RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: How Union Pacific leverages state-of-the-art inspection technology. With more than 32,000 miles of track covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the U.S., those charged with
Excluding the impact of litigation costs stemming from a civil suit filed by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington State, BNSF’s earnings and operating ratio “showed solid improvement,” the company said
Our most recent feature article on transit in the Nation’s Capital appeared in the August 2023 issue of Railway Age. Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono described the politics surrounding the agency as a
Less than one year after completion of BNSF Railway’s Sandpoint Junction Connector project in northern Idaho, one can hardly tell that there was an army of workers and machinery stationed there for
Union Pacific’s second-quarter 2024 results showed increases in volume, earning and income and improvements in safety, productivity and operating ratio. “Our performance demonstrates the team’s ability to deliver strong results,” said CEO
I noted in my previous report that New Jersey Transit (NJT) will get a reprieve, on account of a new tax on the largest businesses in the State. That tax will not
Maryland’s Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Md., was much in the news lately as the only the only portion of the Port of Baltimore that remained accessible and operational following the collapse of
The Class I railroads set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the past 5-10 years, but a review of recent data shows mixed progress at best. Two of these
On July 9, MARS (Midwest Association of Rail Shippers) celebrated its 100th anniversary with its Annual Summer Meeting at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisc. The conference opened with remarks
Midyear Report, Railway Age July 2024 issue: 2024’s tumultuous first half should transition to a calmer period. But then again …