Our Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, comprises one of the largest facilities for locomotive repair in the industry.
An employee’s mental health is impacted by their mental and emotional, physical, financial, work life, social, and family wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic helped bring conversations regarding mental health to the forefront within
How long will the State of Illinois pretend that it has built true HSR (high-speed rail) by naming what is actually higher-speed rail (HrSR)* “Illinois High Speed Rail”? When you allow state
In 1970, I worked for the Chicago Police Department as a Community Service Aide (CSA) in a pretty rough neighborhood where I resided. It was a special program to prepare candidates for becoming police officers. CSAs provided a wide range of services, including canvassing the neighborhood, giving insight to the police force concerning issues observed in the community, and providing service to the elderly and others in need.
My article highlighting China’s strategy to dominate global rail supply and its desire to conquer the North American rail supply market, posted on June 2, 2021, received a lot of attention. This
We hosted a June 15 call with Marty Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, on Thursday. We see a reciprocal switching ruling well before year-end, and a bottleneck ruling potentially in 2024. Rail service continues to be at the forefront of the STB’s agenda. The CPKC merger has increased competition through new north-south lanes, though further Class I consolidation is increasingly unlikely.
San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are turning 150 this year, and we’re throwing a party to celebrate!
Growing up, David Nichols knew he was bound for a career on the rails. His father, Grady, was a locomotive engineer and introduced his son to the world of railroading at a young age.
Try this as an “artistic” exercise: Collect reams of disconnected data. Stuff them into a blender. Add water. Press the “chop” button. Allow the blender to pulverize the data into a multi-color
A little more than a week after its April 26-27, 2022 “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” hearing, the Surface Transportation Board issued updated, more-comprehensive rules for reporting performance and employment metrics.