Editor’s Note: Occasionally there are articles which highly relate to both the passenger and freight railroad industries, even though trains…
By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, September 19, 2018 The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors Wednesday authorized spending…
By Marni Pyke, The Daily Herald, rrstar.com; September 20, 2018 Railroads made Chicago, stealing commerce from steamboat hubs like St.…
By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; September 19, 2018 A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 20, 2018 The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has endorsed the Canadian government’s call for…
By Staff Report, Salisbury Post; September 19, 2018 RALEIGH – Amtrak passenger train service traveling in and through North Carolina will…
A press release from CSX; September 19, 2018: JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX is donating $100,000…
When Chao lost her wings By BRIANNA GURCIULLO, With help from Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; September…
By Frank N. Wilner, Capitol Hill Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; September 19, 2018 News item: Ian Jefferies, 42, currently…
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN; September 18, 2018 Chiayi, Taiwan (CNN) — As a red and cream-colored train chugs up…
A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; October 18, 2018 The goal: Take the data collected across more than 32,000…
A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; September 18, 2018: PR Newswire NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 18, 2018 NORFOLK, Va., Sept.…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 18, 2018 The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced its next president and chief…
By Giacomo Bologna, Springfield News-Leader, September 17, 2018 An Ozarks farmer is suing a train company over the deaths of more…
By JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer, San Francisco Chronicle; September 17, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific plans to…
By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 18, 2018 E. Hunter Harrison spent a lifetime in railroading. From his…
By Wendy Culverwell, Tri-City Herald; September 16, 2018 Richland, WA The Port of Benton wants to evict Tri-City Railroad Co.…
By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 17, 2018 Shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, several cars of a CSX…
By MTN News, KPAX 8; September 14, 2018 KALISPELL – State wildlife officials report that a male grizzly bear was…
By Howard Green, Special to Financial Post, Ottawa Citizen; September 14, 2018 Book excerpt: The late Hunter Harrison was ‘kind…
By Glacier Farm Media; Manitoba Co-Operator; September 15, 2018 The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service…
By David Caraccio, The Sacramento Bee; September 14, 2018 Special equipment, locomotives and water cars are being used by Union…
By Barbara Grzincic, Reuters; September 13, 2018 California cannot enforce a 2015 fee on railroad shipments of crude oil, ethanol,…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 14, 2018 Amtrak will seek a deadline extension from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to…
By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; September 13, 2018 Update: Virginia Railway Express on Thursday afternoon said it will operate…