Notice to interested parties:  The MBTA has released a Request for Information (RFI) #63-24 for the Regional Rail Future Innovative Operating Contract.

The MBTA is issuing this RFI to gather views on the potential contractual arrangements to be implemented on expiry of the current contract, and to deliver the Regional Rail concept.  The main

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Call for Presentations: ‘Big Data’ in Railroad Maintenance Planning 2024

The University of Delaware (UD) is seeking presentations for its “Big Data” in Railroad Maintenance Planning 2024 conference, to be held Dec. 11-12, 2024, in Newark, Del.

Railway Age Debuts Premium Website Subscription

Railway Age recently made a change to the website. To maintain high-quality news for the railway community, we are now charging frequent readers for this service.

Rahul Jalali, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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NetControl Positions Union Pacific as Technology Trailblazer

Union Pacific made history on Jan. 6, 2024, when we became the first Class I railroad to modernize the “big three” core operating platforms: Positive Train Control (PTC), Computer-Aided Dispatch (CADx) and Transportation Management (NetControl).

Pictured: Terry Hanken, UP Senior Manager-Train Operations in Pratt, Kans. (Union Pacific Photograph)
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Near Miss Illustrates Need for Constant Safety Vigilance

Railroaders can’t become complacent or lose respect for the heavy equipment they work around every day. A close call early in my career brought that message home for me and underscored why safety must always be top of mind.

(Photograph Courtesy of Watco)
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Austin Western Pilots DP System

Watco’s Austin Western Railroad (AWRR) is nearing completion of a project that is rare for a short line to undertake: equipping 10 of its locomotives with a distributive power (DP) system.

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BNSF Teams Celebrate Safety Records

At BNSF, safety is the most important thing we do. Several teams around our 32,500-mile rail network have been maintaining exceptional safety records over the past year or more, and we’re proud to highlight their hard work. Take a look at these top-performing teams:

Michael Miller Featured at Next-Gen Freight Rail

Michael Miller, CEO of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), is among the featured speakers at the Railway Age Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference. Miller will discuss why “people matter most,” including what G&W

Standing next to one of the railcars in Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet, from left are External Affairs team members Wes Lujan, Andrew Brady and Printz Bolin. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)
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Union Pacific’s Southern Voice on the Hill Retires After 33 Years

Throughout his career representing Union Pacific (UP) on Capitol Hill leading the railroad’s External Relations team, Printz Bolin has split his life between two very different worlds.

Railway Age’s 2024 ‘Fast Trackers’ To Be Honored at NGFR

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Freight Rail 2024 Conference will celebrate the magazine’s newest class of “Fast Trackers,” 25 North American railroaders under age 40 who have made an impact in their respective fields or

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