Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 10/4/2022 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
CN yesterday released its "2022-2023 Winter Plan," which describes how the Class I will ensure it has the capacity and resources to respond to customers' needs during the coming winter months.Initiatives called for in the plan include:• People. CN’s overall employee count increased by 850 people as of June 30, compared to Jan. 1, primarily in the operating crew ranks. Five hundred additional conductors will graduate through the end of 2022. Rail operating managers who are rules-qualified will be available to protect rail traffic movement and support operations during challenging winter operating conditions.• Locomotives. CN acquired an incremental 57 high-horsepower locomotives, bringing the inventory of high- and mid-horsepower locomotives to 1,950.• Rolling stock. Eight hundred new boxcars will be delivered in early 2023 and 500 high-efficiency hopper cars will be delivered during the 2022-23 crop year.• Planning. CN has implemented scheduled slots for bulk unit trains in key corridors to increase rail capacity and velocity.• Technology. Acoustic bearing detectors deployed at five locations across the network will reduce failures online. CN’s third-generation automated track inspection program fleet cars were launched in advance of this winter, reducing risks of rail-related incidents."Since joining CN in March, I have focused our team on servicing our customers' needs by getting back to basics," said CN CEO Tracy Robinson in a press release. "This means running a scheduled operation, aligning capacity with demand and working closely with our customers and stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the full supply chain. This plan reflects that focus."
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Rail News Home CSX Transportation 10/4/2022 Rail News: CSX Transportation
A rendering of Georgia-Pacific's 900,000-square-foot plant, which will be served by CSX. Photo – Georgia-Pacific
A rendering of Georgia-Pacific's 900,000-square-foot plant, which will be served by CSX. Photo – Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific has chosen a CSX rail-served site in Jackson, Tennessee, to locate a new Dixie® paper products manufacturing plant.
The company will invest more than $425 million in the state-of-the-art facility, which will increase the supply of disposable tableware products. Construction is set to begin by 2022’s end and startup is slated for summer 2024, Georgia-Pacific officials said in a press release.
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Norfolk Southern Railway has created a combined transportation and network operations organization and promoted Paul Duncan to lead the group as senior vice president.
Duncan will lead the team responsible for designing network operations, executing network plans and coordinating the movement of trains across the NS rail network, company officials said in a press release.
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Rail News Home CSX Transportation 10/3/2022 Rail News: CSX Transportation
CSX Corp. will contribute $200,000 to support relief and recovery efforts underway in the Florida and South Carolina communities affected by Hurricane Ian.Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the Class I will donate $150,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in Florida and South Carolina, while $50,000 will go to Florida's Disaster Fund.The Red Cross is providing safe shelter, food and health services to families who lost their homes and belongings. Florida’s Disaster Fund assists Florida's communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster by distributing funds to service organizations in impacted communities."CSX cares deeply about the communities where we operate and our thoughts are with all those in Florida and South Carolina that have been impacted by Hurricane Ian," said CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs in a press release.
CSX Corp. will contribute $200,000 to support relief and recovery efforts underway in the Florida and South Carolina communities affected by Hurricane Ian.Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the Class I will donate $150,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in Florida and South Carolina, while $50,000 will go to Florida's Disaster Fund.The Red Cross is providing safe shelter, food and health services to families who lost their homes and belongings. Florida’s Disaster Fund assists Florida's communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster by distributing funds to service organizations in impacted communities."CSX cares deeply about the communities where we operate and our thoughts are with all those in Florida and South Carolina that have been impacted by Hurricane Ian," said CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs in a press release.