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AAR: weekly rail traffic's summer slump
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported on July 13th U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 9, 2016. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic...
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CSX releases coal-impacted second quarter earnings
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCSX on July 13th announced second quarter 2016 net earnings of $445 million, or $0.47 per share, down from $553 million, or $0.56 per share, in the same period of...
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US DOT reports second consecutive month uptick in freight
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) released numbers on July 13 showing the Freight Transportation Services Index...
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Miami moves forward with light rail possibilities
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalMiami Beach City Commission has given the go-ahead to negotiate an interim agreement with the Greater Miami Transit Partners...
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Cowen shipper survey: Price increases expected
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefShippers expect a 2.9% price increase from the railroads over the next 6-12 months, according Cowen and Company’s Second-Quarter 2016 Rail Shipper Survey...
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NTSB releases preliminary report on BNSF Panhandle collision
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorOne of the trains involved in the June 28 head-on collision between two BNSF intermodal trains outside of Panhandle, Texas passed a red signal before...
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Moving energy beyond borders
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorCan exports revive North America’s crude-by-rail and coal? During a moment when much of the world was fixated on Presidential politics and the death of a...
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BNSF and SWRR reach agreement for Clovis-Carlsbad line
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorBNSF Railway and Southwestern Railroad (SWRR) reached an agreement which calls for BNSF to take over service of the rail line between Clovis and Carlsbad, N.Mex....
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Two arguments on two-person crews
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Federal Railroad Administration, at a June 15, 2016 hearing regarding the agency’s proposed rule mandating two-person crews, heard two sharply...
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USDOT moves forward on Gateway Program
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has moved the Hudson Tunnel Project and Portal North Bridge – both critical elements of the Gateway Program in the...
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Twin Cities & Western Railroad marking 25 years
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorLater this month, Minnesota's Twin Cities & Western Railroad (TC&W), one of Minnesota's busiest short lines, will transport something very different—dozens...
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Minnesota establishes council on freight rail
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order, establishing the Governor’s Council on Freight Rail, which will bring together state officials and railroads...
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Next-generation New York MTA R-211 cars previewed
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled on July 18th the design features of 1,025 “new and reimagined” subway cars—including enhancements to...
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INRD opens Merom Transload
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Indiana Rail Road (INRD) on July 14, 2016 officially opened its new Merom Transload, which is “designed to provide efficient movement of commerce for...
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Amtrak awards Duos Technologies IPAWS CAP contract
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefDuos Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCQB: DUOT), has been awarded several contracts at an aggregate value of $230,000 to provide a Needs Assessment and GAP...
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STB rejects Texas Central petition
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Surface Transportation Board announced on July 18 that a proposed, 240-mile, high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, Tex., does not fall under STB...
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First Metrolink F125 locomotive unveiled in Los Angeles
Written by: Dan TempletonSouthern California locomotive commuter rail operator Metrolink unveiled its first EMD F125 diesel locomotive at Los Angeles Union Station on July 18. The F125 is compliant...
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CBR accidents, hostile fires, and pollution exclusions
Written by: Luke Debevec and John Ellison, Reed Smith LLP, for Railway AgeWhat does it mean to call a fire hostile? For an insurance policyholder seeking coverage for a large loss involving a fire or...
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KC Southern announces earnings: uptick in volume trend into 2Q
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorKansas City Southern (KCS) reported second quarter results on July 19. Revenues were $569 million, a decrease of 3% from second quarter 2015. Overall, carload...
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Water by rail ready to roll
Written by: Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing EditorA terminal serving the crude oil industry is offering help for drought-stricken California. Curious things are happening in southeastern New Mexico. In an...
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