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NS’s Adams Tops 2025 Women in Rail Lineup
Topping the list of reasons to attend the much-anticipated 2025 Women in Rail Conference is kick-off speaker Annie A. Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern (NS). Railway Age and...
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UP: Intermodal Terminal Launches in Kansas City (UPDATED 7/16)
Construction has wrapped up on a new intermodal terminal in Kansas City, Mo. Opened July 16, Union Pacific’s (UP) 31st terminal serves both domestic and international containerized shipments of...
View ArticleBNSF Launches Expedited LA to Houston Intermodal Service
The new offering spans from BNSF’s Hobart intermodal facility in Los Angeles to its Pearland intermodal facility in the greater Houston area and is “designed to meet the demands of shipments requiring...
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Jaguar Eyes CBRW, CWAR Acquisitions
Jaguar seeks to acquire Columbia Basin Railroad Company, LLC (CBRW) and Central Washington Railroad Company, LLC (CWAR), both existing Class IIIs, according to July 14 filings with the Surface...
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Senate Committee on Appropriations Unveils FY26 THUD Bill
The Senate Committee on Appropriations on July 14 announced that it will mark up the 2026 House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill, which...
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VIA Rail Marks Milestones
VIA Rail Canada on July 15 celebrated the completion of its Halifax Station renovation project, part of a C$80 million investment to upgrade four “heritage” stations. Canada’s national passenger...
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NTSB Determines Probable Cause for NS Conductor Injury
What happened? On August 27, 2024, about 10:10 p.m. local time, a NS conductor was seriously injured while coupling coal railcars at the NS Empty Yard in Lambert’s Point Yard in Norfolk, Virginia....
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AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 28
North American rail volume on nine reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads came in at 18,856,199 carloads and intermodal units for the 28-week period ending July 12, 2025, the AAR reported...
View ArticleTransit Briefs: Amtrak, Amtrak OIG, SEPTA, Caltrans
Amtrak Amtrak carried its 250,000th guest on state-sponsored Borealis trains between the Twin Cities and Chicago over the Independence Day 2025 holiday weekend. Operated daily by Amtrak under...
View ArticleClass I Briefs: CSX, CN
CSX At CSX, we’re raising #safety standards with our #innovative mobile collision safety system. It uses GPS, cameras, radar, and lidar to enhance protection around heavy machinery & ensure our...
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