For Port of Montreal, ‘Solid’ 2025 Results
“In a global context marked by uncertainty, the Port of Montreal delivered solid results” in 2025, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) reported April 23. Operating revenues reached C$155.4 million, compared with $143 million in 2024, while net income stood at $24.2 million, it noted. The Eastern Canada Port has access to CN and Canadian Pacific […]
Penn Central Diesel Roster: All-Time
Penn Central Diesel Roster: All-Time Apr 24, 26 10:22 PM The Penn Central diesel roster was an eclectic collection of models from all of the major builders. Learn more about these units here. Read More New Haven Railroad Timetables (October, 1958) Apr 24, 26 09:39 PM This page highlights the New Haven’s public timetables from […]
A new contract for TER rail services in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France has selected SNCF Voyageurs to operate TER rail services in the Poitou-Charentes area of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, following a tender process launched in 2023. The Poitou-Charentes lot is the first to be subject to a tender launched by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region as part of the opening of competition in […]
NS 1Q26: ‘Disciplined Execution on Safety, Service, Cost Control’ (UPDATED With TD Cowen Commentary)
“In the first quarter, our team stayed focused on what we could control, operating with discipline amid volatile volumes, severe winter weather, and a rapidly shifting macroeconomic environment including the dramatic rise in fuel prices in March,” Norfolk Southern (NS) President and CEO Mark George said in his railroad’s latest quarterly financial and operations report […]
Norfolk Southern Reports 27% Drop in First-Quarter Profit
Home › Rail News › NS Reports 27% Drop in First-Quarter Profit Published: April 24, 2026 By: Adam Burns Norfolk Southern reported a 27% decline in first-quarter profits, underscoring the impact of higher operating costs, absent one-time gains from the prior year, and continued economic uncertainty affecting the freight rail industry. The Atlanta-based Class I railroad […]
EUR 3 billion in 2024–2026
Photo: Minister of Transport Óscar Puente (right) and Commissioner for the Mediterranean Corridor Joan Calabuig (left) Spain’s Mediterranean Corridor has received EUR 2.9 billion in investments from January 2024 through March 31, 2026, covering construction, adaptation, and modernization of sections, stations, and access routes to cities and ports. Currently, nearly 870 km of the network’s […]
Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN
BNSF Grading work at BNSF’s Winslow, Ariz., yard, located on the Class I’s Southern Transcon line connecting California with Chicago and points beyond, recently began to extend existing track by 1,100 feet and to build a new 6,700-foot lead track. The work, which is being done as part of BNSF’s 2026 capital program, will also […]
UP Targets April 30 to Resubmit NS Merger Application
UP Targets April 30 to Resubmit NS Merger Application Apr 24, 26 11:44 AM Union Pacific has announced it is targeting April 30, 2026 as the date to formally resubmit its revised merger application for the acquisition of Norfolk Southern, a critical step in advancing what wo… Read More Rutland Railroad Timetables (January, 1930) Apr […]
Poland launches new tender for a section of the Warsaw–Łódź high-speed rail line
Port Polska, the company responsible for the rail project for Poland’s new central airport, has launched a new tender for the construction of a 14.3-kilometer section of the Warsaw–Łódź high-speed rail line. This is the second such tender for sections of the future line, part of the “Y”-shaped main line that will connect Warsaw, Łódź, […]
GAO to USDOT: Report to Congress on Multimodal Freight Office Progress
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that the U.S. Department of Transportation update Congress on the activities of its Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy (Multimodal Freight Office), which USDOT was required to create to help improve freight mobility. No information has been shared on the Office’s activities since 2023, according to […]