‘More Than a Wish List’
RAILWAY AGE, JANUARY 2022 ISSUE: Amtrak’s plans for leveraging IIJA to modernize and expand service.
Locomotives
Unveiled: Amtrak P-42 Honoring OLI’s 50th Anniversary
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver (OLI), Amtrak on Jan. 12 released into service a specially painted P-42 diesel, emblazoned on both sides with the message, “See Tracks? Think Train!”
Confirmed: Amit Bose Federal Railroad Administrator
Amit Bose on Jan. 12 was confirmed as the 15th Federal Railroad Administrator in a 68-29 Senate vote.
Wabtec Lands FLXdrive Order From Australian Mining Company (Updated)
Four FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives from Wabtec will begin tests runs in 2024 along Rio Tinto’s western Australian rail network, the mining company reported on Jan. 10.
Supply Briefs: Watco/Medha, Fortescue/Progress Rail
Watco is partnering with India-based Medha to convert two switchers to battery power. In addition, mining company Fortescue Metals Group of western Australia has ordered two new EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotives from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company.
Now On Line: January Railway Age Digital Edition
Railway Age’s January 2022 issue is now available digitally. It features a cover profile of Canadian Pacific President and CEO Keith Creel and Kansas City Southern President and CEO Patrick J. Ottensmeyer—the recipients of Railway Age’s 2022 Railroader of the Year Award, the 59th annual.
RAC Issues 10-Year Canadian Rail Snapshot
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has published the 29th edition of its Rail Trends report, providing a ten-year performance overview (2011-20) of its member passenger and freight railroads.
CN Issues Sustainability Report
CN has released its eighth “Delivering Responsibly Sustainability Report” outlining its ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance.
Rail Cybersecurity with Shift5’s Josh Lospinoso
In December 2021, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration deployed a Security Directive that shined a spotlight on rail cybersecurity following a series of global cyberattacks that occurred at the New York Metropolitan
BNSF, Caterpillar, Chevron to Pilot Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive
BNSF, Caterpillar, Inc. and Chevron U.S.A., Inc. have teamed on a locomotive pilot to “confirm the feasibility and performance of hydrogen fuel for use as a viable alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail.”