January 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 28, 2022) Norfolk Southern Railway has installed five new diesel-electric hybrid overhead gantry cranes at its Chicago Landers and Atlanta Inman intermodal terminals. Full story: Progressive Railroading
January 21, 2022 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 20, 2022) CULVER CITY, Calif. — Union Pacific has expressed interest in a new autonomous battery-electric intermodal car concept developed by a group headed by three former Space X engineers. Full story: Trains...
January 20, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Technology, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 19, 2022) PLEASANTON, Calif. — Supply-chain technology firm Blume Global has announced a collaborative information platform to coordinate cross-country shipments. Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and CSX will be partners in the...
January 20, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Supply Chain Brain, January 19, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to...
December 16, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — The major freight railroads across North America continue to experiment with alternative locomotive fuels as a way to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Full story: Associated Press
December 15, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, December 14, 2021) NEW YORK — BNSF, Progress Rail and Chevron U.S.A., Inc., have teamed on a locomotive pilot to “confirm the feasibility and performance of hydrogen fuel for use as a viable alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail.”...
December 1, 2021 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, November 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — If U.S. Class I railroads convert from diesel locomotives to battery power, they can save $94 billion over 20 years “while consuming half the energy consumed by diesel trains,”...
November 8, 2021 | CN, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, November 4, 2021) NEW YORK — CN is buying a Wabtec FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive for use on the Bessemer & Lake Erie (B&LE) portion of its network in Pennsylvania. Full story: Railway Age
October 14, 2021 | CP, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 12, 2021) This fall, Canadian Pacific’s first hydrogen-zero emissions locomotive — the H2 OEL — is being prepped for its official painting and launch. Full story: Progressive Railroading
October 12, 2021 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, October 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific purchased five autonomous cranes as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gases and streamline the loading and unloading process at its Chicago-area terminal, according to a recent...
