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Union Pacific (UP) and Creighton University partner to combat Nebraska’s “brain drain” and UP’s Todd Rynaski, Chief Accounting, Risk and Compliance Officer is honored by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Also,…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found three U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2023: BNSF, CSX and Union Pacific. STB determined that those railroads achieved a rate…

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Part 1: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth? Perhaps the most basic of freight cars, the boxcar has been around almost as long as…

Norfolk Southern and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) have finalized a deal to expand passenger rail service in the Commonwealth of Virginia without impacting freight operations. It involves, in…

In this not-to-be-missed session at the Women in Rail 2024 conference, presented by Railway Age and RT&S, illuminating new research on the underrepresentation of women of color in railroad engineering will be presented by Jacqueline…

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Sept. 4 reported reaching a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement with its final General Committee of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation…

Norfolk Southern (NS) hosts labor leaders at its Atlanta headquarters for the Class I’s first-ever 2024 Labor Council. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) sponsors the 2024 Spruce Meadows, Masters…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in CSX Transportation Inc. v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. et al., case number 23-1537, ruled Aug. 29 that CSX’s antitrust case against Norfolk Southern over…

A week after Norfolk Southern (NS) and BNSF separately reported reaching tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with four unions, the Class I’s announced forging similar agreements with more: NS with…

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Sept. 4 will deploy a new intermodal terminal reservation system that it said will “match intermodal train capacity with the flow of inbound containers” to improve…

CSX is part of the “Take Buddy to Work Day” initiative. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) is recognized by Reuters Automotive D.R.I.V.E. 2024 for emission reduction efforts and has made its…

Today’s professional journey is about more than doing a job well. AI-based candidate selection, social media prevalence, and revised work/life balance expectations are just a few of the elements to…

Four months before the next collective bargaining round, BNSF and Norfolk Southern (NS) on Aug. 23 separately reported reaching tentative five-year agreements with the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division/TCU (BRC);…

South Carolina (SC) Ports reported that July cargo volumes at the Port of Charleston were up 8% over the prior-year period, and that both inland ports continued to have “stellar…

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) inspection train travels across Alabama to meet railroaders. Also, Union Pacific (UP) and Utah’s Hogle Zoo collaborate on new safety signage.

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Aug. 20 announced that it has promoted Jason A. Zampi to Senior Vice President Finance & Treasurer.

The Ports of Indiana on Aug. 19 reported that voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation (RFC) will invest more than $77 million on an expansion project at its rail-served Jeffersonville, Ind., location on the…

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Assistant Vice President Workforce Experience Jason Pettway has been named to the Atlanta Business League’s 2024 Men of Influence list. Also, the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA)…

What is Beth Whited’s backstory? How can her journey to becoming the first female president in Union Pacific’s history and the lessons she’s learned along the way help you in…

Norfolk Southern (NS) hosts the Rail Coalition of Advanced Safety Technology (RailCAST) meeting in Georgia. Also, BNSF’s Hobart and Fresno facility teams in California celebrate safety achievements, and its dimensional…