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Carload Express Acquiring MDDE

Carload Express, Inc. (Carload) has sought Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval to acquire Maryland & Delaware Railroad Company (MDDE) through the purchase of outstanding equity shares from parent company Old Line Holdings

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STB Revises Class I Employment-Data Reporting

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Dec. 20 extended the Class I’s employment-data reporting through Dec. 31, 2025, but is reducing the collection scope. On April 26-27, 2022, the STB held a public hearing

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STB: Rail Cost Adjustment Factor Set for 1Q25

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for first-quarter 2025 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), which is defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the

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AAR Responds to Primus Publicity Stunt

Presumed-outgoing STB Chairman Robert Primus (yes, the President-elect is expected to replace him) recently wrote to Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ian Jefferies taking issue with what he termed “concern

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Suds with Seidl: Signs of Optimism for 2025

At the latest “Railroad Happy Hour” event at TD Cowen, leaders in the railroad market pointed to noteworthy signs of optimism looking into next year as industrial projects take stronger footing. Intermodal rates

“G&W is pleased to be at this year's Railway Age [and RT&S] Women in Rail Conference!” the company reported via social media during the event. “Our CEO, Michael Miller, was a featured speaker today on a panel for passenger and freight rail technology and innovation. #womeninrail #railinnovation #railtechnology” (Photograph Courtesy of G&W)
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Railway Age/RT&S Women in Rail 2024 Conference Roundup

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail industry.