Ukrainian Railways gets 200 million euros from EBRD
Ukrzaliznytsya (UZ) will receive 200 million euros in sovereign loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). As EBRD specified, these funds will…
Norfolk Southern becomes first US rail company to provide paid sick leave
Norfolk Southern (NS), one of the main rail freight companies in the United States, reached another agreement for paid sick leave with a trade union.…
Europe vs United States: who is doing rail freight right?
Europe has been looking to the United States when it comes to rail freight. In the US it is a profitable business with total yearly…
Will the US Senate approve the Railway Safety Act?
The US Senate Committee on Commerce approved the Railway Safety Act (RSA) of 2023 on Wednesday 10 May. This bill includes higher safety standards and harsher…
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First CPKC service connecting US Midwest and Mexico is running
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), one of the largest railway companies in North America, launched a new service called Mexico Midwest Express (MMX). This, as…
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Locomotive revolution in California
Freight locomotives built after 2035 will have to run through California on zero-emission configurations. Moreover, by 2030, locomotives older than 23 years will not be…
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Ohio accident: rail freight traffic slowly and partly restarts
Over two and a half months after a disastrous accident in Ohio, in the United States, Norfolk Southern started running trains along the section again,…
Two Mexican immigrants died trying to enter US on a freight train
The US Border Patrol stopped a freight train in Texas after they were notified that a group of immigrants was suffocating inside one of the…
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Paid sick leave for rail workers in the US: where do we stand?
Negotiations between trade unions and some of the Class I railway companies in the United States significantly accelerated and brought some results over the last…