Freight Cars

Editor’s Note: Grady C. Cothen Jr., though he retired from the Federal Railroad Administration in 2010, has remained active in the industry, writing papers on safety-related subjects, several of which…

Here we go with another shutdown of democratic free speech by a POTUS and his inner circle consolidating power in pursuit of a unitary form of government controlling every aspect…

ProTecht, described as “the rail industry’s first mobile, autonomous tank car cleaning system,” is now available across the U.S. and Canada through Marmon Rail brands UTLX in the United States and Procor…

European freight railcar lessor Ermewa has deployed Load Status in Motion (LSiM) technology from Amsted Digital Solutions SAS across cars already equipped with Amsted Digital telematics. Ermewa has a fleet…

This podcast, taken from Railway Age’s 2025 Rail Insights Conference, features Kate Suprenuk, President of Leasing and Manufacturing, Union Tank Car Company & Procor | Marmon, in conversation with David…

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

Messe Berlin, organizer of the InnoTrans trade fair, has announced the inaugural edition of InnoTrans Asia, set to take place in Singapore Sept. 7–9, 2027, at Singapore EXPO. “This landmark…

RAILWAY AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: North America’s tank car fleet is relatively young. Regulations, though tricky and challenging, should benefit carbuilders, component suppliers and lessors. Tank cars, the second-largest railcar…

FreightCar America in the second quarter of 2025 reported a 15% gross margin, $17.8 million gross profit, expansion of 250 basis points, operating cash flow of $8.5 million and adjusted free cash flow of $7.9 million, based on “a strong order intake driven by operational flexibility. The company…

The August 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with deep dives into Union Pacific’s much-anticipated bid for Norfolk Southern to create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad.

Trinity Industries President and CEO Jean Savage said in a July 31 financial report that the company’s second-quarter 2025 results “highlight the robust performance of our leasing business and Trinity’s…

“Our strong second-quarter results reflect solid operating performance across our global businesses,” GATX Corporation President and CEO Robert C. Lyons said in a second-quarter 2025 financial report. He pointed out…

TD Cowen recently hosted a call with industry executives from the rail equipment market. From that, we heard order books are seeing no notable growth, attributable to tariff uncertainty, and…

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE JULY 2025 ISSUE: Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives Program, MxV Rail and its Damage Prevention & Loading Services (DP&LS) group conducted…

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) recently announced that its Board of Directors Chair Robert Oesch unexpectedly passed away on July 3, 2025.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a hazardous materials investigation report for its investigation of the April 26, 2024, derailment and hazardous materials release from a BNSF mixed-freight…

Energy company Iron Senergy is able to move empty railcars from a private siding to its mining facility 10 miles away over the road using Pattison Company LLC’s Truck Trailer…

The July 2025 issue of Railway Age is now available digitally, with a midyear report on the state of the freight rail industry, plus the Car & Locomotive Repair Directory,…

“For the third quarter, Greenbrier achieved strong financial performance, with net earnings rising both sequentially and year-over-year,” said President and CEO Lorie Tekorius, during a report on the freight transportation…

Former TTX Company (TTX) President and CEO Raymond C. Burton, Jr., dies at the age of 86. Also, Virginia Railway Express (VRE) CEO Rich Dalton announces his retirement.