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People News: GPA, Sound Transit, Reading & Northern

Kevin Price joins Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) as President. Also, Sound Transit announces a series of key staffing updates; and Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jim Raffa to Chief…

People News: GPA, Sound Transit, Reading & Northern

Kevin Price joins Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) as President. Also, Sound Transit announces a series of key staffing updates; and Reading & Northern Railroad (RBMN) promotes Jim Raffa to Chief…
Photo by Carolina Worrell

Wabtec: ‘Strong’ 4Q25, Full-Year Results

“The Wabtec team delivered a strong fourth quarter and full-year results, reflecting the strength of our business and our ability to execute in dynamic markets,” President and CEO Rafael Santana…
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Wabtec: ‘Strong’ 4Q25, Full-Year Results

“The Wabtec team delivered a strong fourth quarter and full-year results, reflecting the strength of our business and our ability to execute in dynamic markets,” President and CEO Rafael Santana…
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Part 3 of 5: Intermodal Conversion – It’s Not Easy

This is the third in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions. Given the Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern, UP’s Dec 19, 2025 merger application…
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Railway Age 25 Under 40 Awards

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize our 2026 “Fast Trackers,” the industry’s next-gen leaders.
Despite extreme cold weather across its 20,000-mile rail network, CN in January “adjusted its operations to safely and efficiently move Canadian grain to market supporting farmers, along with supply chain and agriculture partners.” (Courtesy of CN)

Class I Briefs: CN, CPKC

CN reports “record” January grain movement and tests autonomous technology with Stanley Robotics. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) marks the one-year anniversary of the Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway…
Commentary

UP-NS Merger Perspectives, With Farrukh Bezar: RAIL GROUP ON AIR

Farrukh Bezar and Railway Age Editor-In-Chief William C. Vantuono discuss the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk merger to create the first east-west transcontinental Class I railroad in the U.S. Bezar offers his…
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State of the Ports; Lackluster Outlook; Transcon Merger Perspective

We hosted a call with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. Import trends are expected to be healthy in January and February, but a slowdown is expected post-Lunar…
(Courtesy of Railway Age)

Now On Line: Railway Age February 2026 Digital Edition

The February 2026 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, covering the freight rail Washington outlook and showcasing our 25 Under 40 “Fast Tracker” honorees.
“Excellence is a habit, and our team at the Marysville terminal has proven it once again!” CSX reported via LinkedIn on Feb. 4. (Screen grab from CSX video)

Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF

CSX earns a performance excellence award from Honda. Also, BNSF marks a safety milestone in Memphis.
(Courtesy of Norfolk Southern)

AAR: Carloads, Intermodal Down for Week 4

Total U.S. rail traffic was 434,361 carloads and intermodal units for Week 4 (ending Jan. 31, 2026), down 15.5% from the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported…
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RailPros Acquires Diverging Approach

Rail and transit consulting firm RailPros has completed its acquisition of Diverging Approach, Inc., a railway system contractor based in Williamsburg, Va.
Commentary

The Watershed Market and Requirements for Carload Growth: Part 2 of 5

This is the second in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions. Given Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern, the Dec. 19, 2025 application predicts there…
“CSX joined leaders from the Alabama Port of Mobile and the Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce to tour the Montgomery Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), where construction on the new three mile CSX siding is making strong progress,” CSX reported via social media late last month. (Courtesy of CSX)

Intermodal Briefs: GPA, APA

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) achieves its second busiest year ever in 2025, which includes handling a record 545,214 containers by rail. Also, construction progresses at the Alabama Port Authority’s (APA)…
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STB Heeds SCOTUS on UP-NS Merger

WATCHING WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Call them the “menses horribiles.” They’ve not been kind to the desired wedlock of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), and worse for UP…
Pictured, Left to Right: David Ivan, BNSF Logistics, LLC; Jerry Guaracino, Caltrain; Anna Harvey, STV; and Allan Fye, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. (Ivan photograph from LinkedIn; all other photographs from the respective organizations.)

People News: BNSF Logistics, Caltrain, STV, Virginia DRPT

BNSF Logistics, LLC elevates David Ivan to President and CEO. Also, Jerry Guaracino joins California’s Caltrain as Chief Safety Officer; infrastructure professional services firm STV hires Anna Harvey to lead…

People News: Loram, Port of Los Angeles, TRACCS

Loram announces key leadership appointments to support global growth. Also, the Port of Los Angeles appoints Christopher Chase to Director of Cargo Marketing; and the Transit Rail Association for Canadian…
(Courtesy of CPKC)

CPKC: ‘Exceptional Execution in Challenging Market’

In reporting fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Jan. 28, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) President and CEO Keith Creel said, “Despite macroeconomic and trade policy headwinds in 2025, our…
(UP Photograph)

For UP, a ‘Record-Breaking Year’ (UPDATED With TD Cowen Commentary, 1/28)

With an STB merger refiling for the acquisition of Norfolk Southern anticipated “in the coming weeks,” Union Pacific (UP) posted “a record-breaking year and delivered best-ever safety, service, and operating…
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