WASHINGTON — The final piece of CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel clearance project — raising a bridge in Baltimore — is expected to be completed late next month, opening the way for double-stack service in the Interstate 95 corridor. “On the I-95 corridor we move a good amount of traffic already between Florida and the Northeast […]
WASHINGTON — Two J.B. Hunt Transport Services senior executives expressed hope for a surge in freight markets later this year while cautioning that current conditions remain “fragile.” Chief Financial Officer Brad Delco told an investor conference today (March 17) that the freight market remains fragile because customers are signaling a mixture of forecasts that include […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts affiliate of Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has laid off 142 workers as of today (Monday, March 16) because U.S. Customs officials continue to block the import of railcar shells and other parts from China. CRRC MA had announced the layoff plans for its Springfield plant in January to fulfill […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Virginia Railway Express has named Chris Henry as its new chief operations officer, the commuter agency announced on Friday, March 13. The appointment was effective Saturday, March 14. Henry, who had been serving as VRE’s director of rail operations, becomes the first COO for the agency since 2019, when Rich Dalton was […]
TRONA, Calif. — The remote, unincorporated town of Trona is used to earthquakes. But not the type that hit on Feb. 3. Searles Valley Minerals President and CEO Dennis Cruise announced in a company-wide letter that the soda ash mining company would reduce its workforce by about half. Included will be many of its railroad […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board on Friday, March 13, approved Union Pacific’s plans to build 6 miles of new rail line in Maricopa County, Ariz., a project that had been delayed because of concerns over damage to archaeological sites along the right-of-way. The Pecos Industrial Rail Access and Train Extension project, or PIRATE, will […]
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Friday denied requests from Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific to open an investigation into Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s handling of UP-NS interline intermodal trains on the Meridian Speedway. The Surface Transportation Board said there was no need to intervene because any service problems have been resolved. The board also said […]
WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has turned down Metra’s request for the board to set conditions and compensation for Metra use of three Union Pacific routes in the Chicago area, calling the move premature. However, the decision released today (Friday, March 13) also set a 60-day deadline to reach an agreement. If the two […]
Wondering what you might have missed this week in the rail industry? Look no further. The following are the best-performing TrainsPRO stories for the week of Mar. 13, 2026. Canadian union wins ruling requiring CN to reopen shop facilities, hire workers Transcona wheel shop, closed during pandemic, must be improved, with workers compensated, arbitrator determines […]
ROANOKE, Va. — The National Railroad Hall of Fame inducted former Norfolk Southern CEO David Goode, the late Southern Railway President Bill Brosnan, and the late Jim McClellan, Norfolk Southern’s longtime head of strategic planning, during a Thursday evening ceremony in Roanoke. “David, having you as counsel has meant a great deal to me,” NS […]
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced it has reached a tentative agreement with Genesee & Wyoming’s Indiana & Ohio Railway, with a ratification vote now in progress. If ratified, the agreement would run through 2031 and provide wage increases of 7% in 2026, 4.5% each year from 2027 to 2030, […]
GUNTER, Texas — With a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, March 12, BNSF Railway and officials in the town of Gunter marked the start of work on the railroad’s new Logistics Center North Dallas, a 944-acre industrial park an hour north of Dallas. Construction of the first phase of the approximately $500 million project is expected […]
