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U.S. rail traffic not only rose for the week ending Aug. 9, 2025, vs. the same week last year but also realized a modest gain through 2025’s first 32 weeks,…

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (Americold) on Aug. 12 celebrated the grand opening of its new Import-Export Hub in Kansas City, Mo.

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is seeking public input on the development of a 2025 State Rail Plan. The SRP—encompassing Class I’s/IIs/IIIs, Amtrak, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District and…

Call it the little railroad that did and does, and know that twice during the previous century it attracted iconic Wall Street titans nurturing seamless transcontinental schemes.

Beginning Sept. 3, Union Pacific is expanding its Z train network with a new domestic intermodal service connecting its Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal (IEIT) in Southern California directly with its Global 2 Intermodal…

Cutting to the chase on the 2027 STB merger decision: On July 30, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted to the Surface Transportation Board their prefiling notification, which is basically…

CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel Project “is a pivotal step in enhancing freight transportation along the I-95 corridor,” the Class I reported Aug. 7. The comprehensive initiative includes upgrades to the…

Construction has wrapped up on a new intermodal terminal in Kansas City, Mo. Opened July 16, Union Pacific’s (UP) 31st terminal serves both domestic and international containerized shipments of grains,…

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) announces changes to its Executive Board. Also, RailPros hires Walter Bleser as Vice President, Strategic Planning.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the July 6, 2025, CN train derailment with hazardous materials release in Sardis, Miss.…

Total Grain Marketing FS (TGM) on Aug. 5 reported boosting efficiency at its CN-served Neoga, Ill., facility, with the recently added 40-car rail spur with loadout facility, 1.5 million bushels…

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. on Aug. 6 reported agreeing to purchase The Wheeling Corporation, owner of two-time Railway Age Regional of the Year recipient Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE),…

Union Pacific (UP) joins Ag Processing Inc. to celebrate the grand opening of its newest soybean processing and degumming facility in Nebraska. Also, Madisonville Industrial Park II is Kentucky’s first…

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Railroads and suppliers use innovative technologies to counter the effects of sub-zero temperatures.

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 31 weeks of 2025 (ending Aug. 2) was up 2.9% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) on March 14 released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad’s (GER) proposed construction and operation of…

OmniTRAX on Aug. 6 reported signing a new operations agreement with Tata Chemical Soda Ash Partners (Tata Chemicals) to provide dedicated switching and track service for its southwest Wyoming mine.…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the July 5, 2025, CN train derailment with hazardous materials release and subsequent fire near Glendora,…

Reducing GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from our locomotive operations remains a key CPKC sustainability goal and an important issue facing the railway industry. CPKC has made potentially industry-changing progress toward…

FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Statistics indicate that married couples are better savers and do better financially than single people. It’s not over most married couples’ natural propensity…