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GPA achieves record intermodal traffic in FY2015
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw the highest-ever volume of intermodal rail moves in Fiscal Year 2015 with the Port of Savannah having moved 369,347...
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NVTA updates its Long Range Transportation Plan
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) has begun the update to its Long Range Transportation Plan, TransAction, which it updates every five...
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Bombardier wins 30-year Crosstown LRT contract
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorBombardier Transportation has won a contract to provide 30 years of maintenance on the Bombardier Flexity Freedom light rail vehicles (LRVs) it will build...
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IPH chooses RailComm to dispatch main line
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorIowa Pacific Holdings (IPH), which owns eight railroads across the U.S. and the U.K., has selected RailComm’s computer-aided dispatch system to operate its...
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GPA, CSX to establish Appalachian Regional Port
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorGovernor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and CSX Transportation signed a memorandum of agreement July 28, 2015 establishing the Appalachian...
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WTS International creates Secretary Ray LaHood Award
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorWTS International, the association for the advancement of women in transportation, has announced that they are adding a sixth award to its roster of annual...
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Tri-Rail says take the bike to the train
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFlorida’s Tri-Rail regional/commuter rail system on July 24, 2015 placed its first bicycle car, a specially equipped Hyundai Rotem bilevel trailer coach,...
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Titusville Logistics Center construction under way
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFlorida East Coast Industries subsidiary Flagler Global Logistics on July 27, 2015 broke ground on the new Titusville Logistics Center, Port Canaveral,...
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A Siemens-Bombardier merger in play?
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMunich, Germany-based Siemens and Montreal, Canada-based Bombardier are engaging in preliminary talks to merge their rail businesses, according to a...
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AAR: Freight traffic stays flat
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorFor the week ending July 25, 2015, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 557,612 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5% compared with the same week last...
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Yangtze, Anyang Railway Equipment form JV
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorYangtze Railroad Materials has formed a joint venture with Anyang Railway Equipment LLC, a top Chinese materials manufacturer based in the city of Anyang,...
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Coos Bay Rail Link names locomotive after Martin Callery
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCoos Bay Rail Link (CBRL) is naming one of its eight locomotives in honor of Oregon International Port of Coos Bay Chief Commercial Officer Martin Callery...
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Is Bakken CBR fading away?
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBakken crude oil hauled in unit trains may disappear by 2017, according to an analysis conducted by RBN Energy LLC. “Bakken crude-by-rail (CBR) volumes...
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Midwest Terminals opens car repair shop
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMidwest Terminals, a full-service cargo, bulk, ballast and transloading operator with facilities in Toledo and Cadiz, Ohio, has opened MWT Railcar Repair...
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NS, OLI bring safety message to the Carolinas
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern operated its Whistle-Stop Safety Train in North Carolina and South Carolina the week of July 27, 2015 “to remind motorists and...
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Iowa Pacific to operate Grenada Railway
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA) on July 30, 2015 completed its acquisition of Grenada Railway, LLC and signed a...
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KCS opens new Texas intermodal terminal
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorKansas City Southern (KCS) on July 30, 2015, celebrated the dedication of its new, state-of-the-art intermodal terminal in Wylie, Tex., with a...
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FRA issues rule preventing unattended trains carrying flammables from rolling...
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued on July 30, 2015 a final rule to prevent unattended trains that carry crude oil, ethanol, poisonous by...
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GUEST BLOG: “Build the new tunnels already”
Written by: Jim Mathews, President and CEO, National Association of Railroad PassengersNational Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) President and CEO Jim Mathews issued a statement responding to...
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Freight car market remains healthy: Economic Planning Associates
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDemand for freight cars remains at a healthy level “in spite of a sluggish economy and extremely soft financial performances by the railroads,” Economic...
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