STB nominee reflects a shipper tilt
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorPaint former Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Dan Elliott a darling of the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), a shipper...
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Rail traffic: Intermodal gain offsets carload decline
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn reporting weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for April 2015 and the first four months of 2015, the Association of American Railroads took...
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Metrorail back on track
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorArmed with a $1.14 billion capital plan, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continues to expand and improve the storied Metrorail system....
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The Dean of American Transportation Journalists
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAfter nearly 60 years with Railway Age, and at the age of 88, Senior Consulting Editor Luther Sigsbee Miller has retired from Simmons-Boardman Publishing...
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Optimizing friction management
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorSuppliers are implementing technology advancements that ensure friction management isn’t a drag. Friction management suppliers are focusing their...
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Fleet revitalization
Written by: David D. Humphrey, Ph.D., Senior Analyst, Railinc Corp., for Railway AgeThe freight car fleet has been growing for four years running. It’s also getting younger. The revenue-earning railcar...
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Railroads free, leave us be!
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorFreedom from excessive regulation helped transform the freight railroads into the most cost effective of all transportation modes. There’s no reason to...
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Parsons lands O'Hare airport people-mover contract
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe City of Chicago Department of Aviation has awarded a $310 million design-build contract to Parsons to replace and expand O’Hare International...
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CSX’s Kuthiala receives AAR Chafee Award
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Association of American Railroads has presented CSX Director of Advanced engineering Suneil Kuthiala with the John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence...
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FRA C3RS program implemented in Boston
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefKeolis Commuter Services, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and union leaders from the American Train...
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FAA, BNSF partner on use of drones
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorBNSF is one of three companies that will work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a Pathfinder research partnership initiative to...
View ArticleRails to Congress, STB: “If in doubt, don’t”
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorSuccessful baseball pitchers learn to throw first-pitch strikes and stay aggressive in the strike zone when their team is in the lead. Life imitates...
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Big Spring Rail to expand its facilities
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorTo better serve its existing customers and continue to grow its customer base, Big Spring Rail Systems Inc. (BSR), a linehaul railroad that operates and...
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Gold Line Operations Campus nears completion
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorFoothill Transit Constructors, a Kiewit-Parsons joint venture, is nearing completion of the $265-million Gold Line Operations Campus in Monrovia, Calif.,...
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U.S., Canada business ties strengthened via CSX intermodal terminal
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCSX, along with partners from the government of the province of Quebec and the municipal administration of the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, celebrated...
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KCS to invest $15.6 million in Missouri rail line
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorKansas City Southern’s (KCS) U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) will invest approximately $15.6 million in 2015 on...
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Amtrak train 188 derails in Philadelphia; 7 dead
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak Northeast Regional Train 188, with 238 passengers and five crew members on board, derailed at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia on the Northeast...
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James H. Evans, 1920-2015
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorJames H. Evans, who served as Union Pacific Chairman of the Board from 1977 to 1985, died Monday, May 11, 2015. He was 94. UP did not report a cause of...
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NS recognizes rail customers for safe chemical handling
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorNorfolk Southern Corporation (NS), on May 12, 2015, announced that 66 of its customers have been awarded the 2014 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for...
View ArticleShippers hoist by own petard at House hearing
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorPoor Mr. Dooley—Calvin, that is, president of the American Chemistry Council and not the fictional Mr. Dooley created during the late 19th century by...
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