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Summer Launch Set for United Steel Supply Facility at Ports of Indiana

The Ports of Indiana on April 23 reported that United Steel Supply LLC will invest up to $10 million to open a steel processing and painting facility at its rail-served…
SC Ports in March handled 216,410 TEUs, up 12% year-over-year, and 118,481 pier containers, up 11% from last year. (Photo/SC Ports/Matthew Peacock)

Intermodal Briefs: SC Ports, Stonepeak/CenterPoint Properties

South Carolina (SC) Ports marks its most significant container-volume uptick in 2024. Also, Stonepeak acquires a 1.7 million square-foot rail-served logistics portfolio in Chicago from CenterPoint Properties.

CSX 1Q24 ‘In Line with Our Expectations’ (Updated, TD Cowen Insight and Interview with Joe Hinrichs)

CSX, the first of the Class I’s out of the gate with financial results, reported for 2024’s first quarter slightly lower revenue and income compared to the prior-year quarter, but…
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Jim Foote, 1954-2024

James M. Foote, a third-generation railroader who began his career at 18 as a Soo Line nighttime mechanical department laborer in his native Superior, Wisc., died April 16. He was…

CSX Unveils First HFC Locomotive

A little less than one year ago, CSX partnered with CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) to develop hydrogen fuel cell (HFC)-powered locomotives. On April 16, CSX unveiled its first unit,…

Report: SCOTUS Passes on NS vs. STB Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined April 15 to hear Norfolk Southern’s challenge to a 2022 Surface Transportation Board ruling (Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Surface Transportation Board et al., case…
The Port of Savannah moved more than 3 million tons of cargo in March, while handling 154 vessels between Garden City and Ocean terminals, according to GPA. (Photograph Courtesy of GPA)

Intermodal Briefs: GPA, ITS Logistics

March was the third consecutive month of growth for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), with rail volumes up 22%. Also, ITS Logistics releases its April forecast, reporting that the collapse…
(Port of Albany Photograph)

Port of Albany Lands $9.9MM for Rail, Maritime Upgrades

New York’s Port of Albany has received a $9.907 million grant to upgrade its on-dock rail and wharf deck infrastructure to handle heavy cargo. The funding is part of the…
Commentary

Our Job is Never Finished: Railway Age CEO Perspectives on Safety

All of us at CSX share one value above all others—and that is doing everything we can to protect the safety of our employees and the communities where we operate.…
“Keep an eye out for a bright new container along CSX’s rails!” the Class I reported via LinkedIn on April 5. (Screen Grab of CSX Video, Courtesy of the Class I Railroad)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CSX

BNSF reports a double-digit increase in 2024 intermodal volume and service to a new grain handling facility in Sherman County, Tex. Also, CSX debuts its City Year-branded container and another…

Hinrichs Talks with Cramer on ‘Mad Money’

CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs spoke with Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money, sharing an update on CSX’s “creative service solution” to manage freight traffic that would typically transit…
Railway Age’s 2024 Short Line Railroad of the Year is Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE). (Chip Haffner Photograph, Courtesy of MSE)

MSE, W&LE, EIRR Accept Railway Age Awards

Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) accepted Railway Age’s 2024 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year Awards at the American Short Line and Regional…

STB Appoints Inaugural PRAC Members (UPDATED 4/2)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on March 28 named 21 voting members to the newly formed Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC).

Bridge Collapse Shuts Down Port of Baltimore (UPDATED 3/27)

The tragic early morning collapse of the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans the Patapsco River, following a bridge strike by a container ship weighing 95,000 gross tons, has…
Photo Courtesy of BNSF, via X (formerly Twitter)

Class I Briefs: CSX, BNSF

CSX makes a $10 million donation toward the Museum of Science & History’s (MOSH) move to the Northbank in Downtown Jacksonville, Fla. Also, BNSF’s Needles Third Mainline, Segments 1 and…
Headlining the 2024 NARS Annual Meeting in Chicago are BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer (Railway Age’s 2023 Railroader of the Year), retired Kansas City Southern CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer (Railway Age’s 2020 Railroader of the Year and 2022 Co-Railroader of the Year), and Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena.

Farmer, Ottensmeyer, Vena Among NARS Headliners

BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer, retired Kansas City Southern CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer, and Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena will serve as keynote speakers at the North American Rail Shippers…
Nearly 70 new volunteers from across UP's system have recently received training about important topics like the company’s mental health and substance abuse resources.

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX

Union Pacific (UP) volunteers support mental health, substance-free workplace safety initiatives. Also, CSX’s Head of Investor Relations Matthew Korn is recognized as the “Best Investor Relations Professional” by Institutional Investor.
(Photograph Courtesy of Port of Oswego Authority)

Port of Oswego Lands $4.693MM for Rail Upgrades

New York’s Port of Oswego has received two grants totaling $4.693 million to boost rail capacity, improve rail safety, and support the state’s green energy and electric policies. The funding…
(Union Railroad Company)

Supply Side: Brandt, Union Railroad Company

Brandt expands its material handling division across Canada. Also, Union Railroad Company opens a new railcar repair facility in the Pittsburgh area.
MDOT on March 15 awarded CSX a $5 million grant for intermodal terminal improvements in Detroit. (Photograph Courtesy of MDOT via X, formerly known as Twitter)

CSX Lands $5MM for Detroit Intermodal Terminal Improvements

CSX will use a $5 million grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to support equipment upgrades, track work, and paving the dirt and gravel yard at its Detroit…
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