Micro-lubricant with mojo
zMAX®, used in racecar and aircraft engines since 1946, is beginning to penetrate the railroad locomotive market—literally.
Short Lines
Aberdeen & Rockfish RR celebrates 125 Years in NC
The family-owned Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Co. is celebrating its 125th anniversary serving North Carolina’s Sandhills region.
Badger Mining expands frac sand train capacity
Badger Mining Corp. recently completed work on a 4,500-foot expansion project on rail siding near its Taylor, Wisc. facilities, allowing the site to now hold up to three unit trains concurrently.
Spring hazards a focus of SLSI tips
Spring is here for most of North America, and the Short Line Safety Institute announced the second in a series of Safety Tips aimed at short line and regional railroads.
ASLRRA launches Short Line Education Fund
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association announced the creation of a Short Line Education Fund to address industry training, promote short lines, and build a storehouse of research and information.
Wabtec acquires Thermal Transfer
Wabtec Corp. has acquired Thermal Transfer Corp., a supplier of industrial heat exchangers.
Adding flexibility to the scheduled railroad
With a dynamic car scheduling system, railroads can improve train capacity utilization while improving service at the same time.
For beet sugar, you can’t beat BRG
“Rail Made Easy” is the OmniTRAX slogan, and it’s working in Brownsville, Tex. The Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway (BRG) has won the opportunity to serve CSC Sugar’s new packaging and distribution operation at the Port of Brownsville.
Regional of the Year: Conrail; Short Line of the Year: North Shore Railroad
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the morning general session during the ASLRRA Connections Convention, Railway Age will present its 2017 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year awards to the North Shore Railroad and Conrail, respectively.
STB proposes to expedite rail rate cases
The Surface Transportation Board proposed new rules to help improve and expedite rail rate reasonableness cases.