6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (187+ words) Behnke Dedicated & Logistics has acquired AG Freight for an undisclosed sum. The deal gives Michigan-based Behnke Logistics an outpost in the Southeast and a presence near South Carolina’s Inland Port Greer. Financial terms of the transaction were not provided, according…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (166+ words) Progressive Railroading TNW Corp. announces leadership transition TNW Corp.'s CEO Paul Treangen will retire at the end of 2026, following nearly 40 years of service in the short line industry. Effective Jan. 1, 2027, current Chief Operating Officer Bobby Franklin will assume the…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (403+ words) A bold proposal to reduce the number of major freight railroads could open the door for a dramatic expansion of rail passenger service in fast-growing Atlanta. Proponents see the merger of Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (382+ words) A bold proposal to reduce the number of major freight railroads could open the door for a dramatic expansion of rail passenger service in fast-growing Atlanta. Proponents see the merger of Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (202+ words) The North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR) has awarded a $600,000 NCRR Invests grant to Great Southern Wood-NC Inc. for the design and construction of on-site rail infrastructure at a planned lumber treatment facility in Scotland County, North Carolina. The lumber company…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (285+ words) Passenger rail returned to the Gulf Coast a year ago, and what a success it has been. Demand has shattered expectations. Officials hoped to sell 71,000 tickets in the line’s first 12 months. Within 90 days, they had already sold half that....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (865+ words) Volunteers help Mid-Continent Railway Museum run historic 7-mile railroad line outside Baraboo. Engine 1385 was born in 1907, and hauled trains across Wisconsin. Now, volunteers are getting her ready to run once again. Avery Martinez/WPR For decades, volunteers like Mike Wald…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (687+ words) OCEANSIDE — The San Diego Association of Governments was awarded $124.4 million by the Federal Railroad Administration for a double-tracking project in Oceanside. The project is another large-scale effort to double-track the entire 60-mile San Diego County segment of the LOSSAN (Los…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (131+ words) AG Freight LLC, a transportation and logistics company in Piedmont, has been acquired by Michigan-based Behnke Dedicated & Logistics for an undisclosed sum. Behnke Logistics provides transportation, warehousing, distribution and integrated logistics services throughout the Midwest. Ben Behnke, CEO of Behnke…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (259+ words) Progressive Railroading FRA grant to fund overhaul of Amtrak Charger locomotives A $140 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will fund updates to passenger locomotives that serve Amtrak’s Midwest and Pacific Northwest routes. The funds will provide essential mid-life…...