AAR: Carloads, Intermodal Up in Week 43
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 26, 2024 (Week 43) came in at 519,415 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2% from the same week last year, based on 228,829 carloads—up The post AAR:...
View ArticleTransit Briefs: NYMTA, Metra, CapMetro
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) releases an RFP (Request for Proposals) to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the $5.5 billion Interborough Express (IBX) project. Also,...
View ArticlePatriot Rail Advances Castle Rail District Expansion Efforts
Patriot Rail, in partnership with Merced County, Calif., on Oct. 31 marked the grand opening of a new loading dock at the Castle Commerce Center (Castle) in Atwater, which it said, “lays The post...
View ArticleSupply Side: TTC, ASLRRA/Wi-Tronix, Spark TS, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awards partners of the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) more than $84 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant...
View ArticleRailway Age November 2024 Digital Edition Spotlights Women in Rail Awards
Railway Age’s eighth annual Women in Rail program recognizes women who excel at leadership, serving the community and driving industry change. These 25 trailblazers—plus seven earning Honorable...
View Article2024 WOMEN IN RAIL: Industry Trailblazers (Part 1 of 2)
Railway Age is celebrating eight years of recognizing women who not only excel at leadership but also serve the community and drive industry change, paving the way for the next generation. This The...
View ArticleWill Banning Strikes Undercut Collective Bargaining?
WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE: In response to an early October economy-jolting dock workers’ strike—now suspended until mid-January—Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) introduced a...
View ArticleBoxcars: Point/Counterpoint
Our Market-Based Approach is Working, by Bill Sheehan, Vice President, Fleet, TTX Company I read with interest David Nahass’ October 2024 Railroad Financial Desk Book article regarding boxcars. It...
View ArticleWill We Stem the Tide or Just Navel-Gaze?
FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE: It’s the final weeks of the election cycle. A tentativeness seems to overhang business activity among companies shipping by rail. However, when asked...
View ArticleVintage FP9A Restored to VIA 1970s Scheme
On Oct. 31, 2024, the VIA Historical Association unveiled a locomotive wearing a “new” livery at the Ontario Southland Railway shops in Salford, Ontario. Painted in VIA Rail’s blue and yellow from The...
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2024 WOMEN IN RAIL: Industry Trailblazers (Part 2 of 2)
Railway Age is celebrating eight years of recognizing women who not only excel at leadership but also serve the community and drive industry change, paving the way for the next generation. This year,...
View ArticleThe Great Boxcar Divide, Part 3
FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE: This month, we once again dive head-first into boxcars. See the “Point/Counterpoint” piece where we continue to facilitate the debate. My thanks to TTX...
View ArticleAAR Week 44: Carloads, Intermodal See Gains
U.S. weekly rail traffic rose 6.6% to 516,743 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Nov. 2, 2024, compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) The post...
View ArticleNew from TransmetriQ: Rate & Route Tool for Optimal Route Selection
Railinc®’sTransmetriQ brand has launched its Rate & Route tool, designed to improve performance and reduce expense for rail carload shippers. “Rail shippers often spend hours or days scouring...
View ArticleCarrollton Railroad Votes to Join BLET
Workers from Carrollton Railroad, a short line subsidiary of CSX Transportation that operates in western Kentucky near Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, voted unanimously to join the Brotherhood...
View ArticleSmall-Road Briefs: Watco, Cando Rail & Terminals
Watco’s military program is recognized and the company’s El Dorado Switching in Arkansas celebrates 30 years. Also, Cando Rail & Terminals provides strategic railhead for major wind projects. The...
View ArticleSavage 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...
View ArticleThoughts from CSX Investor Day 2024
At its Nov. 6-7, 2024 Investor Day, CSX outlined a long-term vision for growth. Management, led by President and CEO and Railway Age 2025 Railroader of the Year Joe Hinrichs, focused on The post...
View ArticleMontreal Port Lockout Starts, B.C. Talks Stop
When Port of Montreal longshore workers voted against accepting “the last and final offer” presented by employers Nov. 7, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), as it had said it would, imposed a...
View ArticleTXGN, TXR Receive Federal Grants
The Texas and Gonzales Railway (TXGN) and the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR), two subsidiary railroads of TNW Corporation (TNW), have been awarded grants from the Federal Railroad Administration’s...
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