Koppers announces new director of sales
Koppers announced John McDonald has joined the company as the new Director of Class 1 Sales for Koppers Railroad Products and Services (RPS) segment.
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September issue of RT&S is now online
The September issue of RT&S features our 2022 Engineer of the Year John Cech from BNSF.
Watch: Federal grant awarded to BNSF’s Salmon Bay Bridge project
On Sept. 9, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) announced that $25 million will be awarded to the Salmon Bay Bridge project by the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program.
Oregon wildfire impacts Union Pacific operations
Union Pacific told customers in a service announcement that a curfew for train movement has been initiated in the area of Oakridge, Ore., due to the Cedar Creek fire.
BNSF, county refuse to take ownership of troubled railroad bridge
The Osage Avenue railroad bridge in Adams County, Neb., is going unclaimed.
Rail project on deck for Kansas City Southern will bolster freight capacity in and out of Mexico
Kansas City Southern will soon begin a construction project that will double the amount of freight trains moving in and out of Mexico.
BNSF’s John Cech named 2022 Engineer of the Year by Railway Track & Structures
John Cech, vice president, Engineering at BNSF, is the recipient of the 2022 Engineer of the Year Award from Railway Track & Structures Media.
UP conductor killed after train hits derailment device
Work done on railroad track earlier in the day on Aug. 29 may have led to a derailment that killed a Union Pacific conductor.
Watch: Crews remove third segment of Merchants Bridge; final installation now complete
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois near downtown St. Louis is nearing completion, and the St. Louis Regional Freightway gave invited guests and the public the opportunity to see one of the last significant milestones in the project firsthand from the special vantage point of a riverboat cruise.
Rail Group On Air: Norfolk Southern TOP | SPG operating plan with Cindy Sanborn and Paul Duncan
Norfolk Southern’s TOP|SPG operating plan—which stands for Thoroughbred Operating Plan | Service Productivity Growth—has evolved from NS’s previous plans, TOP 21 among them.
Bells & Whistles—Pier cracks delay opening of LRT line
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Aug. 12.
Union Pacific to shut down western Oregon rail traffic for bridge replacement
Union Pacific will replace a bridge on its western Oregon line on Sunday.
Double freight rail line in Illinois will be reduced to one
CSX believes it is time to let go.
Rocks fall from railroad bridge in Austin, Texas; UP responds immediately
When he got up on the morning of Aug. 8, David Starr had no thoughts of being an emergency flagger.
L.B. Foster announces track components business divestiture
L.B. Foster, a long-time supplier of rail spikes and anchors for the railroad industry, said it is selling this line of business to another company.
Port of Savannah continues to set records
The Georgia Ports Authority closed out Fiscal Year 2022 with its busiest June ever, handling 494,107 twenty-foot equivalent container units. GPA is handling the highest volume of ad hoc and new service vessels the Port of Savannah has experienced to date.
Transport Canada announces new rail safety measures
This week, the Canadian Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Government of Canada is taking new actions to improve rail safety, in alignment with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s recommendations regarding the derailment in Field, British Columbia, in 2019.
Port of Little Rock holds groundbreaking for industrial park
The Port of Little Rock continues to add intermodal opportunities with barge-to-rail and barge-to-truck capabilities.
Bells & Whistles—Crumbling rail bridge feeds crumbling relationship
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
Will Union Pacific finally expand a railroad line in Mesa area? Signs point to yes
Union Pacific is making land claims out west, and it is leading people to believe the Class 1 is preparing for a line expansion.