Federal Legislation & Regulation

CSX requests delay in STB hearing on Amtrak Gulf Coast case »

KEYWORDS: CSX, Surface Transportation Board, Amtrak, Gulf Coast service, evidentiary hearing

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Recognizing leaders in North America's railroad industry under 40.
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Labor

Rail unions consider appeal of court ruling on BNSF attendance policy »

KEYWORDS: BNSF Railway Co., high-visibility, hi-viz, attendance policy, SMART-TD, BLET, Railway Labor Act

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The Greenbrier Companies | Sponsored

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U. S. Steel, Norfolk Southern and Greenbrier created a more sustainable gondola, using a new high-strength, lighter-weight steel.
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Passenger Rail

RTD hires HDR to study possible peak service schedule in northwest Denver »

KEYWORDS: Regional Transportation District, Denver, BNSF, Northwest Rail Line Peak Service Study, HDR Engineering, Front Range Passenger Rail Service, Colorado DOT

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Rail Industry Trends

U.S. railroads log traffic increase in Week 7, but total volume is down so far this year »

KEYWORDS: Association of American Railroads, rail traffic, carloads, intermodal, containers, trailers, rail industry trends

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Natl. Railroad Construction & Maintenance Assoc. | Sponsored

NRC Annual Railroad Equipment Auction Set for April 28 »
Equipment buyers & sellers, participate in the NRC's 2022 Auction in person or online. Now accepting consignments and donations.
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Safety

Metra to conduct 51 Operation Lifesaver 'safety blitzes' in 2022 »

KEYWORDS: Metra, Operation Lifesaver, safety blitz, grade crossing safety, trespassing, Jim Derwinski

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PS Technology | Sponsored

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People

Broe Group names Spiegleman OmniTRAX's chief legal officer, general counsel »

KEYWORDS: Broe Real Estate Group, OmniTRAX, John Spiegleman, DCT Industrial Trust, Prologis, Doug Wells, The Broe Group

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Intermodal

Port of Toronto logs more than 2 million tons of cargo in 2021 »

KEYWORDS: Port of Toronto, PortsToronto, intermodal, ocean carriers, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Geoffrey Wilson

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Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from Koppers, Stadler, Kaleris, East Chicago Transload and STV (Feb. 24) »