Opinion

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Farewell, Silver Star (1939-2024)

In a few short days, Amtrak’s Silver Star train between New York and Miami, will be no more. There will still be a train, which Amtrak will call the Floridian. It will

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NS: Teamwork Advances Locomotive Efficiency

At Norfolk Southern’s Network Operations Center (NOC), our Locomotive Group is making significant strides in driving greater efficiency across our entire network. Through teamwork and innovative approaches, the group is boosting productivity

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Riding the AIDX High Peaks Limited

New mileage on tourist railroads, especially those that can be reached by non-motorists as well as motorists, are very rare, but one has been providing service since last year, and is completing

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Standards Here, Standards There, Standards Everywhere

Why aren’t the FRA, AAR and APTA collaborating on, instead of pursuing separate, passenger and freight standards? On Sept. 16, 2024, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) PRESS (Passenger Rail Equipment Safety

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Manifest On-Time Performance and Industry Spot & Pull

On April 30, 2024, the Surface Transportation Board issued a decision that introduces narrow-scope reciprocal switching into the U.S. freight rail industry. That decision prescribes that two supporting data sets for trains

(Photograph Courtesy of RSI)
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An Optimistic Outlook on Rail at InnoTrans 2024

I recently had the privilege of attending InnoTrans in Berlin, the world’s largest trade fair for transport technology, for a second time. As a leading voice of the North American rail supply industry with a growing presence in the passenger space, RSI’s participation at this global event was more important than ever.