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First refurbished Polar Bear Express coach unveiled
Written by: Dan TempletonOntario, Canada Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled the first of 16 refurbished Polar Bear Express passenger cars in North Bay on Aug. 12, 2016. Ontario has invested C$17 million...
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COMTO honors WSP | PB’s Adams
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) has named WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Assistant Vice President Community Relations and...
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PTSI, CRSA offer physical characteristics training conference
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPTSI Transportation and the Chicago Railroad Superintendents Association are jointly offering the Railroad and Rail Transit Physical Characteristics...
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Investment Results: CSXT and LIRC take to upgraded track
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorStarting September 1, train traffic on the Louisville and Indiana Railroad (LIRC) between Louisville, Ky., and Seymour, Ind. will begin moving at increased...
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GWI moves to acquire P&W
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAdd regional Providence & Worcester Railroad Co. (P&W) to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.’s growing stable of Class II and II carriers. GWI announced...
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For Caltrain, 16 KISSes from Stadler (but no FLIRTs)
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) CEO Jim Hartnett and Stadler Group CEO Peter Spuhler on Aug. 15, 2016 signed a $551 million contract for...
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AAR doubles down on FRA crew size proposal
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorIn comments submitted August 16 in response to a July 15th public hearing, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) again urged the Federal Railroad...
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Mexico City orders CAF rubber-tired metro trains
Written by: David Briginshaw, Editor-in-Chief, International Railway JournalMexico City’s Collective Transport System (STC) has awarded a €164 million contract to CAF Mexico for 10 nine-car...
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NESCO acquires V&H Leasing Services
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNESCO LLC, an equipment and service provider for the utility industry, has acquired V&H Leasing Services from material handling and truck equipment...
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Salient Systems achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefL.B. Foster’s wholly owned subsidiary, Salient Systems, Inc., achieved ISO 9001:2008 Certification in the second quarter of 2016. This facility engineers...
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ASLRRA receives DOT Technology Grant for PTC implementation
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) announced on August 16 that it has received a grant from FY2016 Railroad Safety Technology Grant...
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FRA awards $25 million for PTC implementation
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorEleven projects across six states and the District of Columbia will receive grants from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to assist in the...
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First Lima Line 2 train heads for Peru
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalThe first of 42 driverless metro trains being supplied by Hitachi Rail Italy (HRI) for Lima metro Line 2 was loaded onto the MV...
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FTA makes $7 million available for safety grants
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has $7 million in grants available to support efforts that enhance the safety of transit workers and...
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Union Pacific announces marketing & sales leadership appointments
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorUnion Pacific announced multiple Marketing & Sales leadership appointments, effective Sept. 1: John Kaiser has been named vice president of Strategic Planning...
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AAR: total U.S. weekly traffic down 5.3%
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports for the week ending August 13, 2016, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 534,533 carloads and intermodal units,...
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California caps and trades $374 million for rail
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAs California's Cap and Trade program of greenhouse gas emissions advances, rail projects receive development grants: On August 16, the California State...
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RBMN lawsuit against SEDA-COG JRA ruled a go
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorOn August 12, 2016, Northumberland County President Judge Charles Saylor ruled that Reading & Northern's lawsuit against the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority...
View ArticleDéjà vu once again for intermodal
Written by: Frank N. Wilner, Contributing EditorWatching Washington, August 2016 Railway Age: Between the euphoria of achievement and the agony of despair resides intermodal—the rail carriage of...
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Christopher Booth joins Orgo-Thermit
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorOrgo-Thermit, Inc. has announced that Christopher Booth has joined the GT-Group as Vice President/Chief Operating Officer in Manchester, NJ. Booth is a native of...
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