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Amsted Rail agrees to acquire Amsted Rail-Faiveley brake components business
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAmsted Rail announced Oct. 28 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of the Amsted Rail-Faiveley brake component business for freight...
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Amtrak receives first-ever Emergency Management recognition
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAmtrak has earned accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), a recognition typically awarded to federal, state, local and tribal...
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Leung joins WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorDavy Leung has been named a senior principal technical specialist in the Orange, California office of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and...
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Great dome, great weekend
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAmtrak's only remaining dome car journeys into Upstate New York’s fall foliage for a final weekend, through Nov. 1. The six-week run began Sept. 29, and Amtrak...
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UPS to STB: Forced access forces us off the rails
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe U.S. Surface Transportation Board would be doing itself a favor if chooses not to mess with UPS and heed the gargantuan railroad customer’s call to...
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Freight cars: Backlog bolsters deliveries, but it won’t last
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe most recent freight car forecast from Economic Planning Associates calls for deliveries of just under 62,000 units in 2016, as carbuilders work off...
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KCS improving New Orleans Sub
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefKansas City Southern Railway is investing approximately $14.3 million this year on construction and improvement projects on its New Orleans Subdivision...
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Timing of Philly transit strike questioned
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAs of 12:01 a.m. Nov. 1, one week before Election Day, when thousands of Philadelphia inner-city residents would be using the city’s transit system to...
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For San Diego, 45 more S70s
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has awarded Siemens a contract for 45 new S70 light rail vehicles, bringing the total number of Siemens...
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RailComm iTrack: No more “lost cars”
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefRailComm’s new, patented iTrack Intelligent Yard Inventory system has been successfully deployed at Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TASD). “iTrack...
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CP to TSB: Your statements are misguided
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefCanadian Pacific is calling Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) Chairwoman Kathy Fox’s Oct. 31 public pronouncement that 6% of human-caused rail...
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Trains, transit—and Uber
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe North Carolina Department of Transportation has embarked on a three-month pilot program with technology provider TransLoc to integrate the state’s...
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Brown joins WSP | PB in safety role
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefLong-time transportation system safety engineer Louis J. Brown has been named a senior engineering manager in the Washington, D.C. office of WSP |...
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AAR: Grain robust, autos OK. Coal and crude? Still a bust
Written by: William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefIn the Association of American Railroads weekly traffic report, Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics John T. Gray noted that railroads “continue...
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Canarail selects Ontario Northland for Rocky Mountaineer
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorOntario Northland has been chosen by Canarail to refurbish Rocky Mountaineer luxury passenger rail cars. Since 2014, Canarail has delivered five refurbished cars...
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Amtrak adds to Acela Express
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorAmtrak Northeast Corridor customers can take advantage of additional opportunities to ride Acela Express as Amtrak’s high-speed service adds station stops in...
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Arrow purchases EMS
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorArrow Material Services, a leading provider of material handling and logistics services, announced its purchase of EMS Management, Inc. Based in Denison, TX, EMS...
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MBTA studies fare collection
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorDuring this year's fare adjustment process, a key concern raised by MBTA customers was that not all fares are being collected. Of particular concern was fare...
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From Cubs' historic extra innings to Chicago's extra service
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorIt's taken 108 years for the Chicago Transit Authority to advise this: extra rail service for the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs parade and rally, beginning...
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Metrolinx issues intent to terminate Bombardier LRV contract
Written by: Ben Vient, Managing EditorMetrolinx confirmed November 3 its notice of intent to terminate its $770-million contract for up to 182 Bombardier LRVs. Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins'...
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