AAR gives Congress rail tech lesson

WASHINGTON – Technology class was in session for Congress Monday, courtesy of Class I railroads.

Hands-on for AAR, RRs D.C. tech event

The Association of American Railroads is offering an up-close view of technology as seen through a railroad lens.

Carload, intermodal traffic on the upswing

As the economy goes, so go the railroads, and the latest weekly data show an improving picture for carload commodities.

Intermodal doubles down on April carload gains

Freight traffic among U.S. railroads in April was 3.3% higher than the same month a year ago, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Bailey of CSX wins AAR’s Chafee award for environmental excellence

Charles Bailey, Director of Design and Construction Engineering for CSX Transportation, has been awarded the 2017 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award by the Association of American Railroads.

CSX promotes Barr to SVP Mechanical

CSX Corporation has announced the appointment of Brian Barr, vice president of mechanical, to serve as the company’s new senior vice president of engineering and mechanical.

Nathan Henderson, 43, contracting industry leader

Nathan Henderson, Executive Vice President of Midwest Pacific Rail Net & Logistics and Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of North America Rail Partners, LLC, died April 18, 2018.

CSX 1Q18 financials: Records broken, but where is volume growth?

CSX on April 17 posted record earnings and an all-time low operating ratio—based almost entirely on cost-cutting measures, headcount reductions, rate increases and stock buybacks, not volume growth.

Commentary

House Dems grill somnolent STB

Were there any doubt that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been on siesta since the departure of former Chairman Dan Elliott in September, a House Rail Subcommittee oversight hearing April 17 confirmed the languor.

Vehicle shipments lead new carload report

Intermodal shipments and motor vehicle volumes regained some of their luster among U.S. Class 1 railroads in the latest weekly carload data.

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