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IAIS Earns ASLRRA’s Environmental Award
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Feb. 26 reported selecting Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) as its 2025 Environmental Award recipient. The award will be presented...
View ArticleNRHS, Railway Age, RT&S Announce Third Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic...
The National Railway Historical Society has kicked off its third annual recognition of a railroad’s historic preservation efforts. NRHS is again partnering with Railway Age and Railway Track &...
View ArticleRailway Age Welcomes ‘Influential Industry Leader’ Nominations
The North American railway industry in large part is driven by influential leaders, people whose mantra is making a difference, and who are committed to service. Railway Age subscribers may now...
View ArticleBRG Celebrates 40 Years
Dignitaries from the Port of Brownsville, state and local economic partners, community leaders, and rail customers joined a leadership delegation from OmniTRAX and BRG to recognize the railroad’s...
View ArticleReport: Quebec Court of Appeal Upholds Ruling That CP Was ‘Not Liable’ for...
According to the report, the province’s high court heard arguments from three joined appeals “seeking that the railway company be required to pay into a compensation fund for about 4,000 victims of...
View ArticlePatriot Rail Teams With Commtrex to Boost Transloading Business
Shippers can now locate rail-accessible transload facilities on Patriot Rail Company’s 23-state network using Commtrex’s online marketplace, the short line holding company reported Feb. 26. The...
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For GPA, Containers Up, Capacity Growing
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled nearly 5.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent container units) in 2024, up 12.5% from 2023, making Savannah “the fastest growing container gateway on the...
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Officially Merged: CN and IANR
With the transaction’s closing, the 20,000-mile CN and 218-mile IANR can begin the integration process “to better serve customers, the Iowa economy and communities along the network,” CN reported...
View ArticleSTB Calculates Five-Year Change in Railroad Productivity
According to the agency, each year it calculates the change, if any, in how efficiently railroads move freight. The STB determines this figure by comparing year-to-year the average cost of producing a...
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Rail-Served Grain Facilities Coming Online, Earning Awards
Viterra recently broke ground on its newest grain elevator in Dalhart, Tex., to be served by Union Pacific (UP), and G3 Canada announced plans to build a new grain terminal at the Port of...
View ArticleWatco Completes Major Projects in 2024
“America has the most robust freight transportation network in the world, and it takes a lot to keep it running smoothly, efficiently, and safely. Every day, Watco team members work to maintain the...
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AAR: Cargo Theft on the Rise
The association, in a recently updated fact sheet (download below), noted that more than 65,000 thefts occurred in 2024, up approximately 40% from 2023, according to industry estimates....
View ArticleRailway Age March 2025 Digital Edition Spotlights Small-Road Standouts
Railway Age’s Short Line and Regional of the Year program recognizes two Honorees and four Honorable Mentions for outstanding achievement—from ingenuity in dealing with the unexpected, safety...
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Small-Road Briefs: G&W, Watco
G&W G&W recently announced via a LinkedIn post that its FCRD is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Spanning 31 miles, the short line railroad serves customers in Florida and Georgia, offering...
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AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 9
North American rail volume on nine reporting U.S. Canadian, and Mexican railroads came in at 5,899,561 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers for the nine-week period ending March 1, 2025....
View ArticleAnacostia Taps Naatz as COO
Most recently Naatz was EVP and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Kansas City Southern (KCS). There, he led the company to strong growth. Prior to his CMO role, Mike was SVP, Operations Support and...
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Watco Signs Agreement to Acquire GLC
The Class III would join Watco’s Grand Elk and Ann Arbor railroads in Michigan. Stretching approximately 400 miles from Ann Arbor (north) to Cadillac (central), Mich., with branches to Thompsonville,...
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REF 2025 Takeaways: Favorable Railcar Leasing Dynamics; Long Locomotive Runway
We have increased conviction that railcar leasing fundamentals will remain exceptional through 2025, while rising economic and tariff uncertainty suggest lower for longer railcar orders with downside...
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Looking Beyond Diesel
NEXT-GEN SMALL-ROAD MOTIVE POWER, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2025 ISSUE: Short lines and switching operations face several hurdles if they want to acquire locomotives powered by fuels beyond diesel. For...
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AAR: U.S. Carloads, Intermodal Up for Week 10
For the week ending March 8, 2025, five of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the prior-year period, according to the AAR. They included coal, up 2,815 carloads, to...
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