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ECP brakes, money, politics and Oregon
Written by: David Nahass, Financial EditorFinancial Edge, Railway Age, August 2016: Ah those midsummer doldrums. Hopefully, loyal readers are able to take a needed respite and page through your...
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CTA's Ventra app wins APTA Innovation Award
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, announced on August 18 that its customer Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) received the...
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FRA’s quarterly PTC whip-cracking
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefA quarterly status update released Aug. 17, 2016 by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) “underscores the need for railroads to implement Positive...
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Nashville transit plan proposes LRT and commuter rail expansion
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalProposals for a 46-mile light rail network and a second commuter rail line for Nashville have been included in a 25-year transit...
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California pushes forward Sustainable Freight Action Plan
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorEvolving from an Executive Order issued last year by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., and a draft version issued in May 2016, California has now released its...
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Wick Moorman named Amtrak chief executive
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAmtrak’s next President and Chief Executive Officer is an experienced and deeply respected Class I freight railroader who brings more than 40 years in...
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Sealing tank car manways to prevent NARs
Written by: Wayne Evans, Product Engineer, Garlock Sealing Technologies, for Railway AgeBoth the rail industry and U.S. Government are seeking to reduce the volume and severity of leaks from railcars....
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Vancouver launches SkyTrain Mark III fleet
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalA new generation of rolling stock entered passenger service on Vancouver’s SkyTrain driverless light metro network on the...
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CTC allocates $55M to rail, safety projects in California
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $814 million to 135 transportation projects in the state and includes $55 million to four...
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China to carry out Ring of Fire railway study
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalCanadian mining company KWG Resources announced on August 22 that it has signed a framework strategic cooperation agreement with...
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"Fall peak" changes for the rail industry, also
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorSurface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III is discontinuing the practice of sending an annual letter to the railroad industry asking Class I and...
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Canada, Ontario reach $2.3 billion funding agreement for infrastructure
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorThe government of Canada and the province of Ontario reached an agreement that makes C$2.97 billion (US$2.3 billion) in combined funding available for...
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ASLRRA applauds Amtrak's selection of Moorman
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) released the following statement by President Linda Bauer Darr in response to the Amtrak Board...
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Union Pacific named Railroad of the Year by RICA
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Railway Industrial Clearance Association (RICA) announced its selection for 2016 Railroad of the Year: Union Pacific. RICA, an industry association made up of...
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AAR: Grain gains, motor vehicle moves up, oil and coal decline
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported for the week ending August 20, 2016, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 531,484 carloads and intermodal units,...
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CN, ADM and Midwest Inland Port grow intermodal in Decatur, Ill.
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorArcher Daniels Midland Company and the Midwest Inland Port announced August 23 that their collaborative logistics and marketing efforts are driving increased...
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Fort Worth launches Tex Rail construction
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalGroundbreaking ceremonies were held in Fort Worth, North Richmond Hills, and Grapevine, Tex., on Aug. 24, 2016, to officially...
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Crude Quarter
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) updated on Aug. 24, 2016 crude oil carload numbers for second-quarter 2016: U.S. Class I railroads originated 56,454...
View ArticlePokémon Go walk in front of a moving train
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIt’s unsettling, and very weird, I tell you. People—children, adults, teenagers—walking around, even driving, oblivious to their surroundings, fixated on...
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CDPQ reaches Montreal track agreement with CN
Written by: David Briginshaw, Editor-in-Chief, International Railway JournalCanadian pension fund Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) Infra has reached an agreement with CN to purchase...
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