Pictured (L to R): Union Pacific’s Craig Richardson and Christina Conlin; Norfolk Southern’s Jackie Peets; IntelliTrans’s Matt Everson; and Savage’s Josh Anders. (Photographs courtesy of the respective companies)

People News: UP, NS, IntelliTrans, Savage

Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Craig Richardson will retire in 2025. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Jackie Peets, a 2018 Railway Age “Fast Tracker,” is recognized

“We’re growing our Premium Transload Program for select transload providers along the CPKC de México network who have met our growth, efficiency, safety and quality metrics,” CPKC reported via social media on Nov. 16. (Screen Grab from CPKC video)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, UP, CSX

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) expands its Premium Transload Program. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Mechanical Car Department achieves 1 million hours of safe work; and CSX honors the winners of its 6th Drive to Succeed campaign.

(Photo Credit: Dreamstar Lines)

Californian Start-Up Awards Sleeper Train Design Contract

A new private operator plans to introduce an overnight train service between the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

(Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon Photograph Courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

Ports of Indiana Lands $11MM Grant for Rail Yard, Transload Facility

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded the Ports of Indiana an $11.249 million grant to construct a $16 million rail yard and transload facility at its Mount Vernon, Ind., location, the closest

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STB Directs UP to Correct ‘Deficiencies’ in Arizona Rail Line Project Proceeding

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has issued a decision in Union Pacific Railroad Company—Construction and Operation Exemption—in Maricopa County, Ariz., Docket No. FD 36501, in which the railroad petitioned the Board for an exemption

Class I Briefs: NS, UP

Ninety-four customers establish new shipment opportunities with Norfolk Southern (NS) this year. Also, Union Pacific (UP) honors 16 companies with its 2024 Sustainability Partner Award and celebrates Veterans Day with a special tribute on the Nasdaq Tower screen in Times Square.

Volkswagen Group of America on Oct. 2 celebrated the grand opening of its new port facility in Freeport, Tex., which will be rail served by Union Pacific. (Photograph Courtesy of UP)

VWGoA Launches UP-Served Facility in Texas

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) recently celebrated the grand opening of a Union Pacific (UP)-served vehicle processing center in Freeport, Tex. The facility, located south of Houston along the Gulf Coast at

Metra’s New Locomotive Honors Veterans

Metra on Nov. 11 unveiled a specially painted locomotive to honor all veterans and active-duty service members and reservists on Veterans Day.

CPKC’s expansion of its international railroad bridge linking Laredo, Tex. and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipa, Mexico, is nearing completion. (CPKC Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, UP CPKC, CN

Norfolk Southern (NS) makes operational adjustments at local interchanges and yards systemwide to improve cycle times. Also, Union Pacific (UP) supports a timber customer’s growth and announces that three Operating department teams top the leader board for best overall safety record in 2024; Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) international railway bridge expansion project earns a Laredo (Tex.) Economic Development Corporation award; and Walmart Canada recognizes CN with a Strategic Partner of the Year award.

Pictured at the Nov. 7 groundbreaking ceremony for the Savage Tooele Railroad are (L-R): Grantsville City Mayor Neil Critchlow, Tooele County Council Chair Jared Hamner, Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Savage CEO Kirk Aubry, U.S. Senator-elect John Curtis (R-Utah), The Romney Group President and CEO Josh Romney, and Utah Rep. Tim Jimenez (R-District 28). (Savage Photograph)

Savage Breaks Ground on 11-Mile Utah Line

Construction has begun on the approximately 11-mile Savage Tooele Railroad (STR) in Utah, parent company Savage reported Nov. 7. The Surface Transportation Board on April 1 approved the new line, which will

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