Senate confirms Dominguez’s role as PHMSA Administrator
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe U.S. Senate on August 5, 2015 officially confirmed the appointment of Marie Therese Dominguez as Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...
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All Aboard Florida unlocks $1.75 billion bond issue
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalAll Aboard Florida, the inter-city passenger subsidiary of Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), moved a step closer to completing...
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ASLRRA appoints G&W's David Collins to Executive Committee
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has appointed David Collins, Senior Vice President of Commercial Support, Genesee &...
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FRA to Congress: Most railroads will miss PTC deadline
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Federal Railroad Administration sent its Status of Positive Train Control Implementation report to Congress showing that after seven years and...
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G&W’s Powell off to Saudi Arabia
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDavid L. Powell, Vice President Motive Power for Genesee & Wyoming, has accepted a two-year assignment effective Sept. 1, 2015 as Director of Rolling...
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West Coast CBR shipments stable, for now
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThere is “big potential” to expand crude by rail shipments to West Coast ports and to California, but building the infrastructure “has proven...
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OLI awards $204,000 for crossing safety public awareness campaigns
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorOperation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), announced on August 11, 2015 more than $200,0000 in grants...
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Retlif expands into North Carolina
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorRetlif Testing Laboratories, a leading independent compliance and testing organization based in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., announced August 7, 2015 that it has...
View ArticlePTC: It’s the deadline, stupid
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorSyntax-challenged George W. Bush was bang-on correct in saying, “You got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in.”...
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Ferrara named interim NYCT president
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNew York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast has named MTA Bridges and Tunnels President James Ferrara as...
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HART CEO Grabauskas named APTA representative to UTIP
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAPTA (American Public Transportation Association) has named HART (Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation) Executive Director and CEO Daniel A....
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CP set for superior grain service
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCanadian Pacific says it “is well positioned to provide best-in-class service to western Canadian grain shippers during the 2015-2016 crop-year.” CP’s...
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MARC replacing electric locomotive fleet with high-speed diesels
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has decided to phase out its 10-unit fleet of AEM7 and HHP8 electric locomotives used for MARC...
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STB sets 2014 rail cost of capital at 10.65%
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing Editor with William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The Surface Transportation Board has set the rail industry’s 2014 after-tax cost of capital at 10.65%, some 6%...
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AAR: CBR leveling off in 2015
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing Editor with William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief In reporting Class I railroad traffic for the week ending Aug. 8, 2015, the Association of American Railroads...
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TNW completes multimillion-dollar upgrade at logistics center
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorTNW Corporation, a privately held operator of short line railroads and logistics centers, including, TXGN and TXNW railways, has completed a...
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Heads will roll at UP after flat second quarter
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorUnion Pacific President and CEO Lance Fritz issued a statement to non-agreement employees on August 12, 2015 announcing a “workforce reduction initiative”...
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CN’s Luc Jobin to steer railroad so Mongeau can focus on health
Written by: Jennifer Nunez, Assistant Editor, Railway Track & StructuresCanadian National's (CN) President and CEO Claude Mongeau will soon undergo surgery to remove a rare type of precancerous...
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For New York New Jersey Rail, new KLW power
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNew York New Jersey Rail, LLC (NYNJR), a rail-barge short line wholly owned by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, has taken delivery on...
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Nissan cites UP for service quality, environmental efforts
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorUnion Pacific Railroad (UP) was honored by Nissan with its Cost Leadership Award, while Union Pacific Distribution Services (UPDS) received the automotive...
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