Steven Santelli and Brie Ferguson gather firefighting safety gear that will help communities protect their loved ones
Union Pacific is making progress on its goal to be the safest railroad in North America. As of November 2024, the railroad’s year-to-date derailment and personal injury rates improved 25% compared to
The freight railcar market is more secure thanks to a new rule issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a provision in the 2021 bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA). This FRA final
FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2025 ISSUE: Politicians and political writers have it easy. Suffering from a post-election malaise? Have no fear! Matt Gaetz to the rescue! Thousands of hours of news coverage, hundreds of thousands of words, tons of printer and pen ink spilled over one sycophant’s selfish, immature, illegal and disrespectful behavior.
Rate hike expectations +30bps sequentially, though still below survey average. Biz growth & confidence stepped up significantly in first survey post-election. 26% of shippers have pulled freight in anticipation of tariffs, and
Railway Age, January 2025 Issue: Let’s face it, the ever-present need for organizational change within the railroad industry can be a complex challenge. Change initiatives can feel like a runaway train—lots of
WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE, JANUARY 2025 ISSUE: He’s a 50-year-old railroad CEO without a private aircraft or opulent corner suite. Although he superintends the only transcontinental railroad, his compensation package is a fraction of that of his peers. Darting suit-jacketless about the office, dress shirt loosely tucked, he is easily mistaken for Stan from accounting. Don’t be fooled. Amtrak CEO Stephen J. Gardner, facing an ultimate test, is better prepared than any Amtrak CEO before him—and it’s not a B-List.
Freight train length has been a growing topic of discussion, and concerns about the safety risks of running longer trains have captured the attention of policy makers and the public.
It’s not an entirely new concept, but it has been gaining favor over the past three decades. It’s through-running: the concept of a regional railroad serving a metropolitan area routing trains into
This commentary is in response to the article “Point-of-Use ZE an Incomplete Picture,” by Nicholas Little, Railway Age, Nov. 20, 2024, which was in response to my Jan. 3, 2024 article, “ZE