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The National Mediation Board appoints Deirdre Hamilton as Chair; AECOM names Eduards Miska as Director of Engineering in British Columbia; and CSX Manager of Train Operations Donnie Moore recognized by…
(PSCC Images Courtesy of Rail Enterprise Group)

PSCC to Acquire 25-Mile Line

Pennsylvania & Southern Railway (PSCC), part of the Rail Enterprise Group, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to purchase approximately 25 miles of rail line…

CSX Adds Seaboard System to Heritage Fleet

CSX ES44AH No. 1982, in Seaboard System Railroad colors, is the third in a series of heritage locomotives created by employees at the company’s Waycross Locomotive Shop in Georgia “as…
CSX’s NaLonda Beckom, Dia Harris, Tiffany Stevens and Stephanie Toliver (pictured left to right) recently graduated from the National African American Women’s Leadership Institute. (CSX Photographs)

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS

Four CSX employees complete a leadership development program run by the National African American Women’s Leadership Institute. Also, a Norfolk Southern (NS) police officer has graduated from the FBI National…

CPKC: Investor Day Highlights; New CSX/G&W Agreement

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Investor Day, June 28, announced a new joint service agreement with CSX and involving Genesee & Wyoming that will create a direct CPKC-CSX interchange…
CPKC (William C. Vantuono Photograph)

CPKC Issues 2022 Sustainability Data Report

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 23 published its first Sustainability Data Report highlighting developments from 2022 for Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), which on April…
Officials from the CSX TDSI terminal (New Boston, Mich.) were recently presented an award for the Highest Quality Review Score at the Association of American Railroads’ Damage Prevention and Freight Claims Conference. (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, UP, CSX/NS, CPKC/CN

A CSX Total Distribution Services Inc. (TDSI) terminal in Michigan earned an Association of American Railroads (AAR) quality award. Also, Union Pacific (UP) is named a 2023 VETS Indexes 4-Star…
VisioStack and FEC officials (pictured) after a drone test using “automated machine vision technology to detect the track and navigate the drone’s flight path over the track within tight tolerances, without using GPS information or pilot input.” (VisioStack Photograph)

FEC, CSX, VisioStack Team on Drone Test

Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway and CSX earlier this month participated in a demonstration of autonomous drone flight technology with VisioStack, Inc., a Greenville, S.C.-based developer of condition monitoring, data…

‘The Chessie Cat is Back’

ES44AH No. 1973, in a Chessie System theme, is the second CSX Transportation heritage-schemed locomotive to roll out of CSX’s Waycross, Ga., shop. Its number recognizes Chessie System’s founding year.…
(CSX Image)

CSX Launches Select Site Online Property Search Tool

CSX has launched a new online site selection tool to “assist growing companies in their search for premium rail-served properties and communities competing for economic development projects,” the Class I…
CSX’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Kevin Boone, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Arthur Adams, and other Sales and Marketing employees attended the ribbon-cutting event for Heidelberg Materials’ new rail-served cement plant in Mitchell, Ind. (CSX Photograph)

Heidelberg Materials Opens New CSX-Served Cement Plant

Germany-based Heidelberg Materials on June 13 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new $600 million, CSX-served cement production facility in Mitchell, Ind.
Operation Gratitude shared in a June 12 Facebook post: “We’re less than a week from our Christmas in July assembly with CSX! We will be on-site in Jacksonville to assemble 7,500 Care Packages for Service Members deployed overseas.” (Photograph Courtesy of Operation Gratitude via Facebook)

Class I Briefs: CSX, UP

Volunteers will assemble 7,500 care packages for U.S. troops this month on behalf of CSX and national nonprofit Operation Gratitude. Also, Union Pacific (UP) Manager-Train Operations Nick Sahinen earns the…
Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), AFL-CIO

TTD to Biden: Maintain STB’s Chairmanship

Removing Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair Martin J. Oberman or failing to reappoint him “would undermine the significant progress the Board has made during his tenure,” Transportation Trades Department (TTD),…
Located at the confluence of the Delaware and Christina rivers, 65 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, the Port of Wilmington, Del., is owned by the Diamond State Port Corporation, a corporate entity of the state of Delaware. (Diamond State Port Corporation Photograph)

Report: Port of Wilmington Secures New Operator

Wellesley, Mass.-based Enstructure will take over Port of Wilmington, Del., operations from Gulftainer, according to a Delaware Public Media report.

FRA Awards $570MM for Grade Crossing Elimination Projects (UPDATED June 12)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 5 reported that 63 projects will share more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to address safety at 400-plus…
CSX has donated $5 million to help transform the B&O Railroad Museum in celebration of B&O’s bicentennial anniversary in 2027. Pictured: B&O Railroad Museum Executive Director Kris Hoellen (left), CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs (center) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, CPKC, UP

CSX donates $5 million to the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Md. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) reports its commitment to developing a greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Commentary

A Tourist Railroad and a Canal Segment Provide a Glimpse Into Indiana History

We normally don’t write about “tourist railroads” here at Railway Age; in part because many are isolated and not accessible by any other form of non-automobile transportation. Yet there is…
Commentary

‘Railroad Happy Hour’ Report: Volumes Falling Short, Service Improving

At TD Cowen’s latest “Railroad Happy Hour,” leaders in the rail and logistics market said they continue to face a soft volume environment, though service improvements are a step in…

Three Class I Railroads Named to Forbes’ Net Zero Leaders List

Three of the six Class I railroads have been named among the top 100 U.S. companies in Forbes’ first-ever sustainability ranking, with CSX placing in the top 10.
Four East Palestine High School students receive scholarships for higher education.

Class I Briefs: NS, CSX

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) President and CEO Alan H. Shaw awards first Bulldog Legacy Scholarships. Also, NS and CSX are ranked among America’s Climate Leaders by USA Today.
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