Workin’ on the railroad—man or machine?
Since shortly after World War II, the number of people employed by the railroad industry has trended downward. Several years saw increases in rail employment. One example was the 2014 traffic boom,
Since shortly after World War II, the number of people employed by the railroad industry has trended downward. Several years saw increases in rail employment. One example was the 2014 traffic boom,
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) yesterday reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 24, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 532,483 carloads and intermodal units,
RailWorks Corp., North America’s leading rail infrastructure solutions provider, is maintaining and improving rail infrastructure on an important stretch of track in Southern California via a new contract with Alameda Corridor Transportation
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 17, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 537,617 carloads and intermodal units,
The drumbeat of declining weekly rail traffic goes on. The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 10, 2019. For this week, total U.S.
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. has announced the opening of a Choice Terminal bulk transfer facility on its Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (GSWR) subsidiary in Bainbridge.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 3, 2019, as well as volumes for July 2019.
The rail industry is coming down the final stretch, even if that stretch is 8,000 route miles long.
What was once a bad week for CSX has now turned into a bad month.
Even tunnels want to be taller.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 13, 2019. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 527,908 carloads and intermodal units,
The Association of American Railroads released a statement today on rail traffic results for June 2019. According to the AAR, U.S. railroads originated 1,023,394 carloads in June 2019, down 5.3 percent,
Schneider, a provider of truckload, intermodal and logistics services, this month began offering intermodal services at the CSX Indianapolis ramp.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a total of $19,206,398 to the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program’s Dolton Junction Interlocking project in Dolton and Riverdale, Ill.
Rail and track material provider Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. (BR&L) recently announced that it has acquired Austintown Rail Supply (ARS), a supplier of switching materials and other railroad track products.
Utah’s Seven County Infrastructure Coalition board voted to select Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners, LP for a public-private partnership to finance and build the proposed Uinta Basin Railway.
Global infrastructure service firm AECOM recently announced that it has been named the 2019 Employer of the Year by the Chicago chapter of the Women Transportation Seminar (WTS).
Marmon Holdings, Inc. is acquiring Transco Railway Products Inc., a railcar repair business with operations across the northern U.S., from Transco Inc.
A Pennsylvania state agency approved a $1 million grant to improve rail access at a former Metso Minerals property in Danville, Pa.
The Port of Muskogee, a regional port along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Muskogee County, Okla., is the recipient of a $3 million out-of-cycle economic development grant from the City