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Ackman bails from CP board
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefApproximately one month after billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman dumped all his shares in Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and walked away with an...
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Elliott to Congress: Revenue adequacy will have to wait
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn a Sept. 1, 2016 monthly progress report letter to the Senate Commerce Committee, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Senate and House...
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Shepherd named rail market lead at Michael Baker
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefMichael Baker International has named Bonnie D. Shepherd as Senior Vice President and National Market Lead in the firm’s Railroad and Transit practice,...
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LKG-CMC appoints Wray Given to key post
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefEnvironmental, planning, engineering and program/construction management firm LKG-CMC, Inc., has named Sheila Wray Given a principal and business...
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AAR: Excluding coal, August carloads down only 1%
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) released August monthly figures with this nugget: Exclude coal, and the industry's carloads were down only 1% in August...
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DART from your plane to a train
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAirline passengers arriving at Love Field in Dallas, Tex., have a convenient way to plan their use of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s public transportation...
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HNTB appoints Rago to senior-level post
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorHNTB has named Joseph Rago, PE, CEM, LEED as Senior Project Manager and Associate Vice President in the firm’s Northeast Division rail and transit practice. He...
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New York MTA receives first R179 subway car
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalThe first of 300 Bombardier R179 cars ordered by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the MTA New York City...
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CSX updates third-quarter guidance
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCSX Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Frank Lonegro updated investors and analysts on Sept. 7, 2016 at the Cowen and Company 9th...
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"Commentary remains cautious"
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe economy remains “tepid” and surface transportation companies “remain focused on controlling costs, limiting capex and searching hard for growth...
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United Rail’s BBR Rail Automation contracts for Edmonton development
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorOn Sept. 1, 2016, the Canadian government awarded a lion’s share of transit development agreements in the province of Alberta to the city of Edmonton. Furthering...
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Gross & Janes receives U.S. patent for wood crosstie pre-treatment
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorGross & Janes Co. announced Sept. 8, 2016 that it has received a United States Patent for a “two-step” borate pre-treatment dipping process and...
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Driggs driving program management at WSP | PB
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Richard Driggs President of its new Program Management sector, with responsibility for building a program...
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Brightline locomotive rolls on Siemens test track
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBrightline’s first Siemens Charger diesel-electric locomotive has successfully completed initial testing and operated for the first time, powered by its...
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APTA study: Transit ten times safer than autos
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe most effective life-saving traffic safety tool for a commuter and a community may be the daily metro transit pass. A new study released by the American Public...
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CFO change at CP
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCanadian Pacific announced Sept 8, 2016 that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mark Erceg has resigned, effective immediately, to join a U.S....
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STB: Four Class I's revenue-adequate in 2015
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 8, 2016 announced its annual determination of revenue adequacy for U.S. Class I freight railroads for 2015. Of the...
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Greenbrier launches Regulatory Services Group
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Greenbrier Companies announced Sept. 8, 2016 that its subsidiary, Greenbrier Management Services LLC (GMS) has expanded its railcar asset management business...
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Change thy bookmarks: STB's new website
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Surface Transportation Board is advising the public of an upcoming change to its Internet website address. After the close of business on Friday, September 9,...
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Now, really summer weekend memories, and records
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorVIA Rail Canada updated numbers of its record-breaking summer, to include record ridership numbers for the past Labour Day holiday weekend, September 1 to 6: Close...
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