The Roanoke Times is reporting that FreightCar American plans to close its railcar manufacturing facility in Roanoke, Va. and open a new one Castanos, Mexico. The new Mexico plant will be a
A letter of recommendation is always a good start. The Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway received one from the Lincoln County Board, and officials hope it will lead to funding for a
The Courthouse News Service is reporting that freight railroads and other rail agencies have requested a federal judge not enforce a law regarding train crew size, created when Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
YRC Freight announced today that, together with BNSF, the company will have more than 600 branded containers in service by the end of this year. YRC freight wants to have 1,000 branded
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Claude Mongeau has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation effective Sept. 23, Chairman, President and CEO James A. Squires announced Monday. Mongeau, 57, is former president and chief executive officer
Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. Operation Lifesaver, a nonprofit organization operating in the U.S. and Canada, works
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 21, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 528,670 carloads and intermodal units,
Freightwaves is reporting that one of the presentations at this week’s Railway Interchange meeting in Minneapolis focused on the dynamics of shipper, freight railroad, and investor relationships. In a paper prepared by
A coal-powered train operated by Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad started as many as 50 fires in Spring 2018. The biggest one in the region came later, and burned more than
The education energy was flowing during the second day of the AREMA 2019 conference at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis.
Holland is displaying a new Gage Inspector that offers real-time measurement at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis.
RailWorks Corp., a rail track construction and maintenance services provider in North America, is introducing RailWorks Insight, a comprehensive digital track inspection management system, at Railway Interchange 2019 in Minneapolis. RailWorks Insight
Encore Rail Systems has been in the tie-plugging compound business for some time, but now they have a name behind the product.
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Norfolk Southern Railway calls its situation with Drummond Coal Co. a case of buyer’s remorse. In federal court this week, the Class 1 railroad company might be the one having second thoughts.
In April of this year, the Trump administration directed the U.S. Department of Transportation to allow railroads to haul liquefied natural gas in special tank cars within 13 months. This was driven
It looks like the Arizona & California Railroad rail bridge that caught on fire on Sept. 14 will be back in service by Sept. 22.
The Grafton and Upton Railroad wants to proceed with a storage and transloading yard project in Hopedale, Mass., and does not want any interruptions.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 14, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 526,734 carloads and intermodal units,
