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Howard Street Tunnel project receives final environmental OK

(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 24, 2021) The planned Howard Street Tunnel expansion project in Baltimore has received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) as part of the project review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Maryland Gov....

CSX selects Wabtec for power upgrades

(Source: Wabtec press release, June 24, 2021) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation and Wabtec are partnering to accelerate sustainable rail by modernizing locomotives across CSX’s fleet and implementing advanced digital technologies to deliver significant fuel...

Class I execs respond to shippers’ rail service concerns

(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 18, 2021) Four Class I executives have responded to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman’s May 27 letter that expressed his concerns about recent rail service problems reported by shippers. Full story:...

Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades

(Source: Associated Press, June 15, 2021) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The green, metal box was stuffed inside a bright pink pillowcase and stashed in the bushes behind Christopher Zachery’s house. He hauled it out for a better look. Stenciled on the box: “Cartridges for...

CSX plan to buy Pan Am Railways rejected

(Source: Transport Topics, June 7, 2021) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Federal regulators recently rejected CSX’s plan to buy Pan Am Railways Inc., which operates 1,200 miles of track. In its ruling, the federal Surface Transportation Board cited concerns that the CSX-Pan Am...