Railway Age

Railway Age, established in 1856, is North America’s leading railroad industry trade journal, reporting on the business of freight and passenger railroading.

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HDR has elevated Tracy Ellwein and Malcolm Dougherty to serve as transportation directors for the U.S. Northwest and the U.S. Southwest, respectively: https://t.co/V5Ct2g2Hco

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Rutgers University on Nov. 17 will host its inaugural Rail AI Academy training course, which will explore how AI can support safer, more reliable, and more efficient rail and transit systems: https://t.co/A5Kp6JXUUQ

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Railway Age spoke with leading suppliers about current market trends and the latest equipment, technologies and services supporting maintenance programs across heavy-haul and passenger railroads.
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“Through his support of the short line industry, his commitment to ASLRRA & its members, & his personal advocacy at the most senior levels of government for policies that strengthen short line railroads, Kern has helped shape the industry in lasting ways”: https://t.co/ovobFzWUgE

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Transit Briefs: Massachusetts advances permanent seasonal Berkshire Flyer service; NYMTA's fare gate pilot cuts evasion by 35% at 20 subway stations; and Stadler unveils its first U.S. battery-electric FLIRT train with Metra.
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Paquette’s priorities include improving operational performance, delivering more reliable and predictable service, increasing ridership and improving financial performance through responsible resource management.
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UP recorded the highest return on investment at 17.09%, followed by CSX at 11.40%, BNSF at 10.91% and NS at 10.29%.
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Congrats to all the distinguished recipients! https://t.co/3ZCGBlq4N2

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Digging now under way! https://t.co/zVR4KaE60R

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“Our outlook: The rails continue to show broad-based volume strength, driven by industrials and tightening OTR capacity. Diesel fuel prices should be a drag to margins in 3Q26. Volume momentum remains constructive and increasingly broad-based.” https://t.co/0k5NY7PBak

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The appointment follows a multi-month search for a leader with transportation industry experience and expertise in customer experience and organizational transformation.
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The Pittsburgh facility joins Alstom’s global Innovation Station network, which includes locations in Paris, Stockholm, Singapore and Montreal.
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The investment provides additional capital and institutional resources to accelerate development of Gulf Inland and support Liberty’s expansion as a rail-served infrastructure and industrial platform.
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Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 39 weeks of 2026 was 19,988,290 carloads and intermodal units, an increase of 3.5% compared to last year. https://t.co/obR3Zc5dVS

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The news is particularly encouraging for Pittsburgh travelers, whose sparse daily rail options for the past two decades have consisted of middle-of-the-night departures to Chicago and Washington and a single morning Pennsylvanian to New York. https://t.co/B23wP8alCf

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“The question is not whether the mathematics can produce an answer. The question is whether the freight underneath that answer is commercially real.” https://t.co/jxhVmcpgRh

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“These proposals and other arguments in Grimes’ filing express underlying concerns that many may hold, and will spur further dialogue as STB Docket No. FD 36873 progresses.” https://t.co/u0dWQMT2gC

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UTLX said it filed the petition “following significant volumes of unfairly priced Mexican tank cars entering the United States.” https://t.co/qs5CgKZaQ8

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R&LHS noted it offers funding “to encourage the study of railroad history and operations. https://t.co/vut3rA507g

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“Taking trucks off the highway is a legitimate transportation objective. But it should be measured against the full cost of the alternative, not simply against the number printed in a railroad rate publication.” https://t.co/Vs6m11BkI2