Railroad News

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has recognized CN for its commitment to working with Aboriginal communities.

The Class I earned the council's "Progressive Aboriginal Relations" certification, which signals that a company is a good business partner for Aboriginal communities and is committed to their prosperity, CN officials said in a press release.

Kansas City Southern has renamed its intermodal facility in Wylie, Texas, after former KCS President and Chief Executive Officer David Starling.

In a ceremony held last week, KCS board members dedicated the David L. Starling Wylie Intermodal Terminal, which opened for operations in July 2015 to serve domestic and international intermodal customers.

Given the timing of the event — the third quarter had just ended, summer’s sunnier shades had begun to slip into the grey-golds of fall — talk of turning calendar pages colored a number of the conversations I had, particularly in the exhibit hall.

While some rail-industry suppliers said they’d seen signs of year-end light from Class Is moving grain and auto parts, others told me they’d essentially given up the ghost on the rest of 2016. Instead, they were looking ahead — many optimistically — to what they hoped would be a better 2017.

Given the timing of the event — the third quarter had just ended, summer’s sunnier shades had begun to slip into the grey-golds of fall — talk of turning calendar pages colored a number of the conversations I had, particularly in the exhibit hall.

While some rail-industry suppliers said they’d seen signs of year-end light from Class Is moving grain and auto parts, others told me they’d essentially given up the ghost on the rest of 2016. Instead, they were looking ahead — many optimistically — to what they hoped would be a better 2017.