May 2, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 1, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $5 million to fund a rail research and development...
May 2, 2023 | Canada, CPKC, Headlines
(Source: West Central Online, May 1, 2023) CPKC’s assistant vice president of sales and marketing – bulk Elizabeth Hucker says for the last three weeks they’ve moved an average of 539,000 metric tons of grain per week. She notes that’s well...
May 2, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, May 1, 2023) The head of the newly-formed Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad isn’t concerned about rivals’ plans to start a competing intermodal service connecting the U.S. and Mexico, asserting CPKC will offer “a much superior service.”...
May 2, 2023 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: KDKA, May 1, 2023) People living on a property in Beaver County are finding themselves stranded multiple times a week. The reason is Norfolk Southern trains stop for hours. The issue is only increasing, and they fear the worst is yet to come. Full story: CBS...
May 2, 2023 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Forbes, April 25, 2023) Billionaire investor and sports team owner Wes Edens wants to get you from Los Angeles to Vegas in about two hours. And he’s building a $12 billion, 186 MPH train line powered by renewable energy to do it. Full story:...
