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NCRR grants $50,000 to AREMA Educational Foundation
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorScott M. Saylor, North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) President, and James K. Kessler, AREMA Passenger and Transit Functional Group Director and Vice President,...
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Element Financial’s commercial finance business evolves to ECN Capital
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorEarlier this year, Element Financial Corporation announced that it will be separating into two independent public companies. The commercial finance business,...
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Expanded random drug testing, of course—with a few changes
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFederal Railroad Administration data says the percentage of rail workers who tested positive in random drug tests increased to 0.53% in 2015 from 0.37%...
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Atlanta issues bid request for Streetcar Track System
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe City of Atlanta, Department of Procurement (“DOP”), announced a bid for FC-9139, Emergency On-Call Repair and Maintenance for the Atlanta Streetcar Track...
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BNSF General Counsel Shewmake joins Thompson & Knight
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe law firm Thompson & Knight LLP announced September 14 that Charles W. Shewmake has joined the firm as a partner in the Trial Practice Group. Prior to...
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Guido De Ciccio retires from CP
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCanadian Pacific announced that Guido De Ciccio, Senior Vice-President, Operations Western Region, is retiring from CP after four decades of dedicated service....
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Operating license granted for Brazilian mineral line
Written by: Keith Barrow, Associate Editor, International Railway JournalBrazilian mining giant Vale has obtained a 10-year operating license from the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural...
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School's in: MBTA expands Student Pass
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorUnder an expansion of the Student Pass program approved by the MBTA's Fiscal and Management Control Board, as this new school year begins, students with a Student...
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GE and Intel unveil "superbrain" for locomotives
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorGE Transportation, in collaboration with Intel Corp., introduced a “superbrain” platform solution for locomotives that transforms them into mobile data...
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Herzog dons a Red Hat in a private Cloud
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefHerzog Technologies Inc. (HTI) on Sept. 19, 2016 launched a Cloud-based PTC (positive train control) system using technology from Red Hat, Inc., a...
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CP urges TSB to do more with LVVR
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCanadian Pacific joined the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB), which released a study on September 19, in reiterating support for the Minister of...
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Chile mulls new Santiago - Valparaíso line
Written by: Ian Thomson-Newman A study commissioned by Chilean State Railways (EFE) into the construction of a new rail link between Santiago and Valparaíso has concluded that one of the options under...
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For Miner, twice is nice from TrinityRail
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFor the second consecutive year, TrinityRail has awarded Miner Enterprises, Inc. a Premier Supplier Award. Trinity selected Miner as one of 13 standard...
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More new faces at WSP | PB
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed three new executives to its North American rail transit and transportation and infrastructure businesses....
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AAR: total weekly U.S. rail traffic down 5.1%
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported total weekly U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 17, 2016 was 537,904 carloads and intermodal...
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FLIR unveils FLIR RSX-F Thermal Fire Sensor for rail coaches
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorFLIR Systems, Inc. unveiled September 20 the FLIR RSX-F intelligent sensor for advanced fire detection inside rail coaches. The FLIR RSX-F uses the FLIR Lepton®...
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Fox Creek home to new transload site
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorBadger Mining Corporation announced a long-term agreement to become an exclusive sand tenant of ANC Transloading, Inc.’s Fox Creek facility, located 260 km (160...
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Watco taps HTI for PTC
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefHerzog Technologies, Inc. (HTI) has entered into a contract with short line holding company Watco Companies, LLC to provide PTC (positive train control)...
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60 more M-8s for ConnDot/Metro-North
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorOne of the busiest commuter rail lines in the U.S. is accelerating a buy of 60 new railcars. The State of Connecticut will purchase an additional 60 M-8 EMU...
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Swezey named Powerbrace President
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefPowerbrace Corp., a subsidiary of Miner Enterprises, has promoted General Manager John Swezey to President, effective immediately. As General Manager of...
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