MnDOT Issues Draft State Freight Plan
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released for public review a draft State Freight Plan, outlining the importance of freight to Minnesota’s economy, the current state of its...
View ArticleGATX Acquiring 156 Progress Rail Locomotives
GATX Corp. has acquired 156 locomotives from Progress Rail, bringing its North American fleet to more than 650 units of various types. Financial details were not disclosed; GATX said the acquired mix...
View ArticleIntelliTrans to Expand Operations Facility
IntelliTrans is expanding its Conway, Ark., Operations office to “enhance its capacity to deliver top-tier logistics and supply chain management software and services to its growing shipper customer...
View ArticleAAR: North American Rail Volume Up in Week 34
Through the first 34 weeks of 2024 (ending Aug. 24), total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads...
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FRA RD&T Director Discusses Tech Innovations
Safety is the principal driver of FRA RD&T. With that in mind, Dr. Maryam Allahyar Wyrick—Director of the Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) at the Federal Railroad...
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Growth in the Freight Rail Industry
Editor’s Note: The following is a testimony that will be submitted by Adriene Bailey, Partner with Oliver Wyman, in a hearing before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 16-17, 2024....
View ArticleASLRRA Briefs: Safety Seminar Wrap-Up, Training Template Available
Sold-Out Crowd Learns Railroad Accident/Incident (Part 225) Seventy-four rail industry professionals attended ASLRRA’s Railroad Accident/Incident (Part 225) training seminar in New Orleans, La., on...
View ArticlePinsly to Expand Short Line Portfolio
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Pinsly Railroad Company on Aug. 28 reported entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Hondo Railway LLC, located just west of San Antonio, Tex. Subject to regulatory...
View ArticleSTB to SCOTUS: We Authorize ‘Railroad Construction,’ Not ‘Development and...
Utah’s Seven County Infrastructure Coalition in March petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s decision that “derailed” the Uinta Basin Railway project, according to Colorado...
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Underrepresentation of WOC in Railroad Engineering: Research Review at Women...
In this not-to-be-missed session at the Women in Rail 2024 conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, illuminating new research on the underrepresentation of women of color in railroad...
View ArticleMidcoast Seeks to Discontinue Service of MaineDOT-Owned Line Due to ‘Deficit...
Class III rail carrier Midcoast Railservice, Inc. (Midcoast), a subsidiary of New York-based Finger Lakes Railway Corp., on Aug. 16 filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) a petition under 49...
View ArticleOmniTRAX Expands Rail Network With Purchase of CAZCP
OmniTRAX announced Sept. 5 that it has acquired Central Arizona Commerce Park’s (CAZCP) rail infrastructure and remaining park acreage marking the infrastructure developer’s third rail transaction in...
View ArticleReport: Sandersville Railroad’s Rail Spur Project Greenlighted
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on Sept. 4 approved the use of eminent domain for Sandersville Railroad’s 4.5-mile rail spur project, according to media reports. Property owners are...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Eugene H. Blabey II
Eugene “Gene” Hulburt Blabey II, Chairman Emeritus of the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad (LAL) and the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP), as well as Board Member Emeritus of...
View ArticleLIRC Cements Major Carload Growth
Thanks to one customer’s new manufacturing plant, Anacostia Rail Holdings Class III Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), Railway Age’s 2019 Short Line of the Year, expects to be hauling 10,000...
View ArticleG&W Train Dispatchers Vote to Unionize With ATDA
The National Mediation Board (NTB) on Sept. 4 announced that train dispatchers from Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) have voted to unionize with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA)....
View ArticleAmtrak Breaks Ground on $1.3B Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project
Amtrak on Sept. 5 kicked off construction for its new Connecticut River Bridge along the Northeast Corridor between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Conn.; work is expected to conclude by 2031. The...
View ArticleBNSF Debuts ‘Shortline Select’
BNSF on Sept. 6 reported launching a new short line program to provide “expanded opportunities for customers to reach an even broader consumer base.” The first small road to participate is Genesee The...
View ArticleBoxcar Requiem
RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Part 1: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth? Perhaps the most basic of freight cars, the boxcar has been around almost as long as the railroad The...
View ArticlePeople News: NCRR, AITX, NARS
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) welcomes Patrick Pierce as its new Director of Economic & Business Development. Also, American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) appoints Ashley Nelson as...
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