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Opinion: This bridge should be carted off

I am not sure if the officer asked the driver of the golf cart to raise both hands and slowly exit the vehicle. Yes, that’s golf cart, as in something you would most

Steel railway bridge test update from FAST

By Duane Otter, Ph.D., P.E. Bridge engineers at Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) continue to test aging steel railroad bridges with an aim toward assessing the safe service life of these infrastructure

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Northeast Wisconsin officials say they need more freight rail options; Canadian National is not ready to make the investment

Northeast Wisconsin needs more freight rail traffic. Class 1 railroad companies need more business in northeast Wisconsin.

Canadian National moving forward with the purchase of land for railroad terminal

The town of Richmond and city of New Richmond in Wisconsin appear to be related, and both are forming a bond by joining together to find an attorney to fight Canadian National

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Bells & Whistles, Episode 6

What were the top 4 news stories RT&S was following the week ending Aug. 30? Watch the latest episode of Bells & Whistles by clicking here.

CN to acquire CSX line in New York

Canadian National announced the signing of an agreement that will see CN acquire the Massena rail line from CSX, which represents more than 220 miles of track between Valleyfield (Quebec), in Canada,

Norfolk Southern announces new CFO; Earhart to retire

Norfolk Southern announced yesterday that Mark George has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1. Mr. George succeeds Cynthia “Cindy” Earhart, who will retire from the company on

AAR weekly traffic report – still down

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) yesterday reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 24, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 532,483 carloads and intermodal units,

CSX Corporation

New Vice President of Energy at CSX

CSX Corporation today announced that Adam Longson, a seasoned leader with expertise in energy and transportation analytics, is joining the company’s Sales and Marketing organization as vice president of Energy effective September

Railworks Corp. selected for Southern California track inspection

RailWorks Corp., North America’s leading rail infrastructure solutions provider, is maintaining and improving rail infrastructure on an important stretch of track in Southern California via a new contract with Alameda Corridor Transportation

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OmniTRAX to acquire key rail services in Cleveland

OmniTRAX continues to grow. A managed affiliate of one of the largest privately held rail transportation and logistics service companies in North America is set up to acquire Cleveland Commercial Railroad and

BNSF sues over blockage law in Oklahoma

A judge is going to have to force BNSF to pay tickets for blocking traffic in Oklahoma.

CSX

Pete Carpenter, former head of CSX, dies at 77

The Florida Times-Union reports that Pete Carpenter, the president and chief executive officer of CSX Transportation from 1992 to 1999, has died at the age of 77.  During his career at CSX,

Greenbrier has new goals for freight car design

FreightWaves is reporting that Greenbrier, a railcar manufacturer and lessor, has new goals for freight car design that are part of the company’s sustainability plans. The report says that one goal is to

U.S. rail traffic down again last week

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 17, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 537,617 carloads and intermodal units,

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Number of Class 1 employees continues to shrink

Class 1 railroad companies continue to rely on a leaking talent pool. In fact, not only did employee numbers continue to drop in July, the depth is the shallowest yet in 2019.

Federal ruling on freight train crew size has states and unions up in arms

On May 29 of this year, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) withdrew from its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on the issue of the number of crew members on a freight train.

Norfolk Southern names two to new executive positions

Norfolk Southern announced yesterday that its board of directors has approved new responsibilities for Vanessa Allen Sutherland and Michael Farrell, effective Aug. 16: Michael Farrell is senior vice president operations and mechanical.

Canadian Pacific

Temporary railroad flood crossings to remain in place in Davenport, Iowa, until 2020

The temporary at-grade crossings that have taken over downtown Davenport, Iowa, will be extending their stay.

Portion of Alameda Corridor-East Project involves road depression, rail elevation

When you are on the fairway on a golf course life is supposed to be easier. On Fairway Drive just north of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, it’s difficult …

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