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WEB4 days ago · Through the first 38 weeks of 2024 (ending Sept. 21), total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.6% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The U.S., Canada and …
Transit Briefs: TTC, PANYNJ, CapMetro, New Orleans RTA
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) further increases service and revises schedules. Also, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) PATH commuter rail system records its busiest July 4th since 2013; CapMetro launches a newly formed Transit Police Department; and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) finalizes a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with the City of ...
Amtrak Can’t Blame Congress Entirely - Railway Age
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Intermodal. Passenger. Intercity. Alstom Delivers First Tren Maya Long-Distance Trainset. Calling All ‘2024 Women in Rail Awards’ Nominations! Deadline: Oct. 1. Transit Briefs: Denver RTD, Sound Transit, MBTA, NJ Transit, Brightline, TransLink. House T&I Committee Approves 29 Measures in Wide-Ranging Markup.
Legend and Legacy: 175 Years of BNSF and Counting
WEBFeb 12, 2024 · It was 175 years ago today, Feb. 12, 1849, that the Illinois General Assembly chartered the Aurora Branch Railroad, a six-mile-long track between Batavia, Ill., and West Chicago. Chugging along with borrowed equipment and secondhand steel tracks, little did the branch line, nor the developing American …
BNSF, NS Reach Tentative Agreements with Unions - Railway Age
WEBSwitching & Terminal. Intermodal. Passenger. Intercity. Alstom Delivers First Tren Maya Long-Distance Trainset. Calling All ‘2024 Women in Rail Awards’ Nominations! Deadline: Oct. 1. Transit Briefs: Denver RTD, Sound Transit, MBTA, NJ Transit, Brightline, TransLink. House T&I Committee Approves 29 Measures in Wide-Ranging Markup.
Class I Briefs: CPKC, CN, UP - Railway Age
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Americold advances construction of its new $127 million facility at Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) IFG Terminal in Kansas City, Mo. Also, CN renames the Woodcrest Shops in Homewood, Ill., in honor of its recently retired Chief Operating Officer; and Kenny Rocker, Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, provides a status report on the railroad.
Rail-Served Sodium-Ion Battery Plant Coming to North Carolina
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Rail-Served Sodium-Ion Battery Plant Coming to North Carolina. According to Natron Energy, the new facility in Edgecombe County, N.C., “will enable a 40x scale-up of Natron’s current production capacity” of sodium-ion batteries. (Photo: Business Wire) Santa Clara, Calif.-based Natron Energy will spend an estimated $1.4 billion to bring a ...
AAR: North American Rail Volume Up in Week 32 - Railway Age
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor. (CN photo) Through the first 32 weeks of 2024 (ending Aug. 10), total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% from the same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The U.S., Canada and Mexico all experienced gains.
Adventures on VIA Rail: The Last ‘Budd Train’ - Railway Age
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Intermodal. Passenger. Intercity. NJT President and CEO and NEC Commission Co-Chair Kevin Corbett – RAIL GROUP ON AIR. Transit Briefs: SFMTA, VIA Rail, Brightline, MARTA, HART. New Siemens Plant to Build Brightline West AP 220s. Global Railway Market Exceeds US$220B. Commuter/Regional.