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Ending a 50-Year Embargo in the FRA Amtrak Long-Distance Study

Netting out Formulaic Leveraged Highway Funding Effects in a BCA

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CPKC Consolidating Gains in Mexico Efficiency

Last week we highlighted a big drop in terminal dwell in Mexico as evidence that CPKC’s broader Mexican operation is finally turning around, after a year in the doldrums. Our Oct. 23

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SS Keewatin: Requiem for a CP Steamship

A survivor of Canadian Pacific’s once vast marine operations has received a new home in Kingston, Ontario. The ship is the SS Keewatin, built in 1907, making it one of the oldest

A photo of the attendees who participated in the Girls in Motion Fall 2023 Summit, hosted at BART Headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Photo courtesy of Conner L’Hommedieu of Kimley-Horn.
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BART Hosts Inaugural Girls in Motion Fall 2023 Summit

Transportation leaders from across the Bay Area came together recently to share their passion for transit and inspire young people to explore the industry as a potential career.

Planet Tracks’ 2023 symposium planning committee included, from left: Sarah Mueller, senior manager-Vegetation; Greg Lanning, general director-Strategic Sourcing; Scott Wheeler, senior manager-Environmental; Nathaniel Skelton, associate senior app developer; Caitie Bundy, manager-Corporate Sustainability; Roxanne Smith, manager-Environmental Services and Projects; Courtney Scott, manager, Marketing and Sales; Brian Seward, manager-Short Line Development; and Planet Tracks President Craig Ingrisano, director, Labor Relations. Not pictured: Jacob Mendoza, analyst-Workforce Shared Services, and Madalyn Schuster, manager-Labor Relations.
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Union Pacific’s Planet Tracks Group Hosts First-Ever Employee Sustainability Symposium

Union Pacific Railroad’s business resource group, Planet Tracks, held its first-ever employee sustainability symposium focused on the initiatives, technology and outreach efforts the railroad is leveraging to build a more sustainable future.

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Vossloh Rolling Stock Adds Hydrogen to Modular Portfolio

Vossloh Rolling Stock has taken its first steps into offering hydrogen-based traction for its latest fleet of switcher locomotives. Kevin Smith visited the manufacturer in Kiel to learn more about its project

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CPKC: Big Step Down in Mexico Terminal Dwell

We’ve been following terminal dwell time at Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s three primary Mexican yards for months as we wait for CPKC’s Mexican operation—which has been hamstringing financial results—to turn around, and

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NJT 40th Anniversary Express: South Amboy Power Swap Redux

During my 31-plus years at Railway Age, I logged thousands of miles (and hours) on NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line, commuting to Penn Station New York and then hopping on the

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NEARS Report: ‘The Seidl & Hatch Show’

Jim Blaze reporting on the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) Fall Conference: ABH Consulting independent analyst Tony Hatch and TD Cowen Managing Director/Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl have

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NEARS Report: How FTR Sees the Market

Jim Blaze reporting on the NEARS (Northeast Association of Rail Shippers) Fall 2023 Conference: FTR Transportation Intelligence Vice President Rail and Intermodal Todd Tranausky and his colleagues conduct high-quality research. They are one

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