Initially launched as GPS in the late 1970s for military use, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) experienced significant advancements by 2000, allowing broader civilian applications. This expansion included satellite networks like GLONASS,
After more than four years of education and advocacy by the Commuter Rail Coalition, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has drafted text that would lengthen the current implementation timeline
Feb. 3 marks the one-year “anniversary” of Norfolk Southern’s East Palestine, Ohio, derailment, which quickly turned into a media circus, flavored with tasty fodder appealing to preaching, finger-pointing politicians. We’ve covered the
The Arctic Blast has been our singular focus over the past few weeks, starting with foreboding anticipation, then some historical context, and we’ve now reached the quantifying the damage stage. Here it
Since the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, America’s freight railroads acted quickly and decisively to pursue voluntary actions to help prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future. Over the past 12
On my first day at the railroad nearly 20 years ago, I saw train crews in the yard relying on printed paperwork to do their jobs. Today, the men and women of Union Pacific (UP) have that information at the touch of their fingertips on a mobile device.
Independent rail economist Jim Blaze shares another fearless forecast for North American rail freight, as originally reported in Railway Age’s sister publication, International Railway Journal (IRJ).
As another year begins, BNSF Railway continues to grow. In 2023, we devoted over $700 million to expansion and efficiency projects. From completing a six-mile segment of double track in south-central Kansas along our Southern Transcon route and beginning a multi-year expansion project at our intermodal facility in Stockton, California, BNSF is committed to growth.
Ensuring workplace safety is a top priority for employees, customers, and Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH). This is why all ARH railroads diligently implement comprehensive safety protocols, offer thorough training, and continually improve
This is the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains Association’s (HFCTA) second article in a series of four addressing HFC-powered trainsets, locomotives and streetcars that are commercially available, in development, or planned around the