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Norfolk Southern closes $500 million green bond offering
“First Class I railroad in North America to issue green bonds,” Norfolk Southern shares plans for environmental projects.
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Daily Infographic: Positive Train Control
Positive train control (PTC) is a way to automatically stop a freight or passenger train before a collision.
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Rail
Wabtec sees a future producing battery electric locomotives
Prospective North American and international customers are inquiring about Wabtec’s battery electric, heavy-haul locomotive, which is undergoing advanced tests with BNSF. The company reported its…
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BNSF, Wabtec put battery-electric locomotive to the test
BNSF and Wabtec conduct advanced tests on a battery-electric locomotive by putting it in service in California with two Tier 4 diesel locomotives.
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Rail
Norfolk Southern Q&A: How sustainability and efficiency intersect
FreightWaves chatted with Norfolk Southern’s Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Raglin to learn how the company’s sustainability efforts complement operations.
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Rail
Commentary: Does rebuilding locomotives beat buying new?
Jim Blaze writes about the advantages to the railroads of rebuilding locomotives instead of buying new ones.
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Rail
Wabtec anticipates volume recovery later this year
Multimillion-dollar backlog will help the rail equipment and locomotive manufacturer stay afloat, executives said.
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Rail
Commentary: Many freight locomotives no longer needed
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic the Class I railroads were mothballing freight cars - and locomotives. Jim Blaze examines the issues surrounding the surplus of…
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Norfolk Southern sheds hundreds of locomotives
The company says its “disposal’ of 300 locomotives and its plans to sell 400 more are due to precision scheduled railroading.
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Rail
Wabtec seeks global opportunities amid North American rail slump
The rail equipment and locomotive manufacturer eyes freight opportunities abroad amid a sluggish North American freight rail market.
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