CSX Transportation announced that it has agreed to become a Charter Partner with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Smartway Transport program.
Dick Davidson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Railroad, has been named 2003 Railroader of the Year by railroad industry trade journal Railway Age.
Norfolk Southern Railway today launched its Thoroughbred EXTRA premium paper service to help customers manage their supply chains and is offering an incentive for shippers to take advantage of the new service.
Amtrak today announced that it is making rail travel a better value than ever before with a rollback in coach fares on many of its routes from coast-to-coast.
Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads set an annual record during 2002, for the sixth time in the last seven years, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Despite the slow economy and a sluggish travel industry, the Amtrak Cascades achieved ridership of over 577,000 passengers during 2002 — a three percent increase compared to last year.
Al Crown, CSX Transportation, Inc. executive vice president-transportation, announced that Ray Griffith, Jr. has been appointed assistant vice president-coal operations, effective immediately.
CN today announced a re-alignment of its organizational structure in the United States to reflect more closely the geographical and operational balance of the company resulting from the acquisition of the Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. in 2001.