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

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After the Battle, a Few ‘Post-War’ Thoughts

The “Second Battle of Mobile” is over. It ended in a victory for Amtrak, the officials and advocates who fought for the coming Gulf Coast trains, and the riders who will have

Overhead view of NS's Lambert's Point Yard. (Source: Google Earth via NS; Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on July 19 NS Switching Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the July 19, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while switching out single coal cars at a Virginia yard will focus on

A rendering, provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, of the Blue Ridge Connector terminal to be served by Norfolk Southern.

GPA Advances Blue Ridge Connector Project

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on Aug. 6 provided a progress report on its planned inland terminal, the Blue Ridge Connector in northeast Georgia, which Norfolk Southern (NS) in 2026 will link with

Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Glake Yard celebrates 15 years of injury-free service. Also, BNSF completes a new mainline improvement project in Becker, N.Mex.

NS Appoints Three Industry Veterans to Lead Transportation Team

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Aug. 7 announced that it has appointed three industry veterans with precision scheduled railroading (PSR) experience to lead its Transportation team, reporting to Chief Operating Officer John Orr.

Anil Bhatt of NS (far left), Steven Parker of MARTA (center) and David Leard of HNTB Corporation. (Photographs courtesy of the respective companies)

People News: NS, MARTA, HNTB

Norfolk Southern (NS) appoints Anil Bhatt as Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Georgia names attorney Steven Parker as its new Assistant General Manager of External Affairs; and HNTB Corporation elevates David Leard to Program Management/Construction Management Group Director for its Capital Region.

The Port of Virginia leveraged a $20 million USDOT grant to help pay for its newly opened central rail yard expansion. (Photograph Courtesy of The Port of Virginia)

Port of Virginia Debuts Expanded Rail Yard

The Port of Virginia on Aug. 6 celebrated completing a $83 million project to expand the central rail yard at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The yard, now officially open, will give the port an additional 455,000 TEUs of annual on-dock rail capacity, an increase of 31% port-wide to 2 million TEUs.

NS, ATDA Initiate C3RS Pilot Program

Norfolk Southern (NS) and the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Aug. 6 their joint participation in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) pilot program, which is designed to “enhance communication and transparency to help improve railroad safety.”

Employees at NS’s Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Penn., modernize a locomotive. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF

Norfolk Southern (NS) shares four ways to help reduce fuel consumption and how it’s driving economic development. Also, BNSF offers an operational performance update.

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