Craig Fuller is the CEO at FreightWaves. The freight market has been sending mixed signals for months, but one trend stands out clearly as we move deeper into 2026: Trucking spot rates have staged a meaningful recovery, while intermodal rates remain stubbornly anchored near cycle lows. Look at the data. Truckload spot rates (inclusive of […]
Railroad engineers — or train drivers, as they are known to most of the world — are the focus of two of the articles in the latest installment of Trains.com’s occasional Recommended Reading feature. First up, we have this article from UK newspaper The Telegraph on a driver for the Caledonian Sleeper, the London-to-Scotland passenger […]
VOORHEESVILLE, N.Y. — The village of Voorheesville, thwarted in court in its effort to prevent a new Norfolk Southern crew-change facility, is now seeking to prevent the railroad from receiving future grants from the State of New York — as well as saying that the state should recover money already given to NS. The Albany […]
NEW YORK — Federal money is once again flowing to the Hudson Tunnel project, as the Department of Transportation released the first $30 million in overdue funds today (Friday, Feb. 13). The money is the first portion of more than $200 million which has been withheld by the Trump administration since last October. It was […]
LEEDS, England — How do you mark the launch of a new, faster passenger rail service? For one British operator, the answer was to hold a “speed dating” event matching singles from the two endpoints of the new service. The event on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Leeds station was sponsored by Northern Rail, the […]
Three U.S. labor unions are requesting federal mediation in pay and benefits disputes with Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the labor organizations announced today (Feb. 12). Making the request are the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. They say CPKC workers on the […]
Trains Turntable: Commentary from Jared Cassity, national safety and legislative director for the SMART-TD union If there is a foundational principle that defines the only meaningful factor in transportation, it can be asked in this one simple question: Is it safe? Whether referencing our country’s first significant mode of transportation — railroads — or the […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. rail traffic was down for a second consecutive week in the period ending Feb. 7, with declines in both carload and intermodal traffic. Statistics from the Association of American Railroads for the week show a total of 486,854 carloads and intermodal units, a drop of 3.2% from the corresponding week in 2025. […]
PITTSBURGH – Wabtec’s sales surged in the fourth quarter, helping to boost the locomotive and equipment manufacturer’s multiyear backlog to a record $27.4 billion, the company said today. “The Wabtec team delivered a strong fourth quarter and full year results, reflecting the strength of our business and our ability to execute in dynamic markets,” CEO […]
PITTSBURGH — Wabtec has completed the acquisition of Dellner Couplers, a Sweden-based manufacturer of couplers for passenger rail rolling stock. “The addition of Dellner Couplers marks a major step forward in strengthening our Transit business and expanding our portfolio of offerings for this segment,” Wabtec CEO Rafael Santana said in a statement today. “The combination […]
PORT CLINTON, Pa. — The Reading & Northern Railroad has promoted Jim Raffa to chief marketing officer, the company has announced. Raffa entered railroading as a trackman with R&N predecessor Blue Mountain & Reading in 1989, and after the Reading & Northern was formed in 1990, he became coal traffic manager and real estate manager. […]
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Locomotive manufacturing newcomer Integral dx has completed its third unit for the U.S. military, a rear-cab switcher for the U.S. Air Force. The SWR18, a 130-ton, four-axle, 1,800-hp switcher, has been delivered to the Air Force at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., joining center-cab switchers delivered to the Navy in March 2025 […]
