Feb. 3 marks the one-year “anniversary” of Norfolk Southern’s East Palestine, Ohio, derailment, which quickly turned into a media circus, flavored with tasty fodder appealing to preaching, finger-pointing politicians. We’ve…

Like much of the industry, Union Pacific’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results reflected growing momentum in the year’s final quarter and into what promises to be a stronger 2024. While…

HGmotive Inc. (formerly CNGmotive Inc.) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will this year be jointly testing a hydrogen fueling system with the HGmotive™ Prototype Tender, which started operational testing…

Accelera™ by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins, Inc.; Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC; and PACCAR, builder of light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt…

TexAmericas Center’s (TAC) rail-served Duke East Site is “shovel-ready and well-suited for mid-to-large scale industrial development,” the company announced on Jan. 23.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Bison Transport Inc. have entered into a new agreement to provide intermodal transportation services on CPKC’s transnational railroad connecting Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.…

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $226.2 million INFRA (Infrastructure for Rebuilding America) grant to the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) to assist the first construction phase…

Railway Age and Parsons held the 2023 Next-Generation Train Control Conference in Philadelphia on October 26 and 27. Phil Dubery, Co-Owner & Director, CPC Systems, London, CPC Project Services LLP, was…

Loop Capital Markets has named CSX recipient of its inaugural W.F. Thompson Award for Class I Operating Performance for 2023, “highlighting CSX’s success in driving its growth strategy by leveraging…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a User Guide and an Emissions Data Documentation File to help railroads use its Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool (LECT).  User Guide and Emissions Data Documentation File are downloadable below. The…

As Norfolk Southern Vice President Transportation, Joe Gioe is responsible for leading a culture of safe, predictable and consistent service by empowering transportation team members to meet the needs of…

SucroCan Sourcing LLC has announced plans to build Canada’s largest sugar refinery at the Port of Hamilton, Ontario, on lands owned by HOPA Ports (Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority). The new refinery…

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act directs the U.S. GAO (General Accountability Office) to examine commuter rail PTC O&M (operations and maintenance) costs. GAO surveyed all 29 commuter rail agencies…

In Part 2 of this two-part series on railroad safety and technology, Steven R. Ditmeyer takes a deep dive into ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems), specifically, highway/rail grade crossing warning devices…

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has awarded Network Rail Consulting Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of Britain’s Network Rail Consulting) a $73.2 million systems engineering services contract. With construction under…

A new expansion of railroad asset management and control technology developer TekTracking LLC’s Commander Terminal Automation (CTA) system has been deployed on two Class I railroads.

ZTR and GATX have signed a strategic agreement to install PIVOT™, ZTR’s new railcar remote monitoring telematics solution, on GATX’s North American railcar fleet. It will interface, the companies say,…

Railway Age’s 2024 Railroader of the Year Award, the 61st annual, goes to an experienced and highly respected North American rail industry leader: CN President and Chief Executive Officer Tracy…

Union Pacific (UP) CEO Jim Vena is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference, to be held March 12, 2024 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Vena…

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Jan. 8 declined to consider Ohio’s bid “to enforce a state law that penalizes railroads if their trains block grade crossings for more than…