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“We are implementing new strategies across our network to improve how we deliver safe, reliable, and resilient service to our customers,” NS Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Duncan said. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, CN/UP, CSX

Norfolk Southern (NS) boosts service and intermodal velocity by decongesting yards, and recognizes 13 partners for outstanding achievements in energy efficiency, innovation and environmental stewardship. Also, CN and Union Pacific…
Norfolk Southern's Modesto Tamayo (second from right) was recognized for his contribution to the railroad at a ceremony in South Bend, Ind., on Nov. 2.

Class I Briefs: CPKC, NS, CSX

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announces the winners of its 2022-2023 Elevator of the Year Award. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) grants nearly $600,000 to 29 organizations combatting homelessness and celebrates…
CN “EcoChampions” over the past two years have found smarter ways to improve safety in Winnipeg—protecting their team, rail assets and the environment, according to the Canadian Class I railroad. (CN Image)

Class I Briefs: CN, CSX, NS

CN “EcoChampions” reduced waste, conserved energy and improved safety at the Canadian Class I’s CargoFlo facility in Winnipeg. Also, CSX teamed with Nutrien to boost asset utilization and business, and…

VPRA Awarded $729MM for TRV Initiative Projects

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has been awarded a grant totaling $729 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) via the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program (FSP-National). This will allow…
CSX and UP have been recognized on the America’s Most Responsible Companies List for 2024.

Class I Briefs: CSX/UP, NS

CSX and Union Pacific (UP) earn spots on the “most responsible” companies list published by Newsweek magazine. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) employees in November came together to support charitable organizations…
VPRA selects Skanska/Flatiron Joint Venture for the Long Bridge-North Package and Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass. (Rendering Courtesy of VPRA)

VPRA Selects Construction Partners for Long Bridge-North, Franconia-Springfield Bypass Projects

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) on Dec. 6 reported selecting Skanska/Flatiron Joint Venture for the Long Bridge-North Package and Flatiron/Herzog Joint Venture for the Franconia-Springfield Bypass. “Selecting construction partners for the…
Virginia DPRT Executive Director Jennifer DeBruhl will retire at the end of June.

DeBruhl to Retire as DRPT Executive Director

Virginia's Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) Executive Director Jennifer DeBruhl will retire at the end of June, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.
ASLRRA President Chuck Baker
Commentary

Short Lines Are Dependable and Get the Job Done

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE: The story of “The Little Engine That Could” began as an American folktale popularized by various authors in the 1900s. An early published…

Meet the Speakers of the 2024 MARS Winter Meeting

The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) will host its annual Winter Meeting Jan. 9-11, 2024, in Lombard, Ill., at the Westin Chicago Lombard hotel.
From Left to Right: Andy Daly, Senior Director of Passenger Operations, CSX Railroad; Stacey Mortensen, Executive Director, San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA); Lee Ohanian, Senior Fellow (adjunct), Hoover Institution; and Kirk Watson, Mayor, City of Austin, Texas.

State of Intercity Passenger Rail Discussed at Rail Subcommittee Hearing

Four witnesses on Nov. 29 discussed the state of intercity passenger rail at a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar

Report: Federal Law Preempts State Crossing Reg, U.S. Solicitor Tells U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar has told the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that state laws regarding grade crossings are preempted by federal regulation of railroads, according…
CSX No. 1871 is the seventh 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 Atlantic Coast Line to Heritage Fleet

CSX recently revealed its latest heritage locomotive—a tribute to the Atlantic Coast Line—fresh out of the Class I railroad’s paint shop in Waycross, Ga.
Rendering of Plastic Express’ new building at the CSX-served Central Port Logistics Center in Savannah, Ga. (Capital Development Partners Rendering)

Industrial Development Briefs: Plastic Express, Thorold Multimodal Hub

Logistics company Plastic Express has signed a lease at the CSX-served Central Port Logistics Center in Savannah, Ga. Also, the Thorold Multimodal Hub, a joint venture of BMI Group and…

CSX: Failed Wheel Bearing Behind Kentucky Derailment

An investigation has determined that a failed railcar wheel bearing caused the Nov. 22 CSX train derailment just north of Livingston, Ky., the Class I railroad reported Nov. 26. Sixteen…
Screenshot Courtesy of CSX, via LinkedIn

Class I Briefs: CSX, CN

CSX terminal operations supervisors participate in an immersive event. Also, CN releases its 2023 Investor Fact Book.
2023 Environmental Excellence Award Winner, Adam Motzinger. (AAR Photograph)

Motsinger Earns AAR Environmental Excellence Award

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has recognized Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Adam Motsinger for environmental excellence in 2023.

HCPHC Hosts Groundbreaking for Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard

Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission (HCPHC), local officials and industry representatives gathered on Nov. 15 for the groundbreaking of the new Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard at the McDonald…

CSX Update on Howells Yard Derailment

CSX late on Nov. 17 reported that recovery efforts were under way at its Howells Yard in Atlanta, Ga., following an early-morning collision of a Norfolk Southern (NS) train with…
(Indiana Eastern Railroad Photograph)

Regional Rail Acquiring Two Midwestern Short Lines (UPDATED 11/16)

Indiana Eastern Railroad (IERR) and Ohio South Central Railroad (OSCR) will be added to the portfolio of Regional Rail, a Kennett Square, Pa.-based short line holding company backed by 3i.…
“CSX is the proud successor to America’s first commercial railroad—the Baltimore & Ohio,” CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs said. ”As proud as we are of our heritage, we are equally excited about the future. Both the future of our modern transportation company, and the future of the dynamic and visionary B&O Railroad Museum. Which is why I am honored to chair the B&O Museum’s 200th Anniversary Campus Transformation Campaign, as we prepare to celebrate the bicentennial of American railroading in 2027.”

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS

CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs is chairing the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum’s capital campaign to transform its campus in preparation for the 200th anniversary of American railroading.…
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