Norfolk Southern does everything right until city of Atlanta forces withdrawal from rail transfer facility site

Norfolk Southern has announced it has terminated plans to build a rail transfer facility on the site of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company in Atlanta.

BNSF Railway announces 2020 economic development results

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) recently reported investments from customers served by the freight rail provider in 2020.

Weekly Rail Traffic: Up, Down, Up

This week’s rail traffic report repeats its familiar pattern.

Winter weather wallops Class 1 roads – Updated with perspectives from CN & CP; New update from CSX

North America is experiencing a severe winter storm, the likes of which we haven’t seen in a long time.

Coy Beaman, founder and CEO of Advanced Rail Systems, dies

Advanced Rail Systems is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of its founder and CEO, Coy Beaman.

Royal Dutch Shell announces that oil is on its way out – but gradually

Royal Dutch Shell yesterday announced that the company’s oil production peaked in 2019, and they expect a gradual decline. moving forward.

Editorial: Let’s not fail this Tennessee Pass

Look at that butterfly. Wow, what dynamic coloring. It’s just bouncing from flower to flower, and there are some old railroad crossties … but the nature surrounding us is just incredible.

When will carload traffic begin to show an increase?

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 6, 2021.

Power provided by coal-fired plants drops as a result of pandemic

A new report shows a significant drop in electric power demand during pandemic.

Norfolk Southern is not the only one preventing light-rail growth in Charlotte, N.C.

City officials in Charlotte, N.C., said on Feb. 8 that before an ambitious Transformational Mobility Network can unfold the Red Line must be established first.

Monte Stokes joins Pacific Harbor Line as Chief Engineer

Pacific Harbor Line (https://www.anacostia.com/railroads/phl)) has appointed Monte Stokes as chief engineer of the 75-mile short-line railroad serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Effective February 1, he succeeded Robert Giannoble,

Teamwork pulls off epic Union Pacific Englewood Yard project

Ed. Note: While precision scheduled railroading has called for the transformation of a number of Class 1 hump yards to flat switching around the country, many humps still operate. The story below,

CTC allocates $6.45MM for short line improvement projects

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) will distribute $6.45 million to seven short line railroad infrastructure projects. The projects are funded through the 2020 Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program (SLRIP), which was established under California’s

AAR’s John Gray: ‘Railroads are well prepared to support a strong recovery whenever it occurs’

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 30, 2021, as well as volumes for January 2021. January 2021 U.S. railroads originated 930,303 carloads

Look: WWI-era railroad tracks resurface on beach

Not everything from World War I has perished. Railroad tracks used during the time period have reappeared in Cape May’s Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area in New Jersey. Due to effects of

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Goderich-Exeter Railway, a Genesee & Wyoming road, suffers runaway and derailment

A Goderich-Exter Railway (a short line owned by Genesee & Wyoming) freight train that runs between Goderich and Stratford, Ont. yesterday began rolling backward down a hill toward Goderich Harbor yesterday, collided

California short-liner receives grant to improve track

OmniTRAX Inc., a comprehensive logistics solutions provider, reports the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad (STE) was awarded a grant by the California Transportation Commission under the Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program (SLRIP) to replace

R. J. Corman Railroad Group announces appointment of Ron Batory to board of directors

R. J. Corman Railroad Group, today announced that it has appointed former U.S. Department of Transportation FRA Administrator Ronald L. (Ron) Batory to its Board of Directors. Prior to his service in

Extending road will eliminate rail crossing in South Carolina

It has taken two decades to come up with a final solution for a railroad crossing in Hanahan, S.C., but the project is about to kick off. With the South Carolina Department

OmniTRAX taps Class 1 rail leader as new CEO

The Broe Group’s transportation affiliate, OmniTRAX Inc., has named Dean Piacente its Chief Executive Officer. Piacente, an accomplished Class I rail leader with more than 20 years of tenure as a CSX

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