Rail carriers serving the United States with the highest level of revenues as defined by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
On April 9th, GoRail, the Washington, DC-based freight rail advocacy nonprofit appointed Betsy Cantwell to serve as its President. Cantwell has served in a variety of roles for the organization, since joining in 2015 as Communications Director. Cantwell takes over following the death of longtime senior executive Michael Gaynor, andRead More →
April 1, 2026 was Conrail’s 50th Birthday. Few railroads have been as consequential as the eastern railroad giant that was known for blue locomotives, fast intermodal trains, a unique “can-do” attitude, and a battle for control that led to its second act: a multi-city terminal railroad supporting southern rail giantsRead More →
50 years ago, on March 31, 1976, trains of the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York & Long Branch, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, and the Ironton Railroad rolled their last miles. The next day, Conrail would begin operating trains over many of theirRead More →
Voltify, with offices in Israel, Florida, and Los Angeles, raised $30 million in venture capital to develop battery technology to replace diesel engines in U.S. rail services. Learn more about the potential “Tesla of Rail” through this piece by CTECH.Link: Voltify raises $30 million Seed round to build ‘Tesla ofRead More →
As kids, most of us were introduced to trains by books like “The Little Engine That Could” or shows like Thomas the Tank Engine. These were great…but they didn’t teach you very much about the railroad. However, Joyce Robinson is changing all of that. Starting her career with Conrail inRead More →
The BNSF Railway released a position paper on the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger. Key points include the belief that UP-NS would “control 45% of total U.S. tonnage,” and eliminate 300 intermodal lanes. Since the publication of this paper, Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena has refuted the claims on intermodalRead More →
One of All Things Trains’ “hometown” railroads is the former Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac route between Arlington (Crystal City) and Richmond, VA. While many of the long-distance passenger trains this line once handled, such as the Atlantic Coast Line’s Everglades and the Seaboard Air Lines’ Orange Blossom Special are nowRead More →
Drunk Grizzly Bears on the Railroad?!? Read More →
Norfolk Southern inks deal with City of Cincinnati for “Rathole” Route. Read More →
NS vs. Ancora-The AftermathRead More →
