Union Pacific will build state-of-the-art transload terminal in Chicago

In the future, grain will move more smoothly through Chicago.

Senate measure would help eliminate at-grade crossings

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation that will provide $500 million a year for five years to improve safety and reduce congestion at railroad crossings in communities around the country.

Rail Group On Air: CN’s bid for KCS, with JJ Ruest and Rob Reilly

One month after Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern announced their intent to merge into CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City), CN made a counter-offer it said is a “superior proposal” that “will result in a safer, faster, cleaner and stronger railway.”

Rail Group On Air: Blume Global and DCLI, with Bill Shea and Pervinder Johar

For the first time, Railway Age and Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. sister publication Marine Log join forces to discuss the global rail and marine intermodal logistics scene with Bill Shea, CEO of DCLI (Direct Chassis Link Inc.) and Chairman of supply chain technology company Blume Global, and Pervinder Johar, Blume Global CEO.

GoFundMe for railroads? Adirondack gives it a shot

GoFundMe pages have become increasingly popular over the years in an attempt to make money fast for a service or a cause. The Adirondack Railroad offers a service, so why not turn to social media?

OmniTRAX and River Ridge Development Authority to transform 6,000-acre Indiana rail industrial park

OmniTRAX is partnering with River Ridge to strengthen an Indiana industrial park.

Georgia Ports Authority container traffic increases 48% in March

The Port of Savannah handled an all-time record of nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, an increase of more than 48%, or 162,275 TEUs, compared to the same month in 2020.

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Union Pacific to lay off 57 employees at Texas car shop

Union Pacific is laying off 57 employees from its car shop in Palestine, Texas, and announced that the shop will close on June 14.

Rail Group On Air: Shift5 with Josh Lospinoso, Michael Weigand, and Gil Lamphere

Shift5’s mission is to make the world’s fleets smarter and safer. Shift5 is a product company that deploys hardware and software onto civilian and military platforms—from rail and aircraft to maritime, space, and weapons systems.

Edmonton decides to go with overpass to deal with rail traffic on 50 Street

The city of Edmonton has unveiled the design for an overpass to help deal with rail traffic on 50 Street.

Rail Group On Air: Deuta America and safety human interfaces for train control

PTC has made much progress at reducing railroad operational risks, but optimizing safety and efficiency never stops.

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Hopedale 11 appeals decision puts land agreement with short line railroad on pause

The Hopedale 11 wants the 85 to be 130, and an appeals court has given the group a chance at the bigger number.

FRA wants to make sure head minorities, women get fair shot at federal funds for rail projects

Underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on promoting diversity and inclusion, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is conducting a first-of-its-kind nationwide small, minority-owned and woman-owned business disparity study

Rail Group On Air: Europe’s Rail with Shift2Rail Executive Director Carlo Borghini

IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith is joined by Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Shift2Rail, to discuss the successor to the Shift2Rail European railway research program, Europe’s Rail.

NTSB no longer looking for PTC

When one hears the name “most wanted list,” thoughts immediately go to the FBI’s most wanted list that hangs in every U.S. post office.

Rail Group On Air: Commuter Rail Coalition—Four women in rail, four different paths

In this podcast, part of our series sponsored by the Commuter Rail Coalition, Railway Age Executive Editor Marybeth Luczak talks with four women in the rail industry who have taken four different career paths: MTA Metro-North Railroad Director-Operating Rules Lyn Hannah, Metro-North President Cathy Rinaldi, RailUSA President and CFO Barbara Ward Wilson, and Commuter Rail Coalition Executive Director KellyAnne Gallagher.

Rail Group On Air: Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern merger with Keith Creel and Pat Ottensmeyer

Early on March 21, the big announcement came: Canadian Pacific Railway will acquire Kansas City Southern in a cash and stock transaction worth $29 billion in U.S. dollars.

Engage Construction will oversee Canadian portion of $1B Mexico-Canada rail link project

On July 20, 2020, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was replaced by a new agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada—the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Focused Technology Solutions hires Robert Fletcher as sales executive

Focused Technology Solutions —a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway Company— has announced the hiring of rail and transit industry leader Robert Fletcher as the company’s Sales Executive.

Union Pacific and Savage will build and operate Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatello

Savage will immediately begin construction of Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal in Pocatello.

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