Officials from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation last week received federal confirmation and approval on the designated Washington, D.C. to Charlotte high-speed rail route.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announced today that it has signed a 15-year agreement with The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to lease a 76-mile rail line between the cities of Salem and Eugene, Oregon.
Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad announced a new service that trims up to three days from current transit times on intermodal shipments from eastern cities to Laredo, Texas, and to Mexico.
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Canadian Pacific Railway announced that CPR has granted Norfolk Southern Railway Company trackage rights between Sunbury, Pa., and Mechanicville, N.Y.
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that its Thoroughbred Mechanical Services group has reached an agreement with General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division to modify 46 DM30AC and DE30AC locomotives.