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MTA approves final contract for East Side Access project
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board on Jan. 27, 2016 approved the final major contract for the East Side Access project, which will build...
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MTS hires Manager of Operations for Transit Enforcement
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) announced Jan. 28, 2016 that former San Diego County Sheriff’s commander Michael Barletta has been hired to oversee...
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Jason Seidl: NS, and the race to maximize shareholder value
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern shareholders “continue to find themselves in the enviable position of having two Class I management teams competing to maximize...
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Freight car orders stay strong in 4Q15
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Railway Supply Institute on Jan. 28, 2016 published its railcar industry order, delivery and backlog statistics for fourth-quarter 2015, and overall,...
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SEPTA turns to sustainable traction power
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefConstellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., has awarded ABB Canada’s power and automation technology division a contract to engineer, manufacture and...
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Railway Age seeks nominations for 2016 Short Line/Regional Railroad of the Year
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorRailway Age is now accepting entries for its annual Short Line/Regional Railroad of the Year competition. Short lines and regionals—and there are more than...
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AREMA seeks applications for Watford Fellowship
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorThe American Railway and Engineering Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) Educational Foundation, in cooperation with the US Committee to the Watford...
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For MBTA and Amtrak, FAST Act a fast track to federal court
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is suing Amtrak in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts after the two companies failed to...
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United Rail, BBR partner up
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorUnited Rail, Inc. announced on Jan. 6, 2016 a new partnership with German rail supply manufacturer, BBR Rail Automation GmbH (BBR), to represent and support...
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Siemens expanding Sacramento footprint
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefSiemens Mobility announced on Feb. 1, 2016 that it is expanding its footprint in Sacramento,Calif., with a new 60,000-square-foot plant dedicated to its...
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Rail figures big in GE’s Russian market endeavors
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefA strategic business plan signed by General Electric and Russian locomotive and car builder Transmashholding for a diesel powerplant joint venture is an...
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Metra seeks firm to manufacture up to 367 new railcars
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorMetra on Feb. 2, 2016 issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the design and production of 367 new railcars as part of the agency’s 10-year, $2.4 billion...
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Gil Carmichael, 1927 – 2016
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGilbert Ellzey “Gil” Carmichael, former Federal Railroad Administrator, and founder of the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of...
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STB to post monthly status reports on S.808 implementation
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorChairman Daniel R. Elliott on Feb. 2, 2016 announced that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) will be posting monthly status reports of its...
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Another white paper from Canadian Pacific
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefContinuing its hostile pursuit of Norfolk Southern, and faced with some stiff political and rail industry opposition in the U.S., Canadian Pacific on...
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Rittenbaum, Tekorius ascend at Greenbrier
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has promoted two senior-level executives to new positions. CFO Mark J. Rittenbaum, has been promoted to the newly created...
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AAR: Rail service is excellent but volume just isn’t there
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorIn reporting rail traffic for January 2016, Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice President John T. Gray said, “"Intermodal was solid in...
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The race to finish PTC
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief2018 or 2020, whatever the case may be, isn’t very far off. According to a Positive Train Control implementation chart published on the Federal Railroad...
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Wi-Tronix forms customer strategy team
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorWi-Tronix, LLC announced on Feb. 4, 2016 the formation of a new Customer Strategy department with Customer Care Manager roles. The team is being deployed in...
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Tradepoint Atlantic Railroad names new Terminal Manager
Written by: Carolina Worrell, Managing EditorTradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre multimodal industrial site in Baltimore, Md., that features a unique combination of access to deepwater berths, railroads...
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