Koppers recently presented the annual Zero Harm President’s Award to its Muncy facility in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in recognition of its best-in-company performance as measured in safety, environmental responsibility, and innovation.
The Illinois Commerce Commission has made a major investment in the improvement of 11 grade crossings in the state.
The city of Houston and Harris County, Texas, are planning on suing Union Pacific over a site that they are calling “contaminated” in the city’s Fifth Ward.
A baby step is better than a crawl.
Port news that will strengthen intermodal rail and help the supply chain has been reported around the country.
The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) Board of Directors unanimously approved a long-term, $62 million agreement with Blount Island terminal operator Trailer Bridge.
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing more than $573 million in available grant funding this year alone for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program.
Crews were cleaning up the site of a CSX derailment in Ware County, Ga., on June 30, and according to the Class 1 company the effort could take a while.
Canadian National continues to announce rail maintenance plans for its network.
Canadian National has announced it plans to invest approximately $30 million in Tennessee in 2022.
In response to significant ongoing service challenges, BNSF plans to issue a temporary permit embargo affecting some westbound traffic moving to destinations in California.
A short line railroad company in the state of New York is trying to block the path of a rails-to-trails effort.
The Lawrence, Kan., Police Department has released drone footage of the aftermath of the Union Pacific derailment that happened over the weekend.
The ongoing Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE) has completed another project.
Two separate and unrelated coal train derailments occurred this weekend.
Replacing a 110-year-old bridge in 48 hours is an ambitious task no matter who you ask; accomplishing it in 30 hours deserves a major acknowledgement. A cross-functional Union Pacific team recently did just that in Iowa.
The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021.
Canadian National is at risk of losing its signal and communication people if neither side can agree to avert a strike.
It’s back to the Ecology board for BNSF in the state of Washington.
In the last 25 years, nearly 500 railroad workers have been killed while doing their jobs. Nearly 150,000 have been injured. The NTSB is trying to do something about it.
