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‘There Are No Shortcuts’

RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2025 ISSUE: A Conversation with American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker. Patriot Rail Chief Policy Officer and Railway Age Contributing Editor Don Itzkoff caught up

NGRS Conference: ‘Beginning with the End in Mind’

Brad Cummings, Senior Vice President of Procurement and Contract Management at Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), has joined the agenda at Next-Gen Rail Systems, the communications, signaling and advanced technology conference presented by

NGRS Conference: ‘What’s Old is New Again’

Track circuits are legacy (“old” or “traditional”) technology—or are they? That’s a topic to be explored at Next-Gen Rail Systems, the communications, signaling and advanced technology conference presented by Railway Age, and

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Watch: NS Generations on the Rails

At Norfolk Southern (NS), railroading runs deep. It often spans generations of the same family. Across our network, you’ll find parents, children, grandchildren, and more who have all proudly called themselves railroaders,

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BNSF Intermodal: We’re Going Where Markets Are Growing

Current population data shows the fastest-growing areas in the U.S. are concentrated in the South and West. As cities in these regions grow, so does the need for more goods, which BNSF brings on intermodal trains with its trucking partners.

NARBW Chicago Chapter members gather at the association’s banquet dinner, held during the 2025 National Convention in Houston, Tex. (NARBW Chicago Chapter Photograph)
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NARBW Chicago Marks 100th Anniversary

The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Railway Business Women (NARBW) is marking 100 years of empowering women in rail with a celebration, to be held Nov. 1 at the Palos