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Senior Vice President, Communications Amy Krouse Celebrates 10 Years at ASLRRA

ASLRRA celebrates Senior Vice President, Communications Amy Krouse on her tenth year working at the Association. Krouse’s work in the rail industry brings her back to her family’s roots, as her great-great grandfather was a train engineer.

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STB Chairman Patrick Fuchs – RAIL GROUP ON AIR

Drawn from our 2025 Rail Insights conference, this edition of Railway Age’s podcast series features Surface Transportation Board Chair Patrick Fuchs in conversation with Editor-in Chief William C. Vantuono. Now in his

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Mixed Progress on CPKC IT Cutover Recovery

Railroad recoveries are almost always uneven (CSX the recent exception), and we’re seeing that with a mixed bag of data this week regarding CPKC’s efforts to rebound from the operational disruptions from

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CPKC IT Cutover Update

Some better data this week suggests that Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s southern U.S. operating problems related to its May 3 IT systems cutover might be starting to correct, which is good news.

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Irrational Exuberance?

Observations on the TD Cowen/Jason Seidl article, “If All Else Fail, Attempt to Merge.” First, if the railroads lost only 1% of rail traffic between 2014 and 2024 (excluding coal traffic), I

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NEPA NIMBYs Gnawed at CPKC (UPDATED, 6/23)

It is eminently logical that if one relocates to a community zoned for heavy industry, they shouldn’t be surprised that a 24/7 distribution hub is constructed near them, bringing with it additional noise and increased highway traffic. It follows that if one relocates to a community with main line railroad track, they shouldn’t be surprised with the arrival of additional train traffic.

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Metra’s MACs: From Freight Haulers to Commuter Service

Looking to make its dollar go further, Metra turned to Progress Rail to convert former freight locomotives into passenger power for Chicago. Over the past few years, Sean Cronin, Senior Director of

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Reaching 10% Renewable Fuel in 2024 for CN’s Locomotive Fleet

CN is fueling for the future through our use of renewable fuels.

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Gilbertson to Senate:  Short Lines ‘Job Creators, Safety Multipliers, Sustainability Drivers’ 

Anacostia Rail Holdings President and CEO Peter Gilbertson testified June 18 on behalf of ASLRRA (American Short Line and Regional Rail Association) at the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines

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Pop-Up Metro: New Model for New Starts

Fourth and Final in a Series: Where Would the Model Work Best? The process for getting a New Starts grant (or a Small Starts grant, for that matter) from the Federal Transit

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