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Video: Supply Chain Insight – Intermodal Update With Joni Casey

In this installment of the Port of Long Beach‘s Supply Chain Insight video series, POLB Chief Operating Officer Dr. Noel Hacegaba speaks with Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) President and CEO

Seventy-four rail industry professionals attended ASLRRA's recent Railroad Accident/Incident (Part 225) training seminar in New Orleans. JR Gelnar and Sabrina Waiss were on hand to run the event, which also featured 10 speakers from the Federal Railroad Administration. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)

ASLRRA Briefs: Safety Seminar Wrap-Up, Training Template Available

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) presents the Railroad Accidents/Incidents (Part 225) education seminar to a sold-out crowd; spots are still open for its final training seminar of 2024. Also, the Safety and Training Committee develops a new template to teach contractors host-railroad specific rules.

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Growth in the Freight Rail Industry

Editor’s Note: The following is a testimony that will be submitted by Adriene Bailey, Partner with Oliver Wyman, in a hearing before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 16-17, 2024. Introduction

NGTC Conference Announcement: FRA RD&T Session

FRA RD&T Director Discusses Tech Innovations

Safety is the principal driver of FRA RD&T. With that in mind, Dr. Maryam Allahyar Wyrick—Director of the Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) at the Federal Railroad Administration—joins Railway Age

Executives Discuss Practical Career Advancement Advice at Women in Rail 2024

Today’s professional journey is about more than doing a job well. AI-based candidate selection, social media prevalence, and revised work/life balance expectations are just a few of the elements to take into

Final Call for Entries: NRHS, Railway Age, RT&S Second Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award

The National Railway Historical Society has announced a final call for entries for the Second Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award. NRHS has again partnered with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures to present this

Beth Whited to open Women in Rail event

UP’s Whited Headlining 2024 Women in Rail Event

What is Beth Whited’s backstory? How can her journey to becoming the first female president in Union Pacific’s history and the lessons she’s learned along the way help you in your career? Learn more during the kick-off session with Whited at the Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference, taking place Nov. 5-6 in Chicago.

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Rail Emissions Regulation on Wrong Track

As my constituents in Upstate New York and Americans across the nation face a historic affordability crisis, conditions are set to get a lot worse if the California Air Resources Board (CARB)

2024 Women in Rail Conference Includes Tour of Metra’s Rebuild Shop, Training Center

Attendees of the 2024 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference will have the unique opportunity to explore Metra’s in-house railcar and locomotive rehab programs on Nov. 6. Guests will learn

The Railway Supply Institute this summer held Innovation in Rail, a one-day event on Capitol Hill. (RSI Photograph)
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Overheard at ‘Innovation in Rail’

This summer, the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) hosted Innovation in Rail, a one-day event on Capitol Hill focused on rail technology, the regulatory environment, and the economic contributions made by the rail supply

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