2022 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award Winner Jamie Helmer with (from left to right) NS's Tom Schnautz, Matt Gernaud, Josh Raglin and David Schoendorfer. (Photo Courtesy of AAR, via Twitter)

NS’s Jamie Helmer Receives 2022 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced on July 27 that it has named Norfolk Southern (NS) Director of Fuel Efficiency Jamie Helmer as recipient of the 2022 John H. Chafee Environmental

Pictured: Main cab for UP modernized locomotive at Wabtec’s Fort Worth plant. (Photograph Courtesy of Wabtec)

Watch: UP Inks $1B Power-Upgrade Deal with Wabtec (UPDATED)

Union Pacific (UP) has selected Wabtec to modernize 600 locomotives in a deal worth more than $1 billion, the manufacturer reported on July 27.

The five-year on-property agreement secures a general wage increase of 29%.

BLET Ratifies New Contract with Illinois & Midland Railroad

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified on July 21 a new five-year on-property agreement that secures a general wage increase of 29% with the 154-mile short line

A handful of Union Pacific's 7,400 locomotives are currently outfitted with the new paint design. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)

First Look: Fresh Paint Scheme for UP

Union Pacific (UP) on July 25 reported that a “handful” of its locomotives are now sporting a new paint scheme that shifts some design elements, including moving the American flag closer to the front.

Since June, Amtrak has completed accessibility-improvement projects at stations in Ashland, Va. (pictured); Westerly, R.I.; and Homewood, Ill., as part of a multi-year effort to bring its more than 500 stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. (Photograph Courtesy of Amtrak)

Amtrak, CSX, UP Earn Spots on Disability Equality Index

Amtrak, CSX and Union Pacific (UP) have each been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and nonprofit Disability:IN, achieving high scores on the 2022 Disability Equality Index® (DEI).

UP's No. 4014 is the world's only functioning Big Boy.

UP Big Boy Scheduled for Denver, Cheyenne Roundtrip

Union Pacific (UP) announced on July 21 that its Big Boy Steam Locomotive No. 4014 will depart for a roundtrip tour between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver, Colo., on July 28, 2022, and

(Photograph Courtesy of UP)

UP: Earnings Up Despite ‘Tough’ 2Q22 (UPDATED, Cowen)

“As anticipated, the second quarter was a tough one as we limited carloadings and increased expenses to recover network fluidity,” Union Pacific (UP) Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz reported during a July 21 earnings announcement. “We also experienced record high fuel prices and increasing inflation, adding pressure to our total costs. Offsetting the cost pressures were higher fuel surcharge revenue, solid core pricing, a positive mix, and continued train-size initiatives. The result was operating revenue and income growth.”

Amtrak will likely provide the intercity service on the proposed Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service.

Proposed L.A.-Indio Passenger Rail Service Makes Headway

A plan for new passenger rail service that would span approximately 144 miles, linking the City of Coachella with Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS), has taken another step forward following a public

Conductor James Jackson Jr. from UP’s South Texas Service Unit drives home the value of rail safety in a Safe Kids Worldwide public service announcement. (Photo Courtesy of UP)

UP, Safe Kids Worldwide Team Up on Rail Safety Video

Union Pacific (UP) and Safe Kids Worldwide, a nonprofit whose coalitions conduct transportation safety education programs nationwide regarding child pedestrian, school bus, bike, railroad and passenger safety, have teamed up in a

Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads: ‘It’s Not Rocket Science. It’s About Cutting the Right Business Deal’ – RAIL GROUP ON AIR

Industry icons Gene Skoropowski and Tom Mulligan recall their long, mutually beneficial association as, respectively, Managing Director of California’s Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority and Union Pacific Director of Passenger Rail Operations. Gene

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