Executives Discuss ‘Allyship to Action’ at Women in Rail 2025

Fostering a supportive environment that lifts up talent and recognizes an individual’s or project’s contribution to the organization or community is key. Our third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference, taking place in Chicagoland

Meet the ‘Leadership Journeys’ Lineup for Women in Rail 2025

Railway Age and RT&S are returning to Chicagoland on Oct. 15-16 for the third annual Women in Rail Conference. This year’s program features trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry. Setting

NS’s Adams Tops 2025 Women in Rail Lineup

Topping the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Women in Rail Conference is kick-off speaker Annie Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern (NS). Railway Age and RT&S are

Port Muskogee South (formerly Frontier Terminal) at 4511 Callery Drive, Muskogee, Oka. (Courtesy of Port Muskogee)

Port Muskogee Expands South With 125-Acre Site

The Muskogee City-County Port Authority (Port Muskogee) in Oklahoma has acquired 125.49 acres, with direct access to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), which the Port said will create “significant multimodal freight opportunities by river, rail and road.”

State and local partners join OmniTRAX officials to commemorate the new joint venture partnership operating the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. Left to Right: Alice Patino (Mayor of Santa Maria, Calf.), Vicki Conner (EconAlliance, Initiatives Director), Suzanne Singh (Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce, VP of Economic Development and Government Affairs), Dean Piacente (OmniTRAX, CEO), Scott Remington (OmniTRAX, Vice President, Corporate Development), Belinda Popovich (Santa Maria Valley Railroad, Assistant General Manager), Rob Himoto (Santa Maria Valley Railroad, President), Bob Nelson (County of Santa Barbara, Fourth District Supervisor), and Jenelle Osborne (EconAlliance, CEO). (Photograph Courtesy of OmniTrax)

OmniTrax-Coast Belle Rail JV to Run SMVRR (UPDATED 6/12)

The 114-year-old Santa Maria Valley Railroad (SMVRR) is entering a new chapter. In a move slated to help grow traffic and improve infrastructure and customer service, the joint venture (JV) of OmniTrax,

Mark Your Calendar: 2025 Women in Rail Event Set for Oct. 15-16

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail

Fort Gibson, Okla.-based Port Muskogee. (Photograph Courtesy of OmniTRAX)

OmniTRAX Lands PMR Operator Contract

OmniTRAX on May 28 reported that it is the exclusive operator of Port Muskogee’s Port Muskogee Railroad (PMR) in Oklahoma. Under a signed Railroad Facilities Operating Agreement with the Port, PMR becomes

New Rail and Logistics Firm RKP Launched

Rob Russell and Shawntell Kroese on March 25 announced the launch of Russell-Kroese Partners (RKP), a consulting firm “focused on delivering value-oriented solutions to the rail, logistics, and real estate development sectors.”

(Image Courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

Ports of Indiana Marks Second-Highest Cargo Year

Ports of Indiana on Feb. 13 reported shipping 13 million tons of cargo in 2024, the second-highest annual volume in its 60-year history. Cargo shipments at the statewide port authority’s rail-served Burns

People News: OmniTRAX, TRB, STV

OmniTRAX, Inc. promotes Dallas Ramos to Vice President of Operations – Central Division. Also, former Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nunia Fernandez receives the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation; and STV’s Alexis Williams is named President-Elect of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Philadelphia Chapter.

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