(Wabtec Photograph)

SIG Insight on Wabtec, CARB From REF 2024 Locomotive Day

Conversations during “Locomotive Day” at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference 2024 (REF), held March 3-6 in La Quinta, Calif., “support a low-risk/high-certainty railcar cycle ramp over the next 5-10 years from replacement alone, with

A finished tank car emerges from Greenbrier’s Concarril assembly plant in Sahagún, Mexico. (William C. Vantuono Photograph)

SIG Takeaways From REF 2024

Conversations at the Rail Equipment Finance Conference 2024 (REF), held March 3-6, “suggest favorable railcar leasing fundamentals should continue at least through 2024 and that new railcar orders should recover from fourth-quarter

Cando Rail & Terminals is proposing to expand by approximately 321 acres its Sturgeon terminal in Alberta.

Cando Rail & Terminals Eyes Sturgeon, Alberta Extension Project

Brandon, Manitoba-based Cando Rail & Terminals is proposing to essentially double the size of its Sturgeon terminal, which opened for business in 2020 in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, directly west of CN’s Beamer

The Port of Savannah set a February record of nearly 47,000 containers moved by rail, according to GPA. (GPA Photograph)

Intermodal Briefs: GPA, SC Ports

February was the second consecutive month of growth for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), with rail accounting for 19% of container trade. Also, South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) advances rail-capacity projects.

Hernando, Miss.-based Rock Island—a rail carrier and short line holding company that offers switching, railcar storage, locomotive maintenance, railcar fleet management, and railroad management services—will take over for BNGR and provide local rail service through March 31, 2024, along a 37.26-mile line in Oklahoma. (Rock Island Photograph)

Rock Island to Operate Temporarily for BNGR in Oklahoma

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is permitting the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (Rock Island) to provide service for 30 days over rail line owned by the state of Oklahoma and the

David Pederson, Vice President, Multimodal Logistics, Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC

Pederson Elevated to VP, Multimodal Logistics at GAR

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC (GAR) has appointed David Pederson to Vice President, Multimodal Logistics, following its acquisition last fall of Pioneer Valley Railroad (PVRR) and Railroad Distribution Services (RDS)

Now On Line: Railway Age’s March 2024 Digital Edition

The March 2024 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, showcasing our Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year as well as deep dives into next-gen motive power.

“The 2023 cargo volumes [at the Ports of Indiana] were even more impressive considering some of the major challenges facing our industry this past year with low water levels and lock closure,” Ports of Indiana CEO Jody Peacock said on Feb. 28. (Ports of Indiana Photograph)

Intermodal Briefs: Ports of Indiana, UP/Port Houston

The Ports of Indiana’s 2023 tonnage was the second highest in its 63-year history. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Port Houston-based on-dock rail service is now connecting two additional inland markets; and Port Houston’s container volumes are on the rise.

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Shippers Back Fuchs’ Renomination to STB

Republican Patrick J. Fuchs, who was nominated late last month by President Joe Biden for a second term on the Surface Transportation Board (STB), now has shipper support for Senate confirmation. Fuchs

Overhead diagram of the accident. (NTSB)

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on NS Engineer Fatality

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Jan. 31, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) engineer who was fatally injured while performing switching operations when the lead locomotive he was operating was struck by rolling railcars in the Class I’s Decatur Yard in Decatur, Ala.

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