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5 days ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Board votes unanimously to appoint Scott A. Sauer as General Manager. Also, national law firm Kaplan Kirsch welcomes three senior attorneys, who served previously for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, and U.S. Department of the Interior. Following a nationwide search for candidates and review process, Scott A.
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5 days ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR) is the 17th short line to be added to the portfolio of Regional Rail, the 3i-backed holding company whose operations span nine U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The 86-mile MNNR serves the Twin Cities area in Minnesota and interchanges with four Class I’s (BNSF, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Union Pacific and CN) and the Twin Cities & Western.
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5 days ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
CSX is transitioning more diesel-electric locomotives to hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) power at its Huntington Locomotive Shop in West Virginia. Meanwhile, Union Pacific (UP) and locomotive control systems supplier ZTR will soon yard-test their first jointly built hybrid battery-electric locomotive, following proof of concept work at the railroad’s Jenks Locomotive Shop in North Little Rock, Ark.
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6 days ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
Northern California’s Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) launches service to Windsor. Also, NC By Train celebrates 35 years of Carolinian and 30 years of Piedmont passenger rail service; and San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit–San Diego Railroad (NCTD) mark a contactless fare-payment milestone.
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6 days ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
The Mexican Intermodal Transport Association (AMTI) recognizes CN for its Falcon Premium interline intermodal service with Union Pacific (UP) and Grupo México Transportes (GMXT, comprising Ferromex, Ferrosur and IMEX). Also, a UP-served soybean crushing plant celebrates its grand opening in Nebraska.
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6 days ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
The Government of Canada has marked the first step in its establishment of a Transportation Safety and Technology Science (TSTS) hub, which will serve as a shared space for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and National Research Council of Canada (NRC) “to conduct in-depth investigations and advance scientific research in transportation safety.” It will “transform how federal scientists and investigators work together by bringing them under one roof,” according to the May 30...
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1 week ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 30 issued a decision removing its Final Offer Rate Review (FORR) rule. This deregulatory action, it said, follows a unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the rule. The STB in December 2022 issued and adopted a final rule in Docket No. EP 755, Final Offer Rate Review, “creating a new procedure for shippers to challenge railroad rates.” Then-Board Member Patrick J. Fuchs and Board Member Michelle A. Schultz dissented.
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1 week ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
Union Pacific’s (UP) locomotive shop in Oakland, Calif., celebrates a safety milestone. Also, BNSF opens nominations for its 2025 Sustainability Awards program. UP’s machinists and electrician at its locomotive shop in Oakland, Calif., embody the “Courage to Care pledge—together, they all go home safe,” the Class I railroad reported via social media on May 29. This has led to a milestone achievement and celebration: 26 years of injury-free service.
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1 week ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
Americold Realty Trust (Americold) on May 29 broke ground at Port Saint John on its first Import-Export Hub to be built in Canada, a project it said will “leverage the maritime logistics capabilities of DP World and the rail logistics solutions of Canadian Pacific Kansas City” (CPKC). The facility, which was announced earlier this year, is slated to open in 2026.
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1 week ago | 
railwayage.com | Marybeth Luczak
Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President-Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker issues a “Status of the Railroad” report to customers. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) uses “silvopasture” to help prevent wildfires at Brosnan Forest in South Carolina. “At Union Pacific, our commitment to delivering the service we’ve sold begins with strategic investments in our network infrastructure,” EVP-Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker told customers in an online railroad status report posted May 28.
