The cost to build a railroad is staggering. Jim Blaze gives an overview of the costs involved in such an endeavor.
Jim Blaze writes about the advantages to the railroads of rebuilding locomotives instead of buying new ones.
The pandemic’s economic toll has hit all sectors of transportation, including rail. Read how railroads can manage costs during this global crisis.
A report from Boston Consulting Group suggests that the Class I railroads must look beyond precision scheduled railroading and operating ratios if the industry wants to be a competitive transportation mode.
The partnership will produce remote tools that will enable railcar owners and operators to know where their cars are and what is their mileage and cargo capacity.
The railroad installed its first-ever train inspection portal southeast of its largest hump yard in Georgia last December.
The autonomous track inspection technology is mounted on a locomotive, allowing NS to inspect rail track in real time.
In the past 30 years railroad freight cars have been able to carry heavier loads, thanks to decisions made in the late 1980s. Read Jim Blaze’s article about what happened and how it has been very important to the railroads.
Jim Blaze explores whether the Class 1 railroads are downsizing their railcar fleets.
Darren Prokop explains why Positive Train Control – a positive safety measure for “Lower 48” railroads – doesn’t make sense for the Alaska Railroad.
