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(Norfolk Southern Photograph, Left; BNSF Photograph, Right)

NS Extends Tentative Agreements to Nine Unions, BNSF to Six

A week after Norfolk Southern (NS) and BNSF separately reported reaching tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with four unions, the Class I’s announced forging similar agreements with more: NS with…
CSX educated Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) on what it’s like to be a railroader during his visit to the Southover Yard in Savannah, Ga.—including how to throw a switch. Carter is pictured (right) with CSX Conductor Kevin Cook. (Screen Shot of CSX Video)

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS (UPDATED 8/30)

CSX is part of the “Take Buddy to Work Day” initiative. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) is recognized by Reuters Automotive D.R.I.V.E. 2024 for emission reduction efforts and has made its…

Executives Discuss Practical Career Advancement Advice at Women in Rail 2024

Today’s professional journey is about more than doing a job well. AI-based candidate selection, social media prevalence, and revised work/life balance expectations are just a few of the elements to…

Watch: CSX Adds Seaboard Air Line Railroad to Heritage Fleet (UPDATED, 8/30)

CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Seaboard Air Line Railroad fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga.

CSX Tentative Agreements with BRC and SMART-TD GO-049 Extended to 12 Unions (Updated Aug. 23)

Two days after CSX announced that it reached tentative agreements on new five-year collective bargaining agreements with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) and General Committee of Adjustment GO-049 of…
Commentary

Canada’s Arbitration Mandate and the Hinrichs Maneuver (Updated)

This has been quite a week for railroad labor relations. Failed contract talks between CN, CPKC and Teamsters Rail Canada deteriorated into a management lockout of employees—ended by a government…
(Matthew Peacock Photograph, Courtesy of SC Ports)

SC Ports Sets Cargo Volume Records in July

South Carolina (SC) Ports reported that July cargo volumes at the Port of Charleston were up 8% over the prior-year period, and that both inland ports continued to have “stellar…

Transit Briefs: Amtrak Virginia, Amtrak/NJ Transit, SEPTA, WMATA

Amtrak Virginia begins service to the Newport News Transportation Center. Also, Amtrak and NJ Transit announce a series of actions that both companies will take following a spike of service…
Transport Canada, through the National Trade Corridors Fund, will provide the Town of Oyen, Alberta, with C$11.8 million to expand the Oyen Rail Yard, which is owned by Oyen Regional Rail Company. (Map Courtesy of Oyen Regional Rail Company)

Small-Road Briefs: Oyen Regional Rail, RSOR

Transport Canada invests C$11.8 million to expand Oyen Regional Rail Company’s Oyen Rail Yard in Alberta. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s Riceboro Southern Railway (RSOR) celebrates 20 years of service.
Voestalpine RFC’s Jeffersonville, Ind., facility (pictured) launched in 2001 at the Ports of Indiana, and will soon undergo a $77 million-plus expansion. The company supplies custom roll formed metal components for the aerospace, construction, material handling, off-highway, office furniture, solar, and transportation industries, including railroads. (voestalpine RFC Photograph)

Expansion Set for Steel Processing Plant at Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville

The Ports of Indiana on Aug. 19 reported that voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) will invest more than $77 million on an expansion project at its rail-served Jeffersonville, Ind., location on the…
Beth Whited to open Women in Rail event

UP’s Whited Headlining 2024 Women in Rail Event

What is Beth Whited’s backstory? How can her journey to becoming the first female president in Union Pacific’s history and the lessons she’s learned along the way help you in…
According to Natron Energy, the new facility in Edgecombe County, N.C., “will enable a 40x scale-up of Natron’s current production capacity” of sodium-ion batteries. (Photo: Business Wire)

Rail-Served Sodium-Ion Battery Plant Coming to North Carolina

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Natron Energy will spend an estimated $1.4 billion to bring a sodium-ion battery plant to Rocky Mount, N.C. CSX will serve the new facility that is slated…

2024 Women in Rail Conference Includes Tour of Metra’s Rebuild Shop, Training Center

Attendees of the 2024 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail Conference will have the unique opportunity to explore Metra's in-house railcar and locomotive rehab programs on Nov. 6. Guests…
Commentary

After the Battle, a Few ‘Post-War’ Thoughts

The “Second Battle of Mobile” is over. It ended in a victory for Amtrak, the officials and advocates who fought for the coming Gulf Coast trains, and the riders who…

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP, CSX

BNSF and J.B. Hunt Transport Services gear up for the holiday shipping season. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) “Big Boy” steam engine will stop in three dozen communities across 10 states…
CSX Innovation Strategy

CSX at NGTC 2024: PTC Updates & Leveraging Advanced Tech

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Train Control (NGTC) Conference—presented jointly with Parsons—will bring together communications and signaling professionals from across North America to explore the most recent industry projects and the future…
“From the machinists in the wheel shop to the electricians and the clerical employees who ensure we have the necessary materials, this achievement is truly a ONE CSX team effort,” CSX Plant Superintendent Mike Langhauser said of the Huntington Heavy Repair Shop’s recent AAR M-1003 certification with zero exceptions. (Screen Grab from the CSX Video)

Class I Briefs: CSX, UP, CN

The CSX Huntington Heavy Repair Shop in West Virginia achieves its fourth consecutive AAR (Association of American Railroads) M-1003 certification. Also, Union Pacific (UP) teams with Canpotex to haul record…

CSX, Entergy New Orleans Awarded Certified Site Designation

The Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Certified Sites Program has awarded electric power utility Entergy New Orleans and CSX “Certified Site” designation for a CSX-owned, 76-acre industrial plot on Almonaster Avenue…

Cold Climate Combat

RAILWAY AGE, AUGUST 2024 ISSUE: Railroads and suppliers work year-round to prepare for winter’s onslaught well before it becomes a problem.
A rendering, provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, of the Blue Ridge Connector terminal to be served by Norfolk Southern.

GPA Advances Blue Ridge Connector Project

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on Aug. 6 provided a progress report on its planned inland terminal, the Blue Ridge Connector in northeast Georgia, which Norfolk Southern (NS) in 2026 will…
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