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Rail traffic takes a dive
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFor the week ending Nov. 21, 2015, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 532,532 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.7% compared with the same week last...
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Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorLevitation takes two forms among railroads—magnetic levitation relating to futuristic high-speed passenger transport, and stock levitation associated...
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New tank car regulations: A coatings perspective
Written by: Mike Reed, President, US Coatings, for Railway AgeBy now, railcar manufacturers are well aware of U.S. Department of Transportation’s new rules regarding the nation’s fleet of...
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CP’s Holiday Train ready to ride again
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train program is ready to go for its 17th year, bringing with it food, cash donations and awareness to local food banks...
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APTA: Support for increased public transit funding is consistent nationwide
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorA new national survey conducted by ORC International for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has revealed that more than 7 in 10 Americans...
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Work progresses on MRL’s Spurling track project
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorMontana Rail Link (MRL), a Class II regional railroad that operates over 900 route miles of track in Montana and Idaho, is currently constructing four...
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Duos Technologies lands train imaging system contract
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorJacksonville, Fla.-based Duos Technologies Group, Inc., a provider of intelligent security and analytical technology solutions, has been awarded a new...
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FAST Act on the fast track to approval
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCongressional conferees on Dec. 1, 2015 reached an agreement on the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a five-year surface transportation...
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Apache Railway saved by last-minute purchase
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe 98-year-old Apache Railway Company, a short line railroad operating in Navajo County, Ariz., announced Dec. 1, 2015 that it has been purchased by an...
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Amtrak: Ridership, ticket revenue steady in FY2015
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorLed by a record of more than 8.2 million trips on its Northeast Regional service, Amtrak ridership and ticket revenue remained steady in Fiscal Year 2015,...
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BNSF highlights 2014 sustainability progress
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorBNSF Railway Company (BNSF) on Dec. 2, 2015 released its 2014 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, highlighting its environmental, economic...
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Freight traffic, intermodal down throughout November
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorFor the month of November 2015, total U.S. carload traffic was 1,041,605, down 10.4% or 120,259 carloads from November 2014, the Association of American...
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Miner Rail Products Division earns AWS accreditation
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMiner Enterprises Inc. has earned the Certified Welding Fabricator (CWF) accreditation from the American Welding Society (AWS) for its Rail Products...
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CP ratifies DM&E BLET agreement
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCanadian Pacific Railway on Dec. 3, 2015 ratified a multi-year collective agreement with the 300 locomotive engineers, assistant engineers, conductors...
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RailComm completes a sweet deal
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRailComm has completed installation of a yard automation system and a CAD (computer-aided dispatch) system at U.S. Sugar in Clewiston, Fla. U.S. Sugar is...
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NS to CP: Proposed merger "a poor combination"
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRefuting practically every purported benefit that Canadian Pacific has given, and citing substantial regulatory risks and uncertainties as well as many...
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CSX celebrates construction of Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCSX joined with Allegheny County officials, local and state partners and members of the Stowe Township and McKees Rocks communities on Dec. 4, 2015 to...
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Red and robust
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorSan Diego’s landmark light rail system, with its distinctive bright red LRVs, continues to expand in ridership and reach. There are two things that make San...
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Rail shipper survey reveals lack of support for potential CP-NS merger
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorAbout 71% of rail shippers surveyed by Cowen and Company do not support a merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), even though...
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Untangling the tale of PTC
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern's Wick Moorman responds to Railway Age’s October 2015 issue cover story on Positive Train Control. I read the recent Railway Age article...
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