“G&W is pleased to be at this year's Railway Age [and RT&S] Women in Rail Conference!” the company reported via social media during the event. “Our CEO, Michael Miller, was a featured speaker today on a panel for passenger and freight rail technology and innovation. #womeninrail #railinnovation #railtechnology” (Photograph Courtesy of G&W)

Railway Age/RT&S Women in Rail 2024 Conference Roundup

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry.

"We continued to optimize our fleet by selectively selling railcars in the secondary market, generating over $30 million of remarketing income in the quarter,” said GATX President and CEO Robert C. Lyons.

GATX 3Q24: ‘Consistent With Expectations’

“Operating conditions across our global markets remain consistent with our expectations coming into the year,” GATX President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said during a report on third-quarter 2024 financials, which included Rail North America fleet utilization of 99.3% and a renewal success rate of more than 80%.

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Does Growth Look Like a Boxcar?

2025 RAILROAD FINANCIAL DESK BOOK, RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2024 ISSUE: Welcome to Railway Age’s 2025 Railroad Financial Desk Book. If one is not concerned about the tawdrier aspects of certain bed (sorry)

People News: GATX, HNTB

GATX Corporation appoints Christopher LaHurd to Senior Vice President, International. Also, Christine Kefauver joins HNTB as Project Director.

(GATX Photograph)

GATX’s Lyons: ‘Conditions Remain Robust,’ 2024 Earnings Estimate ‘Unchanged’

“Consistent with our initial outlook, conditions remain robust across our global markets,” GATX Corporation President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said during a second-quarter 2024 financial report. He pointed out that at Rail

Unifor, GATX Rail Ratify New Agreement

Members of Unifor Local 21-A at GATX Rail Canada in Red Deer, Alberta, have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the company.

CSX Joins RailPulse™ Coalition

CSX on July 11 announced that it has joined the RailPulse™ Coalition, becoming the fourth Class I railroad and the eleventh member of the coalition, which was established in late 2020 “to develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies on railcars that increase safety, efficiency, and visibility across North America’s freight rail industry.”

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Bridging the Telematics Technology Gap: A Conversation With 2 RailPulse Members

As technology continues to evolve at the speed of light and make access to data increasingly available, how does rail keep pace, especially when it comes to monitoring logistics? Today’s solutions are at times considered antiquated and disparate across the industry. RailPulse seeks to answer this question and modernize rail shipping for today’s world and beyond.

People News: IntelliTrans, GATX, Port NOLA, STV

IntelliTrans hires Jim Bell as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Also, GATX Corporation (GATX) announces a transition plan for Vice President – Government and Industry Affairs at Rail North America; the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) appoints Ronald Wendel Jr. as Acting President and CEO of Port NOLA and Acting CEO of New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB); and STV promotes Philip Hanegraaf to Senior Vice President and Patricia Macchi to Vice President.

Amsted Digital Solutions IQ Series gateway mounted on a railcar truck. (Amsted Digital Solutions Photograph)

RailPulse, Amsted Team on Telematics

Amsted Digital Solutions has signed a multi-year agreement allowing RailPulse™—the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics technology across the North American railcar network”—to act

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