Wheel-Rail Creep Curve Development Using RCFS
MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: MxV Rail’s rolling contact fatigue simulator (RCFS) is a full-scale test rig consisting of a railroad wheelset and two 56-inch-long rails attached to...
View ArticleSuper Truck and the New ‘Efficiency Fever’
I’ll start with a brief discussion about the comparative fuel efficiency of heavy-duty (HD) trucks and freight railroads in the United States. We’ll then have a six-question quiz (for you, my readers)...
View ArticleFor 2023, Three Class I’s Deemed Revenue Adequate
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found three U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2023: BNSF, CSX and Union Pacific. STB determined that those railroads achieved a rate of return...
View ArticleR.J. Corman Gains New Clarksville Distribution Center Client
R.J. Corman’s 75,000 square-foot distribution center in Clarksville, Tenn., is transitioning to a new customer, to be served by Railway Age’s 2021 Short Line of the Year, R.J. Corman Railroad Company...
View ArticleGlobal Railway Market Exceeds US$220B
In its bi-annual report on the current health of the global railway market, released in time for InnoTrans, SCI Verkehr projects steady growth of 4% over the next five years, as Managing The post...
View ArticleClass I Briefs: UP, CN
Will Union Pacific (UP) close its Palestine, Tex., freight car repair shop? Meanwhile, the Class I recently hosted a business development event for short line and port partners. Also, CN adds scale...
View ArticleITS Logistics: Potential ILA Strike Fuels Peak-Season ‘Uncertainty’
Potential labor disruptions at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports, which handle billions of dollars in trade monthly and about 43% of all U.S. imports, plus “heavy pre-tariff shipping” pending the outcome...
View ArticleIowa Interstate Marks 40 Years
The Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The 580-mile Class II, owned by Railroad Development Corp. (RDC), was established in 1984 on former Chicago, Rock Island...
View ArticleTCI Tank Logistics to Add New Port NOLA Rail Line
TCI Tank Logistics on Sept. 10 announced that it will invest $2 million to “expand its intermodal footprint and ease supply chains” by adding 1,200 linear feet of new rail that will The post TCI Tank...
View ArticleCongress Eyes 45G Update
Both houses of Congress on Sept. 10 introduced bills that would improve the railroad track maintenance credit—also known as the 45G tax credit, referring to its section in the U.S. tax code—that has...
View ArticleAmsted Recognized as ‘RailPulse Certified Vendor’
Amsted Digital Solutions has been approved as a certified telematics vendor for RailPulse™, the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics...
View ArticleStop CARB Act Debuts in Congress
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) on Sept. 12 introduced in Congress companion bills, both called the Stop CARB Act of 2024, which would repeal California’s waiver exemption in...
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Calling All ‘2024 Women in Rail Awards’ Nominations
Women are significantly influencing today’s rail industry. Railway Age’s 2024 Women in Rail awards will honor 20 trailblazers for their achievements in our November issue. These outstanding...
View ArticleCoalition to FCC: ‘Proceed With Caution on NextNav Petition’
A 70-member industry coalition, including the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Trucking Associations (ATA), has...
View ArticleNew Life for BCRY
Spun off from CN in 1998, the Barrie Collingwood Railway (BCRY), which once ran from Collingwood to Innisfill, has been operated by Cando Rail & Terminals since inception. After a review of The...
View ArticleGoRail Launches Rail Champions
GoRail, the national non-profit grassroots organization “that unites rail stakeholders with community leaders and the public in support of rail solutions to tomorrow’s transportation challenges,”* has...
View ArticleINRD President and CEO Joe Gioe – RAIL GROUP ON AIR
The Indiana Rail Road (INRD) named Joe Gioe President and CEO in mid-August 2024. A career railroader with 20 years of industry experience, he has held leadership positions at two Class I The post INRD...
View ArticleAAR: North American Rail Volume Uptick Continues Through Week 37
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Sept. 18 reported that total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.6% through the first 37 weeks of 2024 compared with the prior-year...
View ArticleRailPulse™ Certifies ZTR’s Pivot
The RailPulse™ coalition—GATX, Watco, Genesee & Wyoming, TrinityRail, Norfolk Southern, The Greenbrier Companies, Union Pacific, CPKC, CSX, Bunge and Railroad Development Corp.—has added ZTR, with...
View ArticleOmniTRAX Deploys ‘Plasma AirJet’
OmniTRAX on Sept. 18 reported that its Great Western Railway of Colorado affiliate recently pilot tested and purchased a new technology aimed at reducing locomotive emissions and fuel consumption....
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