September, 2009

To say there’s stiff competition among states, municipal authorities and ports for federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants is an understatement. I’ve learned the U.S. Department of Transportation received...

Name a railroad that isn’t trying to find the best way to get things done these days. BNSF Railway Co. sure is, and the Class I even has a no-brainer name for its overriding initiative — "Best Way." Launched about two years ago at...

Riverport Railroad L.L.C. has spent more than four years and more than $8 million to complete the first phase of rail infrastructure improvements and capacity upgrades at Savanna Depot Park, its home in Savanna, Ill. Now, the 55-mile short line is ready...

Anyone who believes tourist railroads aren’t sophisticated operations hasn’t heard about the Grand Canyon Railway (GCR) . The railroad recently obtained ISO 14001 third-party certification for its environmental management system (EMS), becoming...