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Rail-Served Grain Facilities Coming Online, Earning Awards

Viterra recently broke ground on its newest grain elevator in Dalhart, Tex., to be served by Union Pacific (UP), and G3 Canada announced plans to build a new grain terminal…
“Even in a challenging year [2024], we still found a way to grow by 12.5%, and I think one conclusion we can draw here is that connectivity is key,” Lynch told an audience of more than 1,700 Georgia business leaders and elected officials on Feb. 25, according to GPA.

For GPA, Containers Up, Capacity Growing

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled nearly 5.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent container units) in 2024, up 12.5% from 2023, making Savannah “the fastest growing container gateway on the U.S.…

Cordel Expands LiDAR Contract With G&W

Cordel Group PLC (Cordel), the U.K.-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform for transport corridor analytics, on Feb. 24 announced a contract expansion with Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), which includes an…
Railway Age’s 2025 Short Line Railroad of the Year is Rochester & Erie Railway LLC (RER). (Eric Thurlow Photograph)

Railway Age Announces 2025 Short Line, Regional Railroads of the Year

Railway Age proudly recognizes Rochester & Erie Railway LLC (RER) and Railroad Development Corporation’s Iowa Interstate Railroad LLC (IAIS) as our 2025 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year,…
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For NS, $1B in Infrastructure Upgrades in 2024

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Feb. 10 reported completing $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades across its 22-state system last year.
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Railway Age 25 Under 40 Awards

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Railway Age proudly recognizes 25 ‘Fast Trackers’ Under 40 in 2025 who are making a real difference.

PNWR Celebrates 30 Years

Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) is celebrating 30 years of service to customers in Oregon and Washington, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) recently announced via a LinkedIn post. Spanning 478 miles,…
The tentative agreement with Canadian Pacific Kansas City in Canada “addresses key priorities identified by members, including work ownership, improvements to working conditions, and repairing strained labour relations,” Unifor said in a statement to members on Jan. 27. (Unifor Photograph)

Labor Briefs: CN/IBEW, CPKC/Unifor, CSO/SMART

CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) reach tentative collective agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) and Unifor, respectively, averting strikes. Also, Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO), a…

Industrial Development Briefs: GPA, Agile Cold Storage, Propane Levac Inc.

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) welcomes Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s new Brunswick hub facility. Also, Agile Cold Storage receives its first railcar at its new cold storage facility in Macon, Ga.; and…

G&W VP Engineering Watson Featured at Next-Gen Freight Rail

The 2025 edition of Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail (NGFR) conference will feature Genesee & Wyoming Vice President Engineering and Railway Track & Structures 2024 Engineer of the Year Jeffrey Watson in a…

Wilmington Terminal Railroad Joins SMART-TD

Wilmington Terminal Railroad, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has unanimously voted to join the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD),…

Railway Age’s 2025 ‘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.
Jeff Roberts is now President and CEO of Savage, following the retirement of Kirk Aubry. (Savage Photograph)

People News: SFMTA, ASLRRA, Savage

Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin announces his departure from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Also, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) mourns the passing of…
Watco recently congratulated its Guntersville Terminal staff for a “significant safety milestone.” (Watco Photograph)

Small-Road Briefs: Watco, Patriot Rail, G&W

Subsidiaries of Pittsburg, Kans.-based Watco and Jacksonville, Fla.-based Patriot Rail reach safety milestones. Also, Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Heart of Georgia Railroad property celebrates its “silver” anniversary.
Pan Am Southern, operated by Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad. (G&W Photograph)

BLET, B&E Ratify New Contract

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E) have ratified a new agreement governing rates of pay, benefits, and work rules…

HESR, ISRR Teamsters Ratify New Contracts

Thirty-seven workers at the Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and the Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) of the Teamsters Rail Conference,…

Eugene, Ore: Union Pacific Transferring Local Service to CORP

Union Pacific and Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) on Dec. 10 announced plans for G&W’s Class II Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) to handle local service out of Union…
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BLET, G&W Railroads Ratify Agreements

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified new contracts with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) properties Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) and Indiana Southern Railroad (ISRR), the union reported…
Georgia Ports Authority is using $120 million in federal grants for electrical and rail infrastructure improvement projects. (GPA Photograph)

Small-Road Briefs: G&W, Watco

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) receives a $26.5 million federal grant for the Colonel’s Island Rail Improvements project, which is supported by Genesee & Wyoming (G&W). Also, Watco helps bring…

G&W Launches Red Deer Railway

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) on Dec. 2 celebrated the launch of Red Deer Railway Limited (RDR), the short line railroad holding company’s first railroad in western Canada. RDR acquired…
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