Genesee & Wyoming

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has conducted a preliminary review of a request submitted on Aug. 10, 2023, by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) subsidiaries Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC)…

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE: Short line railroads are in business to provide shippers with reliable and competitive transportation service. Doing so requires constant attention to improving operating practices,…

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…

Norfolk Southern (NS) Associate Vice President Enterprise Data & Analytics Mabby Amouie is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference. Amouie will discuss the NS/Georgia Tech Research Institution’s…

Agribusiness company Bunge has signed on as the first railcar-owning shipper of RailPulse™, the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics…

CN Vice President of Engineering and Railway Track & Structures’ 2023 Engineer of the Year Brent Laing is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference.…

The U.S. Forest Service pulls a right-of-way permit that would have allowed construction of the Uinta Basin Railway. Also, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) issues its latest Environmental, Social and Governance…

A new on-property agreement has been ratified between 55 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members and Genesee & Wyoming’s Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR), a 516-mile Class II…

Union Pacific (UP) CEO Jim Vena is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference, to be held March 12, 2024 at the Union League Club of Chicago. Vena…

AITX appoints Tina Beckberger as Chief Commercial Officer. Also, Earl Adams, Jr., joins Hogan Lovells’ Transportation Practice as a Global Regulatory & IPMT partner; Jodi Heath joins the Indiana Rail…

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Jan. 9 announced that Robert Grossman, Lowell “Jake” Jacobson and Rick Webb have been selected to join the Short Line…

Beth Whited, the first female President in Union Pacific’s (UP) history, is among the featured speakers at Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference, to be held March 12, 2024…

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced Dec. 14 that it has reached a tentative contract with Genesee & Wyoming’s (G&W) Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) and the…

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference will take place on March 12, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Union League Club of Chicago. Join us as…

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX Transportation are seeking Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval to establish a new interchange connection in Alabama and freight corridor linking Mexico, Texas and…

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. on Nov. 1 entered into a partnership with CN involving G&W’s Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS). CN will acquire a stake in CBNS…

Burr Ridge, Ill.-based Railhead Corporation will supply another 62 onboard locomotive video systems to Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) by the end of this year, bringing the total number installed to…

How gender diversity and inclusion helped nurture our insurance relationship with Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) members have ratified a new five-year on-property agreement governing rates of pay, benefits and work rules at Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary New England Central…

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Parallel Systems on Sept. 12 introduced its second-generation autonomous battery-electric freight car, which it plans to pilot test on existing U.S. and international rail networks.