2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (158+ words) U.S. freight railroads hauled 533,545 carloads and intermodal units during the week ending Sep. 5, up 13.8% compared with traffic from the same week in 2025, according to Association of American Railroads data. Carloads for the week totaled 234,397, up 8.9%, while weekly intermodal volume totaled 299,148 containers…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (203+ words) Progressive Railroading Patriot Rail names Bradt COO Patriot Rail Co. has selected Jason Bradt to serve as chief operating officer following a comprehensive search process. He will succeed Jerry Hall, who has served as COO since October 2022 and will retire…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (279+ words) Progressive Railroading TCU/IAM, IAM District 19 join coalition against UP-NS merger The Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 (IAM District 19) have joined the Stop the Rail Merger Coalition, a group including…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) Norfolk Southern Railway has completed a series of strategic infrastructure upgrades across Alabama designed to increase freight capacity, improve network fluidity and strengthen one of the state's most important rail corridors. The work began in 2024 and included more than six…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. President and CEO Lorie Tekorius has chosen to retire effective Jan. 6, 2027, following the annual meeting of shareholders. Brian Comstock, Greenbrier executive vice president and president-the Americas, will immediately succeed Tekorius as president and CEO. These actions…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chair Michael Graham will retire Oct. 2, vacating the three-year term he was designated for in April. Graham was sworn in to the NTSB in January 2020 after being appointed by President Donald Trump during his…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) The Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) has opened its new Candor Logistics Park in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The 30-acre transload and distribution site can accommodate over 100 rail cars and features certified scales, water, fencing, lighting, security cameras and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (166+ words) Progressive Railroading TNW Corp. announces leadership transition TNW Corp.'s CEO Paul Treangen will retire at the end of 2026, following nearly 40 years of service in the short line industry. Effective Jan. 1, 2027, current Chief Operating Officer Bobby Franklin will assume the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (202+ words) The North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) has awarded a $600,000 NCRR Invests grant to Great Southern Wood-NC Inc. for the design and construction of on-site rail infrastructure at a planned lumber treatment facility in Scotland County, North Carolina. The lumber company…...