Railway Interchange

On Earth Day, April 22, 2025, Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO) found a “cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly” way to move municipal solid waste (MSW) by rail, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W)…

CSX on April 23 announced its latest group of high-ranking properties to receive CSX Select Site designation under the industrial development program. Eighteen sites across 12 states have earned a…

“We continued to experience solid demand for our assets globally,” GATX President and CEO said Robert C. Lyons said during a report on first-quarter 2025 financials, which included Rail North…

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…

CSX inspires students at its second-annual Innovation Day. Also, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and The Greenbrier Companies rank on USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders 2025 list; NS…

Wabtec Corporation “started the year strong, delivering over 20% in earnings per share growth and highlighting the continued business momentum across both the Freight and Transit segments,” President and CEO…

Ports of Indiana and Metro Ports have signed a five-year extension of their bulk terminal operating agreement at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, “reaffirming both organizations’ commitment to growing bulk cargo…

Recent changes to economic and trade policies are fueling significant challenges within the freight rail industry. As decision-makers face uncertainty, particularly around rail traffic and equipment demand, many are left…

Midland Manufacturing, part of OPW’s Fluid Transfer Solutions business unit and Dover, on April 15 announced the launch of its Gauge Device Online Tool, which, according to the company, enables…

Weather-related disruptions—winter storms and flooding—and major infrastructure rebuild projects combined to create a difficult first-quarter 2025 for CSX, impacting network performance, revenue and income. CSX’s first-quarter 2025 operating income was…

Union Pacific (UP) recently announced that its “operational excellence was on full display” in early April as teams “swiftly responded to severe thunderstorms, tornado warnings, torrential rainfall, swollen rivers, and…

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: When I think about great teams, I think about great players. When I think about great businesses, I think about great people.  In…

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Challenges and opportunities are always a factor in our industry. Because we move products that people use every day that fuel the economy,…

For the first 15 weeks of 2025, ending April 12, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.3% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads…

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Converting freight from truck to rail in North America happens one load at a time. We cannot achieve our grand vision of volume…

A Turkish company has invested hundreds of millions of dollars toward developing a soda ash supply chain that begins in Wyoming, travels west more than 1,000 miles via Union Pacific,…

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…

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: 2024 was a transformative year for Norfolk Southern. With a fluid network, efficient terminals, and improved service levels, we have momentum to propel…

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Fresh off our celebratory 125th year, G&W is intensely focused on converting opportunities from our robust commercial pipeline into tangible business and driving…

The Port of Los Angeles processed 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, the Port reported on April 11. The Port ended the…