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OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF Railway’s profits, revenue, and volume all increased for the third quarter, thanks to surging intermodal and agricultural shipments. BNSF’s parent, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Saturday that the railroad’s quarterly operating income increased 13.4%, to $2 billion, as revenue grew 2.8%, to $5.9 billion. Expenses declined 2% for the quarter. The railway’s […]
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday introduced the first of its newest locomotive for Metro-North Railroad, a dual-power variant of the Siemens Charger. Siemens SC42-DM locomotives Nos. 301 and 302, the first of 33 units, were unveiled in a ceremony at the Harmon Shops in Croton-on-Harmon. The locomotives feature a 4,200-hp diesel […]
WASHINGTON — Norfolk Southern has filed a notice to abandon 31.3 miles of the long-inactive Saluda Grade in North and South Carolina, a prelude to previously announced plans to sell that section of the route to a consortium of groups who plan to create a biking and hiking trail. The abandonment would be effective […]
Most British Columbia port terminals will shut down on Monday morning amid a labor dispute between the union representing 700 forepersons and the B.C. Maritime Employers Association. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 has issued a 72-hour strike notice and plans to walk off the job beginning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 4. […]
DALLAS — Third-quarter revenue declined but operating profit improved for railcar builder Trinity Industries. Revenues were $799 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, down from $821 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company said in an earnings release that lower deliveries of 4,360 railcars was partially offset by favorable pricing […]
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Chippewa-St. Croix Rail Commission has hired a consultant team led by HDR Engineering and including HNTB Corp. to carry out the scoping work for proposed Eau Claire-Twin Cities passenger rail service. The scoping work is the first phase in development of a new route under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern will add another heritage locomotive to its original 20-unit fleet. “We’ve narrowed it down to four iconic railroads, but only one will get to roll out of Altoona,” the railroad said in a recent LinkedIn post, referring to its paint shop in Pennsylvania. The railroad has selected four predecessor railroads as […]
MIAMI — The Federal Transit Administration has advanced the proposed commuter rail service between Miami and Aventura, Fla., into the engineering phase, and has made a preliminary commitment to provide $389.5 million in funding for the project, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Miami) announced this week. Wilson said in a press release that the FTA announcement […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —– CSX has designated the 500-plus acre RailPort Logistics Mobile in Mobile, Ala., as a Platinum CSX Select Site. Select Sites are development-ready properties along the CSX network. These properties can meet the needs of a wide variety of manufacturers, significantly reducing the time required to construct industrial facilities and ultimately bringing products […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. carload and intermodal rail traffic were both up in figures for the week ending Oct. 26, 2024, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. U.S. railroads handled 228,829 carloads, up 0.9% from the same week in 2023, while intermodal volume was 290,586 containers and trailers, an increase of 6.9%. Through […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 20th heritage locomotive in the CSX fleet is ES44AH No. 1902, a tribute to predecessor and Appalachian coal-hauler Clinchfield. CEO Joe Hinrichs unveiled the locomotive today in a post on LinkedIn, as has been customary. “Here is our 20th CSX Heritage Locomotive celebrating the Clinchfield Railroad. The Clinchfield Railroad was set […]
KEARNY, N.J. — NJ Transit today introduced the first car from its next-generation order for 174 multilevel railcars being built by Alstom in an event at the agency’s Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny. The new electric multiple-unit cars will allow retirement of remaining single-level Arrow III cars that are more than 40 years old. They […]
