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Nevada Northern No. 81 fired … again
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Railroads & Locomotives Heritage Rail Railroad Museums Nevada Northern No. 81 fired … again Locomotive successfully fired after it was sidelined for more than two years ELY, Nev. — On the night of Feb. 3, the Nevada Northern Railway Museum successfully fired No. 81, a 1917 Baldwin…...
CSX to transfer 21 jobs from Waterville, Maine, shop
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (238+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Mechanical CSX to transfer 21 jobs from Waterville, Maine, shop Positions at former Pan Am Railways facility to be transferred to Selkirk, N.Y., and Cumberland, Md. WATERVILLE, Maine — CSX is moving 21 mechanical…...
OmniTRAX names Dreier as chief commercial officer
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (281+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight Short Lines & Regionals OmniTRAX names Dreier as chief commercial officer Executive joined company from BNSF in 2025 DENVER — Rail and supply chain infrastructure company OmniTRAX has named Ryan Dreier as its…...
CRRC plant in Massachusetts to lay off workers because of customs seizures
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (180+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Mechanical Passenger Cars CRRC plant in Massachusetts to lay off workers because of customs seizures Two-month furlough planned for 161 workers as car shells, other parts remain held at Port of Philadelphia…...
When railroad merger plans collide with reality: Analysis
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (849+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight Class I When railroad merger plans collide with reality: Analysis Railroads promise the moon to sell their mergers, but Conrail split and UP-SP provide cautionary tales Railroads proposing mergers inevitably…...
STB proposal would make it easier for shippers to reach a second railroad
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (1208+ words) Freight Class I STB proposal would make it easier for shippers to reach a second railroad The board wants to repeal 1985 regulations it says have stifled competition by making it harder for shippers to obtain reciprocal switching, through routes, and…...
News photo: Last train on the Central New England Railroad
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (53+ words) G&W's Connecticut Southern to take over line on Jan. 1 Derailment to shut down Quebec, North Shore & Labrador for a week or more Goss, R.J. Corman Railroad Co. president, to retire OmniTRAX taps Brown for new chief strategy officer role Alabama…...
UP and NS say their merger will take 2 million trucks off the highway annually
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1346+ words) Freight Class I UP and NS say their merger will take 2 million trucks off the highway annually Their merger application, filed today with the Surface Transportation Board, details plans for the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific…...
MBTA narrows field of potential commuter rail operators to three
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (311+ words) Passenger Commuter & Regional MBTA narrows field of potential commuter rail operators to three Shortlisted groups receive Request for Proposals for operations under contract to begin in mid-2027 BOSTON — Three consortia have been shortlisted as the most qualified to submit proposals to…...
Intermodal traffic continues to hold down overall U.S. rail volume
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (405+ words) Freight Class I Intermodal traffic continues to hold down overall U.S. rail volume Weekly U.S. figure below 2024 levels for ninth straight week WASHINGTON — Falling intermodal traffic has again led to a drop in weekly U.S. rail volume compared to 2024. For the week…...