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“BNSF is committed to improving safety on our railroad and is proud to have reached an agreement to voluntarily participate with ATDA in C3RS,” BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer said April 25. (BNSF Photograph)

BNSF: Second Class I to Participate in FRA C3RS

BNSF and the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) will partner with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to join a one-year pilot program of the FRA-sponsored Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). Their decision to

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NCRR Injecting $200K in Innovative Construction Group Plant

Innovative Construction Group, LLC is receiving a $250,000 grant from NCRR Invests, the North Carolina Railroad Company’s (NCRR) economic development arm, to help develop a new manufacturing facility in Siler City, N.C., to be served by Norfolk Southern (NS).

Union Pacific transported Vestas V163-4.5 MW wind turbine blades, the largest wind blade moved across U.S. rail networks. (UP photo)

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX, NS

Union Pacific (UP) collaborates with Vestas to ship the largest wine turbine blades across the country by rail. Also, CSX Assistant Controller Thomas McDuffie is named a Rising Star by the Florida Institute of CFOs (fiCFO); and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) commends Norfolk Southern’s (NS) role in supply chain continuity amid Baltimore disruptions.

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Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, UP

CSX recognizes six shippers for their “commitment to sustainability” by converting a portion of their freight from truck to rail. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) offers customers a Rail Emissions Report tool and introduces the “Safety Up” mobile app; and Union Pacific (UP) kick starts a plastics collection pilot.

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Watch: NS Reports Ops, Safety Improvements

Norfolk Southern’s Operations Task Force, led by Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Orr, reports that has made several improvements at the Conway Yard locomotive shop in Pennsylvania, northwest of

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NS Merges Subsidiaries to Form TCSI

Norfolk Southern (NS) recently announced the merger of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Triple Crown Services Company and Thoroughbred Direct Intermodal Services, Inc., to create a newly formed, combined entity under the name