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Congress is poised to make a major investment in rail. Is it enough for CT? CT DOT chief Joe Giulietti has an $8B must-do to-do list Joseph J. Giulietti, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, at the office in Newington. At a time of hype and headlines about trillions the president wants to invest in infrastructure, a railroad man with a long memory oversees the Department of Transportation in Connecticut, a state that’s been an unreliable steward of rail since the negl...

Conrail was established by government to prop up freight traffic in the Northeast. But it turned out better than anyone could imagine. Read why.

30 Day Visual Art Challenge Day 24: Your Favorite Color One of the thing that always resonates with me are particular shades of colors. I have a favorite color – blue – but there are so many types of blue (including ones I don’t like) that I can always shift and change with what appeals to me. I’ve know blue as a favorite since a child when I would play with model trains and always was drawn to the Conrail blue trains. Today, we want to know what you favorite color is and where it’s t...

/PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) sent the following letter to the Surface Transportation Board ("STB") today in response to...

The groundbreaking comes about two years after the city announced it was naming the greenway after the boxing legend.

The Kansas City Southern backs bounced back from a $ 34 billion bid in Canada’s national bid Kansas City Southern has backed a $ 34 billion bid from Canadian National to rival Pacific Pacific as it heats up a bidding war for the train operator. CN has offered KCS shareholders $ 200 in cash and 1,129 shares to pay up $ 200 in cash and 1,059 shares of CN common stock. The overall value of the deal remains unchanged: KCS shareholders will be paid $ 325 per share, but the higher component of CN ...

Rail Roundup: Promotions and appointments New appointees are freight rail veterans 0 258 4 minutes read New appointments over the past week. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Short line operator Pioneer Lines appoints leaders Pioneer Lines, a short line operator based in Denver, has a new chief financial officer and chief commercial officer. Thirty-year industry veteran Thomas “Tom” Hurlbut has become the new CFO for Pioneer. Hurlbut recently served at Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), ...

New Jersey Tests Battery-Operated Trains for Potential Savings Electrifying rail lines in New Jersey would cost billions, so NJ Transit hopes to find a cost-saver in battery-operated trains. If successful, these trains would not only save money but also address environmental concerns. May 11, 2021 •  An NJ Transit dual mode locomotive leaves Newark Penn Station running on electric power last month. A pilot program to study battery powered trains that could deliver the benefits of electrific...

The advantages of electric trains without the cost? NJ Transit wants to test battery power. Updated May 10, 2021; Battery operated trains are being tested by the Long Island Rail Road as an alternative to the high cost of electrifying rail lines and NJ Transit has a plan to study the same type of project — if it can find the money to do it. If battery powered trains are studied and adapted, they could deliver the advantages of converting a rail line to electric power without the billions of ...

Brian E. Gorton Brian E. Gorton, who began his career in 1987 as a Conrail conductor, has returned to his “home railroad” as President and Chief Operating Officer. He succeeds Timothy C. Tierney, who is retiring after nearly 43 years in the railroad industry. Gorton advanced to Assistant Terminal Superintendent before departing “Big Conrail” in 1998, prior to CSX and Norfolk Southern splitting it up 58%/42%. (Conrail then transitioned to Conrail Shared Assets LLC, a neutral terminal and...