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ABR launches U.S. high-speed railway division
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorAmerican Business Research, Inc. (ABR) has launched its new High Speed Railway Division to bring ABR’s years of experience developing high-speed railroads...
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Tobias steps down from CP board
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorStephen C. Tobias resigned from the Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Canadian Pacific Railway Company for personal reasons on June...
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Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has formed a strategic partnership with the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC)...
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CN introduces new grain products for 2015-16 crop year
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorIn preparing for the upcoming harvest and continuing to look for ways to innovate and develop new approaches to doing business, Canadian National Railway...
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MBTA is Boston strong
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorAmid climbing ridership, the MBTA is looking to avoid last year’s winter weather shutdown. Despite the historically brutal winter that hit New England in...
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Any asset, any attribute
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefHandheld personal computing devices are improving how the rail industry manages critical assets. Data—specifically, how to compile and manage it—often...
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Lowering the bar one more time: Jason H. Seidl
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing Editor“We are lowering earnings expectations for most railroads to reflect traffic results,” says Cowen and Company Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street...
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Wasatch Railroad Contractors acquires Dimec Rail Services
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorRR Mergers & Acquisitions, a specialist in the sale of rail service and supplier companies, has announced the sale of the Shoshoni, Wyo.-based Dimec...
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Growing, yet aging—gradually
Written by: David G. Humphrey, Ph.D., Senior Analyst, Railinc Corp., for Railway AgeIn Railinc’s annual review of the North American locomotive fleet, data showed the fleet continued growing in 2014....
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Wayside monitoring: show me the data
Written by: Ryan S. McWilliams, Contributing EditorPerformance monitoring devices provide railroads a targeted, educated approach to maintenance or safety issues. 2015 has been a very busy year for the...
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Two CSX trains derail in Tennessee five days apart
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorJust five days after a CSX train car carrying acrylonitrile derailed in Maryville, Tenn. and caught on fire, four CSX train cars carrying mixed freight...
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Carload dip continues as intermodal grows
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorFor the week ending July 4, 2015 total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 506,284 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.7% compared with the same week last year, as...
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From the planes to the trains
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorKeolis Commuter Services has named United Airlines aircraft maintenance veteran Kenneth Trahan as Chief Mechanical Officer for its Massachusetts Bay...
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Waiting for the whites of their eyes
Written by: Jason Seidl, Wall Street Contributing EditorSince March we have been very cautious on the near-term prospects for the railroad stocks, warning investors on multiple occasions about the...
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Gearing up for winter
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorTools and techniques both new and old help railroads cope with weather extremes. It’s the proverbial perfect storm. Across much of North America, the...
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Don’t let your joint bars get out of joint
Written by: David D. Davis, Senior Scientist, and Jay Baillargeon, Senior Engineer, TTCI, for Railway AgeHow TTCI is investigating the effects of heavy train loads on joint bar performance. The effects...
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Survey says: Complex hazmat transport regs would even “challenge Einstein”
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorIs complying with the multitude of regulations for the transport of hazardous materials—also known as dangerous goods (DG)—truly a challenge? According to...
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Kries named Miner Director of Engineering
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMiner Enterprises has promoted 24-year Engineering Department employee Andrew Kries to Director of Engineering. He replaces Bob Pokorski, who is taking...
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Lyon-Stadler named a PB senior principal engineer
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefParsons Brinckerhoff has named Nancy Lyon-Stadler a senior principal engineer in the company’s Cleveland office, as part of PB’s transit and rail...
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AARS offers scholarship for railway management course
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS) has announced a call for applications for the Michigan State University Railway Management...
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