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CSX Transportation’s North Baltimore Yard, near North Baltimore, Ohio. Brian Schmidt JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation is preparing to scale back operations at its intermodal hub in North Baltimore, Ohio, which opened in 2011 as the $175-million centerpiece of a new intermodal strategy. The Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal was designed to support CSX’s hub-and-spoke approach […]
Crude oil loads from the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota roll through St. Albans, W.Va., enroute to Yorktown, Va., in April 2014. Chase Gunnoe WASHINGTON — A Transportation Research Board committee on Oct. 5 reported that results were “inconclusive” in a year-long study of the effectiveness of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes to reduce the risk […]
PERTH, Australia — Officials with Australian mining corporation Rio Tinto say they’ve successfully operated a driverless train on a 60-mile stretch of tracks in western Australia. In previous tests, Rio Tinto locomotives operated across the route in “autopilot mode,” but with a crew still present in the cab. This is the first test in which […]
RENO, Nev. — Flying low, through a truss bridge, under a Union Pacific train, and even in a boxcar are just a few of the stunts a drone pilot shows off in a YouTube video while a UP mixed freight is in motion. The video, embedded above, went live on Sept. 20 and has already […]
Crews work to place trailers on flatcars in Denver in March 2017. Trailers, or TOFC, made an unexpected rebound in volume so far in 2017. TRAINS: Steve Sweeney INDIANAPOLIS – Intermodal traffic, which has come back nicely after a rare down year in 2016, likely will continue to gain ground in 2018 as truck capacity […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A federal judge has ordered a man accused of making unauthorized transmissions on railroad radio frequencies to wear an ankle monitor and be confined to his home until his trial begins, according to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. U.S. Chief Magistrate C.J. Williams made the decision Sept. 11 after the magistrate […]
WASHINGTON — Two transportation agencies are withdrawing a proposed rule that would have been the first step in regulations that could lead to mandatory treatment of obstructive sleep apnea for railroad operating personnel and truck drivers. The timing of the withdrawal on Aug. 5 is consistent with the Trump administration’s initiative to reduce regulatory burden […]
WASHINGTON — No surprise, railroads and shippers are sharply divided on the issue of allowing railroad customers with connections to only one railroad to choose an alternative carrier. Shippers call it “captive switching.” “Forced switching” is the term the railroads uses. Both sides shared their views on July 25 before an informal Surface Transportation Board […]
A Morley, Tenn., based pusher has just exited a helper pocket in Morley and will soon assist a 100-car train across Duff Mountain on CSX’s former L&N KD Subdivision in rural Tennessee. Chase Gunnoe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation is in the early stages of getting rid of locomotive pusher operations systemwide. The news was […]
Canadian National unit sand train U75081-18 passes by the Metra station in Antioch, Ill. Powering the train is rebuilt AC44C6M No. 4016, formerly Norfolk Southern C40-9 No. 8849. Trailing the rebuilt locomotive is C44-9W No. 8276, and SD70M-2s Nos. 2661 and 8942. Video by Chris Guss TRAINS: Rick Johnson Railroads are enjoying a resurgence in […]
An aerial view of the Port of Wilmington, N.C., which will begin rail-intermodal service to Charlotte, N.C., beginning July 28. North Carolina State Ports Authority WILMINGTON, N.C. — North Carolina port officials are enthusiastic about a new scheduled intermodal service between the port of Wilmington and Charlotte, N.C. CSX will begin the Queen City Express […]
Norfolk Southern plans to consolidate its Central Division operations into neighboring divisions, reducing its total operating territories from 10 divisions to nine. Norfolk Southern NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will dissolve its Central Division operations into three surrounding divisions by early November, a railroad news release announced on Tuesday. The move will reduce NS’ operating […]
