Netskrt Systems and BAI Communications (BAI) team up to offer streaming to railway operators in the UK, Europe and North America. Also, TransmetriQ enables detailed railcar lease, health and location insights; and Cummins Inc. and Leclanché S.A (Leclanché) collaborate on lower-emissions solutions for use in rail and marine applications.
For the week ending March 25, 2023, U.S. rail traffic fell 7.5% from the prior-year period, pulled down by both carloads (dipping 0.2%) and intermodal volume (declining 13.9%), according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Argonne scientists will test bio- and renewable diesel fuel on a locomotive combustion test engine.
CSX is taking the “rail customer experience to the next level” by installing GPS tags on its railcars and containers to provide up-to-the-minute location information anywhere on its 20,000-mile network, the Class I announced March 28 via a Twitter post.
The Washington State House has recently included $14.5 million in its proposed 2023-25 Transportation Budget for the Connell Rail Interchange Project, the Connell Rail Interchange Coalition reported on March 28.
Camp Chase Railroad, Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad and Vermilion Valley Railroad will soon be added to Gulf & Atlantic Railways’ (G&AR) short line railroad portfolio.
CN, Trealmont Transport Inc. (Montship Inc.) and Kaptan US LLC announced March 27 that they have reached an agreement to develop a multimodal transload facility located in the Class I’s Calgary Logistics Park. The new facility is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2024.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released its 2023-2028 Forecast, focusing on the $151.4 million in funding required to go toward planned local projects needing state support for rail and bridge upgrades, new industrial parks and job creation.
Albemarle Corp. is planning a new lithium hydroxide processing plant in Chester County, S.C., to be served by Lancaster & Chester Railroad. Construction is slated to start next year on the facility
“Working together with our supply chain partners, CN and its grain customers have achieved record or near-record results throughout the fall and winter shipping season,” CN reported March 24.
