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BNSF Safety Leader Recognized for Dedication to Local First Responders in Canada

At BNSF, we strive to uphold a culture that has safety as its core value. Tom Bozyk, a locomotive engineer and hazmat response tech, is a prime example of a BNSF team member who not only lives those values, but also goes above and beyond to share high safety standards with others.

(Courtesy of NS)
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Revving It Up in the Motor City

Rail is critical to transporting our nation’s automotive supply chain. As the largest originating shipper of light vehicles in America, Norfolk Southern (NS) is preparing for sustained growth in electric vehicle (EV)

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Getting the Next Volume Rebound Right

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: Picking up where I left off with last month’s column, which was based on Loop Capital Managing Director Rick Paterson’s conversation with CSX Executive

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‘The Most Robust Model for Safety Culture Assessment’

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: JULY 2023 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Quebec, Canada, the most tragic railroad accident in the modern freight railroad era.

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A CARB-Free Diet Will Require Magic Beans

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: The new locomotive market has languished since 2016 the year prior to implementation of Tier IV emissions standards. In 2015 and 2016, according to David

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Will Supreme Court Defang STB, FRA?

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2023 ISSUE: What the Supreme Court giveth, the Supreme Court taketh—its reach and grasp primed to terminate or limit four decades of judicial permissiveness that grants federal regulatory agencies, such as the independent Surface Transportation Board (STB) and Executive Branch Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), license to interpret what is ambiguous or unclear in statutes they administer.

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Union Pacific Internship Experience Helps Strengthen Community Ties

An internship in the transportation industry never crossed my mind until my college’s career center reached out regarding an opportunity to join the Union Pacific Corporate Giving team.

STB Chair Martin Oberman
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Service is Job One, But What About Rates?

“But first, while time does not permit me to cover all of the issues on the Board’s agenda, I want to discuss what, in my view, is of uppermost concern to the

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150 Years Ago Today – The Cable Car is Born

August 2, 2023, marks the 150th anniversary of the world’s first successful cable railway, born right here in San Francisco. To celebrate the occasion, we bring you the story of Andrew Hallidie and the very first cable car company, the Clay Street Hill Railroad.

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You’ve Been Served: Managing Personal Liability for Cyberattacks on Railroads

A process server hands you a stack of legal papers. It means trouble. The reason? Two of your trains derailed near populated areas. They carried toxic waste and volatile chemicals; there were

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