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Narrow rescue for Amtrak’s only Idaho depot
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorA ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 30, 2015 celebrated the completion of extensive restoration work on the historic brick depot in Sandpoint, Idaho, which...
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DOT-117 defined
Written by: David Thomas, Contributing EditorThe wait for a new tank car specification is over. Now comes the “fun” part: Retrofits to older cars, and potentially onerous operating rules. The final...
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Ballast betterment
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorSuppliers continue their R&D efforts to provide improved ballast maintenance solutions. Optimizing a ballast maintenance program requires...
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Salt Lake City success
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorEfficiency and effectiveness are the hallmark of award-winning Utah Transit Authority. Now that its FrontLines 2015 program, a group of five Utah Transit...
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NS Bellevue Yard renamed “Moorman Yard”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern’s Bellevue, Ohio yard, the largest classification yard on the NS system, will be renamed “Moorman Yard” in honor of Charles W. “Wick”...
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AAR expresses solidarity with Amtrak after congressional hearing
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFollowing the June 2, 2015 oversight hearing of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on Amtrak’s May 12 fatal derailment of Northeast...
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Industry leaders featured at Rail Insights conference
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe first annual Rail Insights conference, which kicks off June 17 at the Millenium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago, will feature several prominent people...
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DOT on truck size and weight: We need more data
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released a series of technical reports on truck size and weight for peer review and public comment...
View ArticleLiability shouldn’t threaten survival
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorViolent clashes often occur at the intersection of liability, ability to pay and the law. They follow train accidents that send victims and railroads to...
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AskRail™ app for first responders showcased in Chicago
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorAskRail™, the mobile application developed as an added safety tool for first responders, continued its industry-wide rollout with a demonstration at...
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Jerome Marullo joins Simmons-Boardman Railway Division
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefJerome Marullo has joined the Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. Railway Division as Eastern Regional Advertising Sales Manager, with responsibility for...
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Detroit orders new streetcars from Brookville
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefUnder a contract valued at $32 million, Brookville Equipment Corp. will supply six of its Liberty Modern Streetcars for Detroit’s new Woodward Avenue...
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New rail study: “Policy must tolerate market power”
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorFor more than three decades, railroad regulators have used the same method to determine which shippers are captive; and, if so, to determine a remedy to...
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NTSB rules out cell phone as factor in Amtrak accident
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNational Transportation Safety Board investigators examining Amtrak’s May 12, 2015 derailment on the Northeast Corridor have ruled out distraction caused...
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AAR defends grain rates at STB hearing
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTestifying at a June 10, 2015 Surface Transportation Board hearing on the shipment of grain by rail, representatives from the Association of American...
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TEX Rail picks Stadler for DMUs
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) on June 9, 2015 signed a $106.7 million contract with Stadler Bussnang AG (Stadler) for eight four-car...
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New York MTA touts compliance with FRA safety advisory
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorAs a result of work completed in March 2014 in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Emergency Order 29, the Long Island Rail Road and...
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Intermodal stays on growth curve
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFor the week ending June 6, 2015, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 550,037 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.2% compared with the same week last...
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BNSF excels in economic development efforts
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn 2014, BNSF Railway customers, working with the railroad and state and local economic development organizations, invested close to $1.5 billion in 138...
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AAR reiterates push toward PTC
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAs the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held the latest in a growing collection of hearings on Positive Train Control, the Association...
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