CSX Resumes Service North of Spruce Pine After Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. – CSX expressed its gratitude to railroaders who worked to restore service north of Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
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CSX Closes Howard Street Tunnel Ahead of Reconstruction (UPDATED 2/5)
BALTIMORE – CSX closes the 125-year-old Howard Street Tunnel for reconstruction.
NS Engineering Reaches 1M Injury-Free Man-Hours
ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern’s Engineering team of more than 5,000 railroaders across 22 states have worked more than one million man-hours without a reportable injury.
Cathcart Rail To Provide Repairs For PNWR
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cathcart Rail announced it will be the running repair agent for car inspection and mechanical services for Portland & Western Railroad’s (PNWR) 478-mile network.
Calling All ‘Short Line/Regional of the Year’ Nominations! Deadline: Feb. 5
Railway Age is inviting all Class II and III railroads to submit entries for its annual Short Line and Regional Railroad of the Year awards competition. The deadline is fast-approaching: Feb. 5, 2025.
BNSF Rail Talk: The Inventor of the Rotary Snowplow Was . . . A Dentist?
FORT WORTH, Texas – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Leslie Smith writes about the invention of the rotary snowplow.
CN Introduces Sutton-Spaulding Double Track Extension; Gives Update on Infrastructure (UPDATED 1/27)
CHICAGO – CN’s Sutton-Spaulding double track extension is in service.
CN, Grenada Railroad Work Together After Track Deviation
MONTREAL – CN worked with Grenada Railroad after the short line encountered an operational challenge on a bridge.
CSX Investigating Cause of 25-Car Derailment in Virginia
BREMO BLUFF, Va. – CSX is rerouting trains temporarily due to a 25-car derailment in Bremo Bluff, Virginia.
Bridge Collapse Sends PNWR Railcar Into Marys River
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) railcar fell into the Marys River after a trestle bridge in Oregon collapsed.
Norfolk Southern Releases PVC Project Designs
PITTSBURGH – Along with Michael Baker International, Norfolk Southern has released the designs of four projects in Pittsburgh to allow for double-stacked freight cars.
BNSF Rail Talk: Precision Matters: BNSF LiDAR Technology
FORT WORTH, Texas – From BNSF’s Rail Talk, Jason Lamers writes about BNSF’s use of LiDAR technology across its network.
The U.S. President Who Signed Sweeping Railroad Economic Deregulation Bill – Jimmy Carter – Has Died
PLAINS, Ga.–The 39th President of the United States, James Earl Carter, Jr. died peacefully at his home in Plains earlier today.
Undetected Rail Flaw Led to October 2023 CN Derailment
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released an investigation report into the 2023 derailment near Dunsinane, New Brunswick.
NS Engineering Team Completes Infrastructure Upgrades in Illinois and Indiana
DECATUR, Ill. – Norfolk Southern’s Engineering team has completed major infrastructure upgrades in 30 hours across two states last November.
BNSF & City of Corona Continue Suspension Bridge Construction
CORONA, Calif. – BNSF worked with the City of Corona to build a suspension bridge as a way to reduce traffic congestion in the McKinley Street intersection.
Granularity is Essential –– Commentary
NEW YORK –– So there I was, quietly minding somebody else’s business, when I received notification that Railway Age had released a new Rail Group on Air podcast, “TRB Long Freight Train Consensus Study.” The podcast
Solana Beach, Del Mar Still Opposed to Tunneling Proposal on LOSSAN Corridor
SAN DIEGO –– RT&S has been following and reporting on the proposed tunnel through and around Del Mar to address the continuing line stability problems the railroad has had.
Lansingville Rail Park Expansion Expected to Finish in 2025
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown & Southern Railroad’s Lansingville Yard should be completed in 2025.
BNSF Makes Progress on Double Track in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas – BNSF has completed a new section of double track on its Fort Worth Subdivision.