Switching & Terminal

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 18 weeks of 2025 (ending May 3) was up 3.4% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported…

More than 300 freight rail industry representatives—from Class I’s and short lines to suppliers and contractors, and the major associations that represent them—are coming together in force on and around…

Union Pacific (UP) links to the new Capital Area Rail Terminal in Jefferson City, Mo., and signs a historic lease agreement for Colorado’s Moffat Tunnel, replacing the original 1926 lease.…

Glīd Technologies Corporation (Glīd) on April 30 reported that it is teaming with Mendocino Railway, operator of the California Western Railroad (CWR)/Skunk Train, to pilot its Glider M, a “hybrid-powered…

Matt Violin transitions to Chief Commercial Officer at RailWorks, which includes L.K. Comstock, PNR RailWorks, and NARSTCO. Also, National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) promotes Kristin Beckner to Managing Director of…

Railway Age’s sixth annual Readers’ Most Influential Leaders online poll garnered nominations for many active (non-retired) people from all areas of the North American railway industry.

Applications are now being accepted for Maryland’s Freight Rail Grant Program (FRGP), which will invest a total of $1 million in projects that help “preserve rail corridors, support economic development,…

Better railroading is 10% planning plus 90% execution. It’s simple math.

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on May 1 reported the ratification of a national collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Machinists (IAM), which represents approximately 4,900 freight…

Total U.S. rail traffic was up for the ninth consecutive week, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest report.

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on April 25 announced that members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) have voted to ratify a national collective bargaining agreement, marking the…

Railway Age is pleased to present the sixth-annual “Readers’ Influential Leaders” program honorees.

Third of a Series: Proposals for Princeton and Philadelphia. Henry Posner III is a man on a mission. He is actively promoting the concept of an inexpensive way to test…

Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 19, 2025 (Week 16) was up 4.5% from the prior-year period, with gains in both carloads and intermodal volume, according to…

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined on April 21 to hear CSX’s bid to revive its antitrust lawsuit accusing Norfolk Southern of illegally restricting access to Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), served by the…

CSX reports it has completed a “significant upgrade” to Cumberland Yard in Maryland, doubling the terminal’s switching capacity “to improve freight handling and operational efficiency.” CSX launched the project in…

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: R.J. Corman is unique; we have some of the most talented people in the industry with a can-do spirit that has defined us…

The Kearney Companies, Inc., (Kearney) a third-party logistics (3PL) firm based in New Orleans, La., has reported completing an expansion of its transportation management and logistics service offerings. The firm…

For the first 14 weeks of 2025, ending April 5, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.3% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads…

Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) on April 8 reported successfully completing testing of its first four-axle, hydrogen fuel cell-powered (HFC), zero-emission switcher. The test, SERA said, took place March 27 in…