Ellis Lister Jr. has been living out his childhood dream as a railroader for nearly 51 years.
You’re feeling bad? All alone? Misunderstood? Picked on? Unfairly accused of being completely selfish, self-aggrandizing and self-serving? Losing faith in your lobbyists? In your lobbied legislators? In the omnipotence of the market?
ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2023 ISSUE: The question on the table is: “What is the biggest challenge facing the North American freight rail industry, and how can it be addressed?” The
FROM THE EDITOR, MAY 2023 RAILWAY AGE: Keith Creel hit the spike on the head when he said Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will not only preserve competition (the STB’s litmus test),
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A railroader’s dedication doesn’t end when they retire; their connection to the industry lasts a lifetime.
On May 3, Union Pacific (UP) filed a case in the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit), captioned Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of America (Case
The Rail Safety Act of 2023 (S.576) is deeply flawed in that it fails to even start to address the real safety issue, which is elimination of failures causing accidents. Trending of
The rail industry has long been aware of the critical need to modernize the nation’s infrastructure. The recent derailment of the Norfolk Southern train in eastern Ohio and subsequent fire and chemical
The Revolving Door Project (RDP), which describes itself as an organization that “scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench