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Carolina Worrell

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS

Members of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU) intermodal group ratify a new labor agreement with BNSF. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) congratulates Mercedes-Benz on its $4 billion investment in its Alabama…

Marmon Rail Announces Unified Railserve Brand

Marmon Rail announced the launch of a unified Railserve brand, bringing together Railserve, Ameritrack, and Powerhouse under a single brand, Railserve, with a refreshed visual identity. The move, the company…

SSL Announces Opening of Monon Corridor Service; Noland Retires as President (UPDATED, 4/2)

Indiana's South Shore Line (SSL) recently announced the completion of the West Lake Corridor project line extension and the opening of the train service on the Monon Corridor.

Transit Briefs: Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, TriMet, MBTA

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner teams up with the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to promote soccer matches taking place in Los Angeles this summer. Also, TriMet bids farewell to the…

OmniTRAX Completing Infrastructure Investments to Resume Central Texas Rail Operations

OmniTRAX on April 1 announced that it is completing infrastructure investments to resume Central Texas rail operations in April. Service to a San Saba, Texas, rock quarry this month marks…

TSB: Broken Railcar Coupler Led to 2024 Quebec Derailment

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report into the derailment of an iron ore train near Saumon Station, Quebec.
Lisa Patterson, Freight Rail Environmental Manager, HDR (left); and Marianne Limoges, Vice President and Treasurer, CN (right).

People News: Siemens USA, HNTB

Ann Fairchild is named President and CEO of Siemens USA. Also, HNTB welcomes Carmen C. Cham, AIA, as Managing Principal for the firm’s transit architecture practice.

EXP Selected to Deliver Engineering Services for Shepard Logistics Centre

EXP announced March 26 that it has been selected by Shepard Development Corporation (SDC) as the prime engineering consultant for Phase 1 of the Shepard Logistics Centre, the first development…

R.J. Corman to Utilize Intramotev’s TugVolt Railcars in Switching Operations

Intramotev on March 30 announced that it has entered into a commercial agreement with R.J. Corman Railroad Company. Intramotev’s TugVolt railcars will be utilized in industrial switching operations on the…

People News: GPA, CSX, CPKC, Northern Plains Railroad

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) welcomes Bryan Blalock as President of Gateway Terminals Savannah. Also, CSX Technical Director Judy Covington-Poole is named Woman of the Year by the National Association of…

MBTA Invites Public Comment on Proposed FY27-31CIP

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on March 26 released the proposed Fiscal Years 2027-2031 MBTA Capital Investment Plan (FY27-31 MBTA CIP) for public comment, marking the 21-day public comment…

GPA’s Gainesville Inland Port Set for May Opening

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) new inland port in Gainesville, Ga., is set to open May 4, 2026, a development that GPA says, “will strengthen Northeast Georgia’s attractiveness and business competitiveness.”

Cando to Acquire Savage Rail (UPDATED, 3/30)

Cando Rail & Terminals (Cando) on Feb. 23 announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Rail (Savage) in a “mutually beneficial deal that will make Cando North…

San Diego MTS: $60.4MM to Advance Modernization Projects

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on March 27 announced that it has been awarded $60.4 million through the State of California’s competitive Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program…

BNSF Customers Invest More Than $5.3B in 2025

BNSF on March 26 announced that its customers have invested more than $5.3 billion in 2025, completing 117 rail-served projects, the highest number closed in the last six years, according…

Transit Briefs: MBTA, Metrolinx

Phase 3 of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) major signal modernization on the Red Line at Columbia Junction begins. Also, the MBTA expands real-time transit information into community libraries;…

Siemens Mobility, Sonda Win ETCS Signaling Project in Mexico

Siemens Mobility, in consortium with Sonda México SA de CV, announced March 26 that it has been awarded a contract to deliver the advanced signaling and rail infrastructure technology solution…

Lee to Step Down as DART President and CEO

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) President and CEO Nadine S. Lee on March 25 informed the agency’s Board of Directors that she will not seek an extension of her current…

AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Slightly Through Week 11

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 11 weeks of 2026 (ending March 21) was up 2.1% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

Class I Briefs: CN, CPKC de México

CN is named National Carrier – Multi Mode winner by Canada Post/Postes Canada. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) de México President Oscar del Cueto is appointed President of the…
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