USDOT Launches New Multimodal Freight Office

As part of the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Biden and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Nov. 27 announced the launch of the Office of Modal Freight Infrastructure and Police (Multimodal Freight Office) to “oversee the maintenance and improvement of the nation’s freight network and supply chains.”

At its museum exhibit, “Move Over, Sir!: Women Working on the Railroad,” UP in 2017 celebrated women railroaders, including Edwina “Curlie” Justus, the Class I’s first Black female engineer (pictured). (Photograph Courtesy of Edwina Justus)

For Justus, Steel Determination

“Working at night and going down the track, it’s quiet and all you can hear are the rails, or you’re just sitting there waiting for the signals to change, or it’s sunrise

2023 Environmental Excellence Award Winner, Adam Motzinger. (AAR Photograph)

Motsinger Earns AAR Environmental Excellence Award

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has recognized Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Adam Motsinger for environmental excellence in 2023.

TCMC Stations(Heather Poltrock

Transit Briefs: Sound Transit, Amtrak, SCVTA

Sound Transit moves forward on the purchase of 10 more Link cars. Also, Amtrak service from St. Paul, Minn., to Chicago, Ill., reaches the final design phase; and Sant Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) vehicles are taking the place of Reading, Pennsylvania, B&O and Short Line on the new Monopoly San Jose Edition.

The new pedestrian bridge in Salt Lake City. (Union Pacific Photograph)
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UP: Improving Safety With Salt Lake City Pedestrian Bridge

A new $8.5 million pedestrian bridge in Salt Lake City that was built with the help of Union Pacific (UP) provides high school students, runners and pedestrians a safe way to cross five sets of railroad tracks.

Representatives from LCCC and Union Pacific unveil their groundbreaking public-private partnership, a direct collaboration between academia and industry to revolutionize trades education.
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Union Pacific Helps Spark a New Era for Trade School Students at Laramie County Community College in Wyoming

A trade school program in Cheyenne, Wyoming, focused on training the next generation of welders and diesel mechanics is expanding with the help of Union Pacific Railroad.

Union Pacific’s Todd Hackel (white shirt) attended the grand opening of the Kansas City facility with Dana Transport representatives Kim Feager, Dennis Lawless and Shawn Hensley. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)
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UP Transforms Property Into Rail Transload Facility for Plastic Pellets

An unused Union Pacific (UP) rail yard located in the heart of Kansas City has a renewed lease on life with the recent opening of a rail transload facility in a critical Midwest transportation corridor.

UP Honors 12 Companies with Sustainability Partner Award

Union Pacific (UP) has recognized 12 suppliers and companies with its first ever 2023 Sustainability Partner Award, honoring business partners who have demonstrated both leadership and progress toward achieving sustainability goals.

Employees learned more about the Living Library during an event held last month at UP Center. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)
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UP’s ‘Living Library’ Bridges Workplace Differences

We all love a good story. As a child, way past my bedtime I would sneak and strain my eyes using the streetlight shining through my bedroom window to continue my adventures—whether

BNSF, GMXT to Run J.B. Hunt’s Intermodal Service Via Eagle Pass Border Gateway (Updated, Blaze Commentary)

BNSF, Grupo Mexico’s (GMXT) Ferromex and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Jan. 1, 2024, will launch a new intermodal service between the Monterrey, Silao-Bajio and Pantaco-Mexico City regions, key markets in Northern and Central Mexico, through the Eagle Pass, Tex., border gateway.

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