CSX Corp. has named E. Hunter Harrison chief executive officer, effective immediately, the Class I announced yesterday.
Harrison is the former CEO of Canadian Pacific and CN. At CSX, he succeeds Michael Ward, who last month announced his decision to retire as chairman and CEO. Ward will serve CSX as a consultant until he retires on May 31.
A record number of rail industry participants came to Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2017 to take part in the 18th annual Railroad Day on Capitol Hill.
The group of 456 railroaders, suppliers and customers attended 367 congressional appointments to discuss three talking points that included supporting a tax code built for growth, opposing bigger and heavier trucks and preserving balanced regulation.
In addition to gaining a new CEO, CSX reached an agreement with Mantle Ridge LP, an investment firm formed by Paul Hilal that saw the appointment of five new directors to CSX's Board of Directors, mutually agreed upon by CSX and Mantel Ridge. CSX's board now grows to 13 with three incumbent directors intending to complete their service for the board and the appointments of Harrison, Hilal, Dennis Reilley, Linda Riefler and Johnn Zillmer. CSX's current Presiding Director Edward J. Kelly, III, will become chairman of the board and Hilal will become vice chairman.
Harrison, said, "I am proud to join the dedicated and talented railroaders at CSX. Together, we will implement Precision Scheduled Railroading – a model proven to improve safety, create better service for customers, produce a proud and winning culture for employees and generate exceptional, lasting value for shareholders."
Representatives from Garden City, Chatham County and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) discussed a proposal that would reduce the use of grade crossings around GPA's Garden City Terminal during a public meeting Feb. 28.
Current plans call for the installation of an overpass at State Route 25. The road improvement will take vehicular traffic over planned new rail lines and Pipemakers Canal. It is proposed in conjunction with an on-terminal project that will double GPA's rail capacity to 1 million containers per year. The new port infrastructure will remove the need to stop trains off terminal to switch rail cars, an activity which has impacted traffic on commuter routes.
3/6/2017
Rail News: Passenger Rail
Legislation was introduced to both houses of Congress last week that would repeal a final U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) rule aimed at reforming areas where multiple Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) exist.
3/6/2017
Rail News: Passenger Rail
3/6/2017
Rail News: BNSF Railway
3/6/2017
Rail News: BNSF Railway
3/3/2017
Rail News: Supplier Spotlight
3/3/2017
Rail News: Safety
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is beginning the next major construction phase of its signature 95th Terminal Improvement Project, which will expand and greatly improve the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line station.
The next phase will include work on the tracks, existing station platform and the new North and South Terminal buildings. To complete this work, the CTA will need to make some minor changes to Red Line service during the construction period. Separately, construction work will again require the extended closure of the left northbound lane on the Dan Ryan near 95th Street beginning as soon as March 18, 2017, dependent on weather.
Hill International (prime) and CH2M (principal sub-consultant) have been selected by Valley Metro as program and construction management consultants on future high-capacity transit projects in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
The high-capacity transit projects include the region's first streetcar, a new light rail station on the existing Valley Metro Rail system and a five-mile light-rail extension. The new station and extension are part of Phoenix's voter-approved 35-year multi-modal transportation plan, T2050, which will triple the number of light-rail miles in Phoenix.
3/3/2017
Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
3/3/2017
Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN