Domestic News

CN Rail Faces Grain Export Backlog of 10,000 Carloads, CEO JJ Ruest Says

Canadian National Railway Co. lost capacity equivalent to 10,000 carloads, or one million tonnes of grain exports, in February because of rail blockades by protesters opposed to a pipeline project, chief executive officer Jean-Jacques Ruest said on Tuesday.

Federal Railroad Administration Launches Risk-Reduction Programme

As part of the railroad's precision scheduled railroading transition, Kansas City Southern has revised the definitions of two service metrics it uses to measure operating performance, KCS officials announced on Monday.

Trump Administration Moving to Allow Railroads to Haul Liquefied Natural Gas

The Trump administration is moving to allow railroads nationwide to ship liquefied natural gas as part of a push to increase energy exports — a practice that hasn’t been permitted until now because of the uncertain hazards it presents.

International News

NEVZ to Deliver RZD 15 New Electric Locomotives

Transmashholding will deliver Russian Railways 15 4ES5K electric locomotives manufactured by Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ). The first 4ES5K “Ermak” cargo locomotive was sent to Far Eastern Railway at the Smolyaninovo depot.

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