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How Norfolk Southern Keeps Goods Moving Through Hurricane Season

As NOAA forecasts an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 10 hurricanes and several major storms, Norfolk Southern is putting preparedness into action. Severe storms can cause serious disruption for businesses, communities,

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‘Train Daddy’ Returns to New York

Andy Byford is coming back to New York, where he has been tapped to oversee development in and around the city’s Penn Station. New Yorkers bestowed the moniker “Train Daddy” on Byford

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Union Pacific Aims to Drive Safer, More Fluid Operations at Southern Border

Meeting in the middle is great in most scenarios – but a railroad bridge straddling the international border between the U.S. and Mexico is not one of them.

Latest exterior design of SEPTA light rail vehicles. © ALSTOM SA 2025. Advanced&Creative Design | Citadis™
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Modernizing Philadelphia’s Public Transit: SEPTA LRV Project

As we advance towards the final design phase and delivery of 130 Citadis™ light rail vehicles to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Alstom Project Director Mariana Duarte discusses what lies ahead.

(INRD Intermodal Image, Credit Brad Morocco; Courtesy of CN)
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Powering Possibilities: INRD-CN Intermodal Partnership

The partnership between the Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) and CN exemplifies how collaboration between short line agility and Class I railroad power can deliver seamless, efficient, and sustainable transportation. By combining the strengths

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RUN Conference: Good News, Bad News

The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) holds on-line conferences in the spring and fall. The most recent took place on May 16 and focused on the current situation regarding rail transit in the

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Introducing the Rail-Grid Collaboration

The Rail-Grid Collaboration (RGC) is a non-profit founded to promote and enable technical collaboration, joint action, research and mutual goal setting in pursuit of investment in (1) efficient, safe, and high-performing North

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Amtrak Board Meeting Leaves Much to be Desired

Amtrak’s Board of Directors met on May 22. The event included several presentations about Amtrak’s performance and plans, presentations that were made available to the public through a Zoom link. The presenters

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‘China Air Pocket’; CSX Recovery Update

In the two weeks through May 17, the “China air pocket” in imports hitting the West Coast has become very visible. The trade war rhetoric between the U.S. and China culminated in

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TD Cowen Insight: NEARS NYC, STG Logistics

We attended the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) City Series event in New York City and hosted a call with a Farrukh Bezar, Chair of STG Logistics. Following are our takeaways.

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