SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Deference, Clipping Regulator Wings (Updated June 28)
In a 6-3 decision extremely important to railroads and their regulators, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled on June 28 to overturn a long-standing precedent that set the framework...
View ArticleIAIS Founding Chairman Paul Banner, 1922-2024
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View ArticleFRA L-D Study Reveals ‘Interesting’ Numbers
The Federal Railroad Administration released the latest update of its Long-Distance Service Study in mid-June. While there is nothing definitive revealed as far as routes (if any) likely to be...
View ArticlePHL Hosts Tour for STB’s Primus
Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) last month hosted a “fact-finding” tour at the San Pedro Bay port complex in California for Robert E. Primus, the new Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair, according to...
View ArticleFor GJR, Another Record Year
The City of Guelph-owned Guelph Junction Railway (GJR) has again set record revenue and carload counts for 2023, despite headwinds. According to its 2023 annual report, GJR handled 5,737 cars in 2023,...
View Article3i/Regional Rail Acquiring CCET (UPDATED 7/3)
Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (CCET) has been added to the portfolio of Regional Rail, a Kennett Square, Pa.-based short line holding company backed by 3i. Class III CCET had leased approximately 69.45...
View ArticleU.K.: Hydrogen-Fueled Steam Freight Locomotive Conversion Planned
British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded...
View ArticleAAR: Rail Traffic ‘Balanced’ Through June; New Report Launching July 8
“June rail traffic continued the trends we’ve seen throughout the first half of 2024, with coal shipments declining and pulling total carloads below 2023 levels,” AAR Chief Economist Rand Ghayad...
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NRHS, Railway Age, RT&S Announce Second Annual Outstanding Railroad Historic...
The National Railway Historical Society has kicked off its second annual recognition of a railroad’s historic preservation efforts. NRHS is again partnering with Railway Age and Railway Track &...
View ArticleCommercial and Operational Strategies for Class I Volume Growth – Rail Group...
How can Class I scheduled railroad operations translate into volume growth? What are the opportunities for industrial development? Why are short line and regional partnerships key to overall rail...
View ArticleSTB to Prepare EIS for Proposed Eagle Pass Rail Line (UPDATED)
The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis on March 29 issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in connection with Green Eagle...
View ArticleAAR Launches ‘Rail Industry Overview’
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) Policy and Economics Department on July 8 released Rail Industry Overview, a new complimentary monthly report that the association said offers “quick...
View ArticleRailway Age: July 2024 Digital Edition On Line
The July 2024 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory, our 53rd annual one-stop...
View ArticleHas the Brake Dust Settled?
Midyear Report, Railway Age July 2024 issue: 2024’s tumultuous first half should transition to a calmer period. But then again … The post Has the Brake Dust Settled? appeared first on Railway Age.
View ArticleA Call for Unity: Reflections on BLET and SMART-TD Infighting
Frank N. Wilner’s Watching Washington article on the infighting between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) offers a stark reminder...
View ArticleSubcommittee Examines CARB’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation
Four witnesses on July 9 discussed the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) request for authorization for a state-based regulation at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and...
View ArticleSummer Sojourn to MARS
On July 9, MARS (Midwest Association of Rail Shippers) celebrated its 100th anniversary with its Annual Summer Meeting at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisc. The conference opened with...
View ArticleAAR, ASLRRA Submit Comments on Cyber Incident Reporting NPRM
New cyber incident reporting obligations may be “burdensome and duplicative,” the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) wrote in...
View ArticlePort of LA Completes Pier 400 On-Dock Rail Expansion
The Herzog/Stacy and Witbeck Joint Venture has wrapped up construction on a $73 million rail expansion project at Pier 400, the Port of Los Angeles, Calif., reported July 10. The project, The post...
View ArticleRail Insights 2024 with NS EVP and COO John Orr – RAIL GROUP ON AIR
Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer joined Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono at the 2024 Rail Insights Conference for this wide-ranging discussion on the...
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