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CSX approves quarterly dividend
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorOn October 5, the Board of Directors of CSX Corporation approved its quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The amount is $0.18 per share. The dividend...
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OmniTRAX’s Chicago Rail Link pilots Grade Crossing Technology
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorChicago Rail Link, LLC (CRL), a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., is presenting a new and innovative grade crossing pilot project. It is the first such test of...
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Amtrak HR VP wins HR Executive of the Year
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorBarry Melnkovic, Amtrak Executive Vice President, Chief Human Capital Officer, was named the 2016 HR Executive of the Year by Human Resource Executive magazine....
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UP: PTC making steady progress
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorUnion Pacific on Oct. 6, 2016 updated its Positive Train Control (PTC) implememtation program. Through Sept. 1, 2016, UP has invested $2.1 billion in PTC. The...
View ArticleMy gas tax is going up—finally!
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefOnly one day after the tragic wreck of a New Jersey Transit commuter train at Hoboken Terminal came some positive news about transportation in the state,...
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Birchland receives leadership award from ARTBA
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorPaula Hammond, a senior vice president and national transportation market leader for WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, is the recipient of the Ethel S. Birchland Award...
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NJT wreck: NTSB now has “usable data”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday, Oct. 6 that it obtained “usable data” from the event recorder and forward-facing video camera...
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MBTA cashes in with Brink's
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a two-year, $7.7 million contract to Brink's Incorporated to perform cash collection operations that had...
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KCS opens transload terminal in Dallas with Watco
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorKansas City Southern announced Oct. 6 that its U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), has opened a new, multi-commodity transload...
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Sao Paulo Line 9 expansion delayed
Written by: Dan TempletonThe 4.5-kilometer (2.8-mile) extension of São Paulo’s suburban Line 9, which will connect the district of Grajaú to the Varginha tunnel, has been further delayed until 2018...
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CSX's Hurricane Action Plan
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAfter Hurricane Katrina, CSX decentralized its dispatching operations to the individual divisions. Now for Hurricane Matthew, the company, headquartered in...
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Riddett takes the reins at RailWorks
Written by: Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering EditorKevin Riddett has been appointed President and CEO of RailWorks Corp. effective Oct. 10, 2016. Riddett brings more than 30 years of industry...
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Amtrak launches PIDS at NY Penn
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAmtrak announced Oct. 11 the launch of a new, state-of-the-art Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) at Penn Station New York. The new PIDS communicates...
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WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff appoints Galloway VP
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorWSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has named long-time Amtrak executive Drew Galloway as Vice President, Transit and Rail Planning Director. He will be based in the firm’s...
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CSX restores Florida main line service; washouts delay other areas
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorCSX on October 11 updated service conditions, post-Hurricane Matthew: CSX has fully restored lines of service in Florida. Commercial power for the main line from...
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Quinn rejoins R.J. Corman as chief executive
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefR.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC has appointed Edward Quinn III as President and CEO, effective Oct. 24, 2016. He succeeds Fred Mudge, who has been...
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Rumo obtains $US 1.1bn loan from BNDES
Written by: David Briginshaw, Editor-in-Chief, International Railway JournalBrazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has agreed to lend Reais 3.5bn ($US 1.1 billion) to rail...
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Engineering Hamilton’s new LRT
Written by: John Thompson, Canadian Contributing EditorThe basic design work for Hamilton, Ontario’s LRT system has been finalized, including the selection of a site for the Maintenance and Storage...
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AAR: Total weekly U.S. traffic down 6.1%
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorThe Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Oct. 12 reported for the week ending Oct. 8, 2016, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 521,789 carloads and...
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STB announces roundtable on rate cases
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorSurface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott announced October 12 that the Board will host an economic roundtable, at 10:00 am on October 25, 2016....
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