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Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, CPKC
Rickenbacker South Industrial Rail Park receives CSX Select Site Platinum designation. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) new Customer Advisory Board builds on its customer-centric focus; NS’s Brosnan Forest provides timber for…
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CSX Secures More Labor Agreements
CSX on Oct. 22 reported reaching new five-year tentative collective bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO) and ratifying…
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NS: Teamwork Advances Locomotive Efficiency
At Norfolk Southern’s Network Operations Center (NOC), our Locomotive Group is making significant strides in driving greater efficiency across our entire network. Through teamwork and innovative approaches, the group is…
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NS, IBEW Reach Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement
Norfolk Southern (NS) announced Oct. 22 that it has reached a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), pushing the coverage of the union…
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NS Achieves Adjusted Operating Ratio Target for 3Q24 (Updated with TD Cowen Analysis)
Norfolk Southern (NS) on Oct. 22 reported third-quarter 2024 financial results that reflected an adjusted operating ratio of 63.4%, excluding the “impact of railway line sales, the Eastern Ohio incident,…
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USDOT: More Than $33MM for P&L Railway
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $33,780,304 in federal funding, as part of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program, to Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. (P&L)…
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NOPB Launches $3MM Transloading Industrial Park
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) on Oct. 17 reported that Heniff Transportation Systems LLC will manage rail transloading services at the newly opened New Orleans Transloading Industrial Park. The Park…
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SC Ports Boosting Rail Capabilities
“We know the confidence our customers place in us when they choose our port,” South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) President and CEO Barbara Melvin said during her State of the…
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STB Signs Off on CPKC, CSXT Acquisition of Meridian & Bigbee Lines
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Oct. 17 issued two separate decisions approving, with conditions, Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) request to acquire from Genesee & Wyoming Class III Meridian & Bigbee…
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CSX’s Hinrichs: ‘Ready to Meet Our Customers’ Needs’ (UPDATED 10/17, TD Cowen Insight, PLUS Interview With Joe Hinrichs on 3Q24, Weather Impacts, Labor)
CSX delivered “meaningful growth in volume, operating income, and operating margin in the third quarter,” President and CEO Joe Hinrichs said of his Class I railroad, the first to report…
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NS, BMWED Ratify Tentative Agreement
Norfolk Southern and members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) have voted to ratify a new agreement in advance of the start of the next collective…
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Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, UP
One of CSX’s New York-based teams achieves more than 2,000 days of injury-free service. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) commits $856,800 in grants to combat food insecurity, finalizes its East Palestine,…
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For Port NOLA, a $1MM FEMA Security Grant
The Port of New Orleans, La., (Port NOLA) will use a $1,040,583 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to make physical and technology upgrades that will improve the Harbor Police…
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Railway Age Announces Women in Rail Honorees for 2024
Railway Age is celebrating eight years of recognizing women who not only excel at leadership but also serve the community and drive industry change, paving the way for the next…
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First Meltdown Stress Test Since 2022
Hurricane Survival Mode: We now have operating data for the week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 4. It encapsulates most of the damage from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in…
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Class I Briefs: CPKC, CSX, NS
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) celebrates the opening of its new U.S. Operations Center. Also, CSX releases video highlights of its 33rd annual short line conference; and Norfolk Southern (NS)…
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WATCH: Norfolk Southern Chicago-New Jersey Inspection Tour, With EVP & COO John Orr
Invited by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr, Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono spent three days aboard Norfolk Southern’s Business Train on a Chicago-New Jersey inspection…
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NS: Post-Helene Recovery Nearly Complete; Milton Efforts Next
As the Southeast braced Oct. 9 for impact from Hurricane Milton, the second such storm to batter the region in two weeks, Norfolk Southern continued its rapid service restoration efforts…
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ACSRS, KLW, NS Partner on Idle Reduction Technology
Locomotive aftermarket communication and technology products supplier ACS Railroad Solutions (ACSRS) and Norfolk Southern, with assistance from Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW), are partnering on an idle reduction system pilot project…
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BNSF Ratifies Five-Year Agreements With ATDA, SMART-MD (UPDATED 10/8)
BNSF recently announced that members of the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and the International Sheet Metal, Air and Transportation Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department (SMART-MD) voted to ratify a…