Railway Interchange

Editor’s Note: Following are two contrasting viewpoints on Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service, STB Docket No. EP 711 (Sub-No. 2). If only Members of Congress could agree to disagree in…

Tri-Cities Intermodal (TCI) on Oct. 10 reported signing a lease/purchase agreement with Union Pacific (UP) to acquire the former Cold Connect warehouse and property, with plans to develop an adjacent…

There has been much talk from all sides of railroading this past decade about how to make freight railroading more relevant and increase rail’s market share vs. trucking. It comes…

Alstom announced on Oct. 10 that it has concluded the "successful demonstration" of the Coradia iLint, which carried more than 10,000 passengers, over 130 trips, spanning 10,660 kilometers (6,623 miles)…

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Oct. 10 reported that approximately $197 million in competitive grant funding is now available through its Rail Vehicle Replacement Program.

Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) in California has selected Siemens Mobility to supply eight additional S700 low-floor LRVs (light rail vehicles) for its 43-mile, 53-station system, bringing the total number on order…

Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez on Oct. 6 announced that the Government of Canada has signed two essential agreements to launch the first calls for tender on…

When President Beth Whited was promoted to Union Pacific Railroad’s executive ranks in 2000, about 10% of those leaders were women – today, that percentage has climbed to 26% and…

Transportation and logistics provider Watco has released its 2022 Sustainability Report covering environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.

The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board of Directors on Oct. 5 unanimously approved the Mineral Mountains Park Project Area resolution for Beaver County to create the state’s sixth inland…

CN on Oct. 5 released its 2023-24 Winter Plan on the preparations under way to meet customer demand, as well as its 30th-annual Safe Handling Award honorees.

Union Pacific (UP) announced that it is introducing a new intermodal service connecting rapidly growing industrial markets in Mexico to areas of high demand in the Southeastern U.S. via Memphis,…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Safety Advisory emphasizing the importance of rules and procedures regarding the safety of roadway workers who operate or work near roadway maintenance…

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has delivered two EMD® GT38H locomotives to Rumo Logística (formerly América Latina Logística, ALL), Brazil’s largest railway operator. Rumo placed the order in September 2022. The…

This series began with multiple versions of a White Paper titled “Management of In-Train Forces.” The conclusions regarding the factors underlying the problem may have been controversial, but the theme…

CN partners with maritime and logistics company Crowley to offer Mexico Gulf Express service, and celebrates President and CEO Tracy Robinson’s latest achievement. Also, battery-electrics are coming to the CSX…

Fairport, N.Y.-based RailComm has rebranded as Tracsis North America, following its 2022 acquisition by Tracsis PLC Group, a provider of software, hardware, data analytics/GIS and services for the rail, traffic…

After more than a year in production, Watco’s newly commissioned battery-powered switching locomotives are receiving high marks as they “outperform original assumptions around functionality and sustainability,” the short line holding…

The two companies expect to receive clearance from the European Union for the deal early next month.

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Trinity) on Oct. 3 announced that it delivered 4,325 new railcars in the third quarter, 685 units below the company’s third-quarter projection, due to “the closing of…