JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Short line railroad and transload operator Patriot Rail Co. has named Port of New Orleans CEO Brandy D. Christian as its next chief executive officer. Christian will join Patriot Rail on June 17, the company said today. She’ll succeed CEO John Fenton, who is retiring after 12 years at the helm. “Brandy […]
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Head of New York subways, buses announced as finalist for Massachusetts port job (updated)
BOSTON — Richard Davey, president of New York City Transit, is one of two finalists to become CEO of the Massachusetts Port Authority, that agency has announced. The New York website Gothamist was among news outlets reporting earlier this week that Davey was leaving for the Massport job, although Davey denied the report. The Boston […]
Alstom sells Russian stake and seeks cash injection
Paris-based rail engineering firm Alstom has announced its results for the 2023 financial year, with EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) profits of €997 million ($1.08 billion), and a future order book worth €18.9 billion ($ 20.4 billion). However, despite the apparently positive numbers. the company also reported that overall it had a net loss […]
Open House set for Saturday to mark completion of restoration of N&W business car
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 Preservation Society will host an open house and unveiling ceremony to celebrate completion of the restoration of the railcar this Saturday, May 18, at Professional Locomotive Services in East Chicago. Admission is free. In additional to tours of the newly restored car, the event […]
Legislative committee advances bill to fund Alaska Railroad’s Seward dock project, kills provision for new rail spur
JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill to fund two Alaska Railroad projects met with mixed results in the state Senate Finance Committee, the news site Must Read Alaska reports. The committee retained the original measure in House Bill 122, which authorizes up to $75 million in bonds for a new Seward dock and related facilities [see […]
Union for MBTA commuter rail workers reaches tentative agreement on five-year deal
BOSTON — The union representing coach cleaners and car inspectors for MBTA commuter rail service have reached a tentative contract agreement including a significant raise and paid sick leave for the first time. Transportation Workers Union Local 2054 reached agreement with Keolis, contract operator of the MBTA commuter system, last week following a 10-hour negotiating […]
Patriot Rail donates vintage parts, machinery to Kentucky Steam
IRVINE, Ky. — Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. has received a donation of vintage parts and equipment valued at well over $200,000 from Patriot Rail to aid the non-profit organization’s restoration of C&O 2-8-4 No. 2716 and stock the group’s locomotive shop. The donation includes some 37,000 pounds of parts, tools, and supplies from a Patriot […]
CPKC anticipates continued intermodal growth across its network
Canadian Pacific Kansas City expects to see continued international and cross-border intermodal growth across its network thanks to a combination of ample port capacity and the railway’s ability to tap new markets, CEO Keith Creel says. On the international side, the ports of Vancouver, British Columbia; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, each […]
Taylor named as president of New York & Atlantic
CHICAGO — Marlon Taylor has been named as the new president of the New York & Atlantic Railway, parent company Anacostia Rail Holdings has announced. Taylor, currenly the railroad’s vice president, will succeed James Bonner, NY&A president since 2016. Bonner is becoming president of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway [see “NYS&W names short […]
NYS&W names short line exec James Bonner as its next president
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway has named James Bonner as its next president. Bonner, who has been president of Anacostia Rail Holdings’ New York & Atlantic Railway for eight years, will join the Susie Q on June 19, the NYS&W announced yesterday. “James is a growth-oriented leader with a collaborative and […]
CN halts operations on lines in northwestern Canada because of wildfires
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway has had to suspend operations in portions of British Columbia and Alberta because of wildfires, Reuters reports. Affected are the railroad’s northernmost route in British Columbia, the 250-mile Fort Nelson Subdivision between Fort St. John (approximately 175 miles northeast of Prince George) and Fort Nelson; and the Meander River Subdivision […]
No injuries reported in Pittsburgh light rail derailment
PITTSBURGH — Two cars of a Pittsburgh Regional Transit Red Line light rail train derailed Monday afternoon, causing no injuries but leading to significant service delays. The transit agency reported on social media site X that about 15 people were on aboard at the time of the 4 p.m. derailment at Willow Station in the […]