CSX Reroutes Trains After Berkley Bridge Incident; Repairs Will Take One Month
NORFOLK, Va. – CSX report repairs to the Berkley Bridge will take a month to complete after an incident occurred along Interstate 264.
NORFOLK, Va. – CSX report repairs to the Berkley Bridge will take a month to complete after an incident occurred along Interstate 264.
ABO CANYON, N.M. – BNSF installed a 1,300-foot wind fence to reduce wind speed along its track in New Mexico.
FORT WORTH ––In late January 2023, BNSF experienced historical flooding on our Bakersfield Subdivision in central California, with no indication of when the rains would stop.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –– The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved a stipulated agreement to install new automated warning devices at three crossings in Galesburg and three in Marion County.
FORT WORTH –– BNSF has announced plans to build a 4,321-acre logistics hub in Maricopa County, near Phoenix, Ariz.
OMAHA –– Union Pacific has announced its schedule for Big Boy operation for the remainder of 2024.
Norfolk Southern on June 17 released its 2024 Midyear Report on Safety Accomplishments (download below), which summarizes the railroad’s organizational actions, safety improvements and partnerships enacted in the past 16 months.
JACKSONVILLE –– CSX announced this week that the company will remove the humps and make other infrastructure changes at its yards in Cumberland, Md., Willow, Ohio and Hamlet, N.C. yards.
CHICAGO – CREATE Program partners announced Norfolk Southern selected TranSystems to provide construction management services for its Pullman Junction Interlocking Improvement Project (EW3-Segment A).
ATLANTA –– Norfolk Southern yesterday released a new “Thoroughbred, Thank A Railroader” paint scheme for one locomotive, which is already in service.
ROUSES POINT, N.Y. – Amtrak’s Adirondack service closure has been extended to September to allow for track modifications.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing this week on the California rule on locomotive emissions.
ATLANTA –– FROM THE DOME ––From the June 2024 Issue of Railway Track & Structures.
ATLANTA – Railway Track & Structures, June 2024 issue: Here are ten of the most impressive rail infrastructure projects across North America in 2024.
ROUSES POINT, N.Y. – The agreement reached by CN and Amtrak means trackwork will take place on the Rouses Point Subdivision and will prevent long-term shutdowns of the Adirondack Line.
QUEBEC – A retrocession agreement with CN has ended, and ownership of the Quebec Bridge has transferred to the Government of Canada.
FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF gives an intermodal network update after flood-related track outages occurred in Texas.
The votes from Norfolk Southern’s May 9 42nd Annual Meeting Shareholders have been tabulated and the results are clear. Following a months-long proxy battle launched by activist investor Ancora Holdings Group and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a petition for waiver of compliance.
WASHINGTON –– The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) is not pleased with the new reciprocal switching rule enacted by the STB.