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.
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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.
BNSF Shares Bridge Construction Update; Expected Completion in 2026
BISMARCK, N.D. – BNSF gives an update on the construction of the bridge that crosses over the Missouri River.
Hudson Bay Railway Construction Progress Update
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – The Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) released information that shows improvements of the Hudson Bay Railway.
Brazilian Mining Railroad Running ENSCO’s ATGMS
Mining railroad VALE EFVM (Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas) in Brazil has equipped locomotive No. 1256 with ENSCO Rail’s Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS), according to the supplier. The system is described as providing “continuous,
Commentary –– Crew Size: ‘It Depends’ Isn’t Acceptable
NEW YORK ––Before and even now as a retired locomotive engineer, I have enjoyed my Railway Age subscription because you’re always on the cutting edge of the railroad world. I feel compelled to comment on the articles by about crew size in the May 2024 issue. The major point made against the [FRA] mandate of two-person crew size was the so-called “lack of data backing this decision.”
Cando Rail & Terminals Adds Another Multi-Purpose Rail Terminal to Network
WINNIPEG, MB/ENTERPRISE, NT –– Cando Rails and Terminals has announced that it has acquired the rail terminal operations of AWP Industries in the Northwest Territories
BNSF Essentially Completes Double Tracking of Southern Transcon
FORT WORTH –– BNSF announced this week that the last 3.5 of approximately 51 miles of new double track were cutover, about halfway across the railroad’s Southern Transcon.
Ports of Indiana Receives Large Federal Grant for Rail Yard and Rail Transload facility at Mount Vernon Port
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. – The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced last week that a federal grant of $11,249,000 was awarded to the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon so the Ports can begin building a $16 million rail yard and transload facility.
Ohio Rail Commission Approves Creation of Rail Yard
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Rail Commission has approved the creation of a new railyard in Youngstown.
Louisville & Indiana Railroad Awarded $6M for Ohio River Bridge
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) has announced that Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) was awarded a matching $6,492,000 grant to improve the railroad’s Clagg lift span in its Ohio River Bridge.
The Government of Canada Confirms Québec Bridge Acquisition
QUEBEC CITY – The Government of Canada has acquired the Québec Bridge and will invest more than C$40 million a year over the course of a 25-year rehabilitation program.
Canadian Port Workers Ordered Back To Work
OTTAWA –– RT&S reported within the last two weeks that striking workers at the Port of Montreal and the lockout of port workers in British Columbia was underway and impact of the work stoppages were beginning to stir up some economic headwinds.
CN’s Engineering Team Replaces Rail Bridge
OSAGE, Iowa – CN’s engineering team has finished work on replacing a bridge on the Osage line.
Port of Mobile Begins Fourth Phase of Terminal Expansion
MOBILE, Ala. – [Last Week] the Alabama Port Authority announced the commencement of the fourth phase of its container terminal expansion, which will double the capacity of the container terminal from half a million to over one million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a year.
R.J. Corman Breaks Ground on Multimodal Freight Project
FRANKFORT, Ky. –– On Wednesday, November 6th, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Bluegrass Multimodal Freight Improvement Project, hosted by R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC.