BNSF Customers Invest More Than $5.3B in 2025
BNSF on March 26 announced that its customers have invested more than $5.3 billion in 2025, completing 117 rail-served projects, the highest number closed in the last six years, according to the Class I.
Genesee & Wyoming
CORP Launches Oregon Transload Facility
Genesee & Wyoming’s Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (CORP) has opened a Choice Terminal™ along its line in Dillard, Ore.
Small-Road Briefs: G&W, OmniTRAX (UPDATED, 3/4)
Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) North Carolina & Virginia Railroad, LLC (NCVA) will serve a new US Forged Rings (USFR) facility in Hertford County. Also, OmniTRAX restores a vintage parlor car to commemorate 40 years of rail service.
Railway Age Names 2026 Short Line, Regional Railroads of the Year
Railway Age proudly recognizes Union County Industrial Railroad (UCIR), a North Shore Railroad Company affiliate, and Georgia Central Railway (GC), a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary, as our 2026 Short Line and Regional Railroads
BLET Ratifies Contract With GWR; BMWED, HESR Ratify New Agreement
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified a new contract with the Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR). Also, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) members on the Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement by a vote of 14-4.
Pinsly Celebrates GAR Rehab, Service Restoration
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Pinsly Railroad Company (Pinsly) on Jan. 29 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Andalusia, Ala., to commemorate the rehabilitation and return to service of the 36-mile short line now operated by
![NS on Jan. 22 reported via Facebook: “Chicago [to] New England, now 10 hours faster. East Edge is our newest double-stack intermodal service, replacing a slower, single-stack operation with a modern, high-efficiency connection between Chicago and Ayer, Mass. Built for faster transit times, added capacity, and long-term growth for our customers. Did you catch the first train last week? Our D&H and Conrail heritage units led the way—history pulling the future forward!” (Screen Grab from NS Video)](https://www.old.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NSleadEE-315x168.png)
NS: East Edge Double-Stack Service ‘Built for Growth’
Norfolk Southern (NS) on Jan. 21 reported launching East Edge, a newly cleared double-stack intermodal corridor connecting Chicago and New England. It replaces a single-stack route, reducing transit times by up to
For G&W, $1B in 2025 Industrial Development
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (G&W) customers invested more than $1 billion in industrial development along its 100-plus railroads in 2025.
‘Holiday Briefs’: UP, NS, G&W
Union Pacific (UP) delivers the city of Omaha’s official Christmas tree. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS), Amtrak, and the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation announce the schedule for their New York Holiday Train; and Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Quebec-Gatineau Railway kicks off the holidays in downtown Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
P&W, State of Connecticut Update Middletown Cluster Operating Agreement
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Nov. 28 provided notice that Genesee & Wyoming’s Providence & Worcester Railroad Company (P&W) will operate the 16.84-mile Middletown Cluster railroad under a new agreement with the State of Connecticut.