Metrolinx: ‘Making Transit More Equitable’
Canada’s Metrolinx is working to change the way transit planning is conducted—with an eye on equity, diversity and inclusion.
Author: Railway Age Staff
Hitachi Rail Debuts C&S Products, Services at RSSI
Hitachi Rail is launching four communications and signaling products and services at this week’s Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. exhibition in Indianapolis, Ind.
Siemens: Focus on Rail Digitalization at RSSI
Siemens Mobility is introducing new highway/rail grade crossing and communication network technologies at the Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. 2021 exhibition being held Sept. 21-24 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Women in Rail Spotlight: Hydie McAlister, Sharon Beach
From the seven North American Class I’s and more than 600 short lines and regionals to the ancillary rail industry, women are making their mark. Hydie McAlister of Hempstead, Tex.-based McAlister Assets is among them. With no prior experience in the rail business, she recognized an opportunity for Class I rail-served industrial parks in her home state while meeting with an investor in 2015. And now she’s developed two with her business partner Sharon Beach.
New PARK’D Season Kicks Off With Grand Canyon Railway Visit
The fifth season of PARK’D debuts July 3, with travel and lifestyle host Abby Hornacek spotlighting “outdoor treasures” across the United States. The first of five episodes airing on FOX Nation explores the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
CN, KCS File for STB Voting Trust Approval
Proposed merger partners CN and Kansas City Southern (KCS) have filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) a renewed motion for voting trust approval, which includes a commitment to divest a 70-mile line overlap in Louisiana.
KCS to CN: Proposal Accepted. (But is it Final?)
CN and Kansas City Southern (KCS) on May 21 entered into a definitive merger agreement that, barring an unexpected twist, ends weeks of a tug of war between CN and Canadian Pacific.
STB to CN: No Waiver. Voting Trust Denied (For Now) (UPDATED)
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) decided May 17 that CN’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern (KCS) will be reviewed under its current merger rules and CN’s motion to approve a proposed voting trust agreement has been denied as incomplete, “without prejudice to filing a new motion.”
2021 Railway Age Readers’ Influential Leaders
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Canadian Pacific, Kansas City Southern Will Merge into “The First USMCA Railroad,” CPKC (UPDATED)
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) will acquire Kansas City Southern (KCS) in a cash and stock transaction worth US$29 billion, the two Class I railroads announced early March 21. The combined entity will be named Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).