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CSX Reaches Paid Sick Leave Agreements with Four Unions; BLET Ratifies Agreement with SL&A

CSX announced Feb. 1 that it has reached agreements with four additional groups of railroad workers to provide paid sick leave benefits. The unions include Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and…
UP has capitalized on population boom along the Gulf Coast to meet growing construction needs. (UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX

Union Pacific (UP) reports having a “rocking good year” in 2023—literally. Also, CSX earns an Anthem Award for its “Pride in Service” community investment initiative.

STB Extends Employment-Data Reporting for ‘Big Four’

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Jan. 31 extended its temporary employment-data reporting period for the “Big Four” Class I railroads—BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific (UP)—to Dec.…
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For GPA, Container Volume Down in December, ‘Renewed Strength’ Expected in 2024

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 422,300 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in December 2023, down 4% or nearly 18,500 TEUs from the prior-year period, the Port reported Jan. 30. Its…
CSX No. 1897 is the ninth in a series of heritage locomotives to roll out of the Class I railroad's Waycross, Ga. paint shop. (CSX photo, via LinkedIn)

CSX Adds Monon to Heritage Fleet (UPDATED, 1/29)

CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Monon Railroad—fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga.
Total containers moved by double-stack freight trains were down by 5.1% in the United States from January 1 up to the end of November 2023 compared with the same period in 2022. Photo Credit: David Gubler
Commentary

Mixed Outlook for North American Rail Freight in 2024

Independent rail economist Jim Blaze shares another fearless forecast for North American rail freight, as originally reported in Railway Age's sister publication, International Railway Journal (IRJ).
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For CSX 4Q23, Volume Up, ‘Running Well’ (Updated, Joe Hinrichs Interview and TD Cowen Insight)

CSX issued its fourth-quarter 2023 earnings after Wall Street’s closing bell on Jan. 24, reporting lower revenue as the effects of volume growth and “favorable merchandise pricing were more than…

BLET Ratifies CSXT-Springfield Terminal Implementing Agreement

A majority of members from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Divisions 72 and 191 on Jan. 15 ratified an implementing agreement regarding CSX Transportation’s acquisition of the…
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Transit Briefs: Amtrak, DART, NYMTA

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) will require additional information in the Amtrak Gulf Coast proceeding and schedules hearing. Also, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) pilots upgraded seating on light rail…

CSX First Recipient of Loop Capital‘s Bill Thompson Award

Loop Capital Markets has named CSX recipient of its inaugural W.F. Thompson Award for Class I Operating Performance for 2023, “highlighting CSX’s success in driving its growth strategy by leveraging…

Railway Age’s 2024 ‘Fast Trackers’ 25 Under 40 Honorees

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.
“Our hydrogen locomotives, 1001 & 1002, are in regular service in Calgary, marking a significant milestone for the program,” CPKC reported via social media on Jan. 16. (Screengrab Courtesy of CPKC)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX (UPDATED)

Two Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) hydrogen-powered locomotives enter regular service in Calgary. Also, CSX’s first responder training program reaches more than 6,000 individuals in 2023.
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Transit Briefs: MTA Metro-North, VRE, Metrolinx, Amtrak

Metro-North's Scarsdale Station becomes the second station to be made fully accessible this year. Also, the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget receives approval; Metrolinx’s GO Expansion—On-Corridor…
The city of Savannah, Ga., on Jan. 10 reported that a federally designated quiet zone will be implemented on the CSX-owned Old Fort Rail line that runs through downtown, from Habersham Street to President Street.

Class I Briefs: CSX/Watco, CN/CPKC/NS/ETR

The city of Savannah, Ga., advances a railroad quiet zone project in partnership with CSX, Watco, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Also, the government of…

Report: SCOTUS Passes on Ohio Grade Crossing Law Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Jan. 8 declined to consider Ohio’s bid “to enforce a state law that penalizes railroads if their trains block grade crossings for more than…
CSX No. 1853 is the eighth in a series of the Class I railroad’s heritage locomotives. (CSX Photograph)

Watch: CSX Adds New York Central to the Heritage Fleet

CSX has debuted locomotive No. 1853 in New York Central colors—the eighth heritage-schemed unit to roll out of its Waycross, Ga., shop. Its number recognizes New York Central’s founding year.

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS

CSX is named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek. Also, CSX’s Selkirk Auto Terminal celebrates four years injury-free, and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Norris Yard speed controller improves…
Kevin Boone, CSX Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer

CSX: Boone Recognized for Sales Success, CSX TRANSFLO Marks Milestone

CSX on Dec. 19 reported that Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Boone, a Railway Age readers’ Most Influential Leader honoree for 2022, earns a spot on The Top 100 Global Sales…
CN’s SCIO platform was recognized by the Digital Engineering Awards in the Digital Transformation of the Year category. (CN via LinkedIn)

Class I Briefs: CSX, CN, NS

CSX upgrades its Positive Train Control (PTC) system. Also, CN’s SCIO platform is recognized by the Digital Engineering Awards in the Digital Transformation of the Year category; and Norfolk Southern…
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Intermodal Briefs: SC Ports, Port of Los Angeles

Construction is under way at South Carolina Port Authority's (SC Ports) Navy Base Intermodal Facility. Also, the Port of Los Angeles’ Alameda Corridor Terminus Gap Closure project is recognized as…
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