operations for fourth-quarter 2021 (ending Sept. 30). Among the findings: the Cardinal, Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle were delayed most.

25 UNDER 40

RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2022 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize 25 “Fast Trackers” Under 40 in 2022.

NS, CSX, CN Recognized for Supplier Engagement on Emissions Reduction

Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX and CN have earned spots on CDP’s 2021 Supplier Engagement Leaderboard, which recognizes companies for their work with suppliers to reduce emissions.

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