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SLSI names Executive Director; selects Advisory Board, Board of Directors
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has selected Ron Hynes as Executive Director to “advance its mission of providing the leadership to enhance the...
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CN helps raise $760,000 for Winnipeg children’s hospital
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba and Canadian National Railway (CN) announced Dec. 12, 2015 that the CN Miracle Match program has helped raise...
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Sen. Durbin to STB: Consider negative impacts of potential CP-NS merger
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorIn response to the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Dec....
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CP to NS: 4,926 words; 37 footnotes
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDecember 7, 2015: A day that will live in infamy for anyone attempting to follow the volley of legalese and rhetoric being tossed about by Canadian...
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Wabtec lands $45 million PTC contracts with Metra, PTG
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorWabtec Corporation has signed contracts worth about $45 million to provide equipment and services for a Positive Train Control (PTC) system for the Metra,...
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CP ups the ante; NS responds
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCanadian Pacific (CP) on Dec. 16, 2015 hosted an investor call to discuss the details of a revised, enhanced offer for Norfolk Southern (NS) that will give...
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Freight traffic, intermodal on steady decline
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorFor the week ending Dec. 12, 2015, total U.S. rail traffic was 544, 975 carloads and intermodal units, down 8% compared with the same week in 2014, the...
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NRC awards 2015 Field Employee and Rail Construction Project of the Year
Written by: Jennifer Nunez, Assistant Editor, Railway Track & StructuresThe National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) has selected the winners of its 2015 Field Employee of...
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CP ups the ante; NS responds
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCanadian Pacific (CP) on Dec. 16, 2015 announced a “revised, enhanced offer” in its bid to acquire Norfolk Southern (NS). The revised offer consists of, for...
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Festivus, railroad style
Written by: David Nahass, Financial EditorThe rail industry and its many observers have been absorbed by the Canadian Pacific Railway’s pursuit of Norfolk Southern. Without recounting the entire story,...
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Top rail execs to provide industry insights at MARS Winter Meeting
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorTop executives from three Class I railroads will be speaking at the 246th meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) on Jan. 13–14, 2016,...
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Jason Seidl: CVR or not, it's still mostly about Hunter
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAccording to Cowen and Company Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl, “The addition of a contingent value right...
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Amtrak "training" cats and dogs a good thing, says PETA
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak may not be winning any awards for on-time performance, but it is getting special recognition from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of...
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STB adds Rail Heritage Map to interactive online Railroad Map Depot
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Dec. 17, 2015 announced the addition of the Rail Heritage Map to its online Railroad Map Depot created and...
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Trolleys without the trolley wire
Written by: Lyndon HenryOff-wire light rail? Time was, not so long ago, that when I heard that phrase I immediately envisioned a light rail car that had accidentally got its trolley pole or pantograph...
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1,500 first responders along CN network sign up for new mobile app
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorCanadian National Railway (CN) announced Dec. 18, 2015 that more than 1,500 first responders along its rail network have downloaded the AskRail mobile app...
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PRESTO rollout continues on TTC
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe PRESTO rollout on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) continues as dozens of new electronic fare card readers are being brought online aboard legacy...
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AMT looking for rolling stock supplier, operations and maintenance contractor
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMontreal’s Agence Metropolitaine de Transport (AMT) on Dec. 17, 2015 launched an international call for tenders to acquire new commuter railcars and...
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Amtrak reroutes Texas Eagle as Senate confirms board members
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak announced on Dec. 17, 2015 that its Chicago-San Antonio Texas Eagle (Trains 21 and 22) is operating on a new route between Fort Worth and Dallas,...
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Harrison to Durbin, et al: “There appear to be some misconceptions”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAs Canadian Pacific continues to pursue a merger with Norfolk Southern, CP CEO Hunter Harrison sent a response to the members of the Illinois...
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