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Startup company targets blocked crossings with sensor network

Oculus Rail, a startup company based in Norfolk, Va., wants to cure a railroad headache: Frequently blocked grade crossings ...
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First CSX train crosses Chicago’s Forest Hill Flyover, major CREATE project

One of the major pieces of Chicago’s CREATE program marked a milestone on Wednesday, Oct. 15, as the first CSX Transportation ...
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J.B. Hunt sees truck-rail conversion opportunity, and risk, in UP–NS merger

J.B. Hunt executives say that if Class I railroad consolidation is really about competing with trucks, it will present an ...
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NS sues New York town for blocking construction of crew-change facility

Norfolk Southern is suing Voorheesville, N.Y., which has blocked the railroad’s construction of a crew-change facility that will support the shift of its New England intermodal trains to trackage ...
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Pinsly begins operating its ninth short line, the Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad

Pinsly Railroad Co. has begun operating its newest short line, the 36-mile Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad in southern Alabama ...
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Virginia’s ‘Long Bridge’ project to require five-hour midday work window (updated)

Starting early next January, no freight or passenger trains will be scheduled to cross the Potomac River between Washington, ...
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New CSX CEO: Focus first on running the railroad, then on potential merger deals

New CSX CEO Steve Angel says his focus will be keeping the railroad running well every day while waiting for the right merger ...
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J.B. Hunt profits surge despite slight drop in intermodal volume

J.B. Hunt, the largest domestic intermodal operator, reported higher third-quarter profits on Wednesday as cost-cutting was ...