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CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel does not believe that the spread of Precision Scheduled Railroading to U.S. Class I railroads will increase regulatory risk for the industry. “There’s always a risk and we have to manage that. And I think you manage that by educating the regulators as well as the customers […]
Chuck Baker, new American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association President WASHINGTON – Today the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association’s Chair, Judy Petry, President and General Manager of Farmrail System, Inc., announced the ASLRRA Board’s appointment of Charles H. “Chuck” Baker as the association’s new President. Baker will begin his tenure on Feb. […]
A Big Eagle Railroad coal train, operated by train crews with Appalachian Railcar Services, hauls loaded CSXT hoppers to the CSX interchange at Chesapeake, W.Va., along the former Winifrede Railroad’s 6-mile branch line. Chase Gunnoe CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Watco Cos.’ Kanawha River Railroad is expanding its presence in southern West Virginia with the operation of […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SD70ACe diesel locomotive. Union Pacific (George Bush 41 Presidential Library and Museum). One road number (2018 version with black radiator fan housings). Removable cab roof secured with magnets, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and commemorative box. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $249.98; with dual-mode […]
Class I railroad earnings expectations Bill Stephens CSX Transportation will lead off the Class I railroad fourth-quarter earnings reports on Wednesday in what’s expected to be a parade of record results across the industry in a year when volume was up, costs declined, and revenue grew even faster. For the fourth quarter and the full […]
BERLIN — Laurie Tolson sets out a compelling vision for the future of intermodal freight transportation. GE Transportation’s chief digital officer took time out of the biennial InnoTrans tradeshow in Berlin last September to describe software integrating and analysing data from multiple sensors on locomotives, trackside equipment, and even potentially dockside cranes at ports or […]
The number of incidents at grade crossings nationwide increased by nearly 3.6 percent in 2017, but new vehicle technology may be vital in reducing such incidents moving forward. An analysis of federal numbers reveals a majority of incidents happened at crossings equipped with either gates or flashing lights. While the data shows no single cause […]
Ron Batory, Federal Railroad Administrator U.S. Department of Transportation NEW ORLEANS — Wheel Rail Interaction conference attendees will hear from one of railroading’s heavy hitters in June. Organizers for the annual rail engineering conference confirm that Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ron Batory will be the keynote speaker on June 20. “We’re excited that Mr. Batory […]
Cathrin S. Banks, Maryland & Delaware president Maryland & Delaware Delmarva Penninsula railroads Maryland & Delaware lines, shown in red. Maryland & Delaware website FEDERALSBURG, Md. — The Maryland & Delaware Railroad Co. is pleased to announce that Cathrin S. Banks has been promoted to company president as of Jan. 1. Banks previously served as […]
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – Three Class I railroads presented 2019 capital plan information during Wednesday’s final day of the National Railroad Contractors and Maintenance Association Conference. While none yet had approved dollar figures to offer for their 2019 capital spending, all offered some notable information. A westbound train exits Mount Macdonald Tunnel in September 2007. […]
HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Diesel SD70AH diesel locomotive. Union Pacific. Two road numbers. Models based on Tier 4 credit units built in 2016. Features Positive Train Control antenna array, light-emitting-diode headlights and ditch lights, and late handrails. Direct-current model with 21-pin NEM plug for Digital Command Control decoder, $239.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami 2 sound […]
Matt Rose, BNSF Railway Executive Chairman TRAINS: David Lassen The criticism BNSF Railway Executive Chairman Matt Rose leveled at the other Class I railroads regarding their Precision Scheduled Railroading operating plans has been greeted by silence. None of the other five big systems — each of which is running or shifting to an operating plan […]
