We attended the Southwest Association of Rail Shippers 2025 Annual Meeting in Dallas, March 18-19. Macro uncertainty was a clear theme across multiple presentations. Class I’s and short lines attested to tariff-related
Union Pacific (UP) recently held its inaugural CEO Excellence Awards, honoring 41 employees who made tremendous strides advancing the railroad’s Safety, Service and Operational Excellence strategy. The awards acknowledge many of the
The Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC), formed in fall 2024 under the Surface Transportation Board (STB), is an exciting development for the future of passenger rail in the United States. The committee, comprised
Will the President of the United States this week or next fire one or both of the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) two Democratic members? Will Democrats Karen J. Hedlund and Robert E.
In this series, we have taken a detailed look at the concept of through-running for regional railroads operated by transit providers and serving a major city, railroads that were formerly considered mainly
So far in this series, we examined the concept of through-running for local “transit railroads” that serve a city’s downtown core and the suburban areas that surround it. The idea is that
First of a Series: July 17, 2023 was a beautiful sunny summer day in Rockhill Furnace, Pa., a town that is not located anywhere near a passenger train. Huntingdon, on Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian
In the previous article in this series, we examined plans for through-running between different railroads serving Penn Station, but not a different type of through-running: trains running through Midtown Manhattan between Penn
More women are making their way into the transportation industry – and that’s worth celebrating. During Women’s History Month, we introduce Sandra Romero and Glenda Murrell, two train operators from Metro’s Line E in Division 21. In this story, they share the challenges and rewards of their careers and encourage more women to join this exciting journey on the rails.
This nation, and most of the world, recently marked five years since much of life as we knew it essentially shut down because of the sudden proliferation of the COVID-19 virus. It