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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…...
Railroad CEOs to highlight MARS Winter Meeting
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (297+ words) Freight Railroad CEOs to highlight MARS Winter Meeting Annual event set for Jan. 13-15 in Schaumburg, Ill. SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — The CEOs of BNSF, CPKC, and Union Pacific are among speakers scheduled to take part in the annual Midwest Association of Rail Shippers Winter…...
California governor signs bill banning resale of retired diesel rail equipment
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (167+ words) Regulatory California governor signs bill banning resale of retired diesel rail equipment Legislation is in response to Caltrain sale of trainsets to Peru SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill prohibiting state agencies from reselling…...
Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico???s Port of Guaymas
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (393+ words) Union Pacific opens cross-border coal export route via Mexico’s Port of Guaymas Shipments from the Powder River Basin interchanged with Ferromex via Nogales, Ariz. A Union Pacific coal train grinds its way up Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin…...
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…...
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…...
CSX security, operational efforts led to dramatic reduction in Memphis cargo thefts
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) Freight CSX security, operational efforts led to dramatic reduction in Memphis cargo thefts Task force leads to 80% drop in thefts MEMPHIS, Tenn. — CSX has reduced cargo theft in the Memphis area by more than 80% from a year ago through a…...
MARS presentation sees autonomous railcars as tool in pursuit of truck-to-rail conversion
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (493+ words) We’ve refreshed our site! Check out our new look. Freight MARS presentation sees autonomous railcars as tool in pursuit of truck-to-rail conversion SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — If there’s a white whale that railroads have long hunted, it’s the goal of converting truck…...
Hub Group sizes up watershed intermodal growth opportunity
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (596+ words) Freight Intermodal Hub Group sizes up watershed intermodal growth opportunity The introduction of single-line service after a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger could lead to a gain of 2.5 million loads in the country’s midsection OAK BROOK, Ill. — Hub Group sees the…...
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…...