Industrial Development Briefs: G&W, Fastfrate Group
A new Georgia Central Railway (GC)-served transload location opens. Also, Fastfrate Group opens a new facility at CentrePort Canada Rail Park. The post Industrial Development Briefs: G&W, Fastfrate...
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Railway Age/RT&S Women in Rail 2024 Conference Roundup
Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are...
View ArticleBrazilian Mining Railroad Running ENSCO’s ATGMS
Mining railroad VALE EFVM (Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas) in Brazil has equipped locomotive No. 1256 with ENSCO Rail’s Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS), according to the...
View ArticleMNNR Awarded $15.8MM Grant for Locomotive Project
Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) will use a $15.8 million Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grant to purchase up to six “custom-built” low-emission diesel locomotives for use on its 86-mile...
View ArticleFGA Ratifies First BLET Contract
More than two dozen Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FGA) railroaders who earlier this year voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have ratified their first union...
View ArticleWeek 47: U.S. Carloads, Intermodal Register Double-Digit Gains
U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 23, 2024 (Week 47), came in at 520,798 carloads and intermodal units, rising 25.6% from the same week last year (which included the Thanksgiving holiday),...
View ArticleCalling All ‘Fast Trackers’ Nominations! Deadline: Jan. 8
Retired Michigan State Center for Railway Research & Education Director Nick Little will once again serve as judge for the awards program, which was established in 2016 recognizing 10 individuals...
View ArticleG&W Launches Red Deer Railway
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) on Dec. 2 celebrated the launch of Red Deer Railway Limited (RDR), the short line railroad holding company’s first railroad in western Canada. RDR acquired its...
View ArticleSmall-Road Briefs: G&W, Watco
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) receives a $26.5 million federal grant for the Colonel’s Island Rail Improvements project, which is supported by Genesee & Wyoming (G&W). Also, Watco helps...
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 ArticleFCR-Served Industrial Facility Under Development
A 225,000 square-foot “build-to-suit” industrial facility near Atlanta, Ga., is now under development and will be served by Fulton County Railway (FCR), a 25-mile short line that interchanges with CSX...
View ArticleSavage Opening Transload at Ontario’s Thorold Multimodal Hub
Savage on Dec. 4 reported that it is opening a new transload facility in Ontario, Canada. The post Savage Opening Transload at Ontario’s Thorold Multimodal Hub appeared first on Railway Age.
View ArticleNorthstar Set to ‘Empower Hamilton’
Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. has signed a non-binding LOI (letter of intent) with Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) subsidiary Great Lakes Port Management Inc. (GLPM) for a long-term lease of...
View ArticleChallenges for 2025: Farrukh Bezar
We hosted a call with Farrukh Bezar, Chairman of the Board at STG Logistics, the fourth-largest asset-based intermodal marketing company (IMC), on the state of the rail network, intermodal into 2025,...
View ArticleTeamsters at Three Railroads Ratify Contracts
Fifty-one workers at three railroads represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) of the Teamsters Rail Conference have ratified new contracts. On Dec. 4, Teamsters at...
View ArticleNow On Line: Railway Age December 2024 Digital Edition
Railway Age’s December 2024 issue is now available digitally, featuring the 2025 Freight Rail Outlook that recommends railroads “keep the throttle in Notch 8, but be prepared for some rough track and...
View ArticleUPDATE: FGA Ratifies First BLET Contract
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference on Dec. 4 reported that the railroaders it represents at Florida Gulf & Atlantic (FGA), a Pinsly...
View ArticleThoughts from CSX Investor Day 2024 (Updated With Video)
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 ArticleAmid Discord, a Basis for Optimism?
2025 FREIGHT RAIL OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: If “regaining strength” best describes the state of the rail industry in 2024, “we’ll keep at it, however …” may well define 2025—indeed, The...
View ArticleAn Abundance of Impactful Events
FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: It’s the Holiday Season (cue your favorite version of the Andy Williams classic). It’s the season of giving, and true to the spirit of the The post An...
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